Ron Hart

New Jersey

Writer at Freelance

Editor at Rock and Roll Globe

Father, husband, editor, writer.

Articles

Hedvig Mollestad Trio: Hive Alive!

1 week ago | rockandrollglobe.com | Ron Hart

After a four-year absence, Norway’s premier jazz-metal guitarist Hedvig Mollestad has reconvened with her longtime trio to deliver a powerful new album, Bees in the Bonnet. The combo’s eighth LP finds Mollestad, bassist Ellen Brekken and drummer Ivor Loe Bjørnstad craft a new sonic universe for fans to explore, flanked by fiery guitar heroics that owe as much to Alex Lifeson as they do Terje Rypdal.
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1 week ago | rockandrollglobe.com | Ron Hart

Colorado-based roots rockers Gasoline Lollipops are back with a new single, “Holy Rebel,” coming out on Thursday, May 8. But Rock & Roll Globe is honored to premiere the song, produced by Steve Berlin of Los Lobos, the day before it hits the DSPs today on the site. “Most nights, I spend hours tangled in a brawl with my devil, my angel, my maker and my destroyer,” frontman Clay Rose explains of the impetus for “Holy Rebel,” no doubt one of the darker, grittier tunes in the band’s ovuere.
LISTEN: Mabilene Releases New Album, Storm Born

2 weeks ago | rockandrollglobe.com | Ron Hart

Nashville, Tennessee-based singer and songwriter Mabilene is back with a fantastic new album, Storm Born, which was released today on all DSPs.On the follow-up to her debut LP The Other Side, the Houston, Texas-born artist collaborates with noted Music City producer Johnny Hanson (Avi Buffalo, Georgia Greene, The Monroes) to meticulously craft an album that brings brassy country landscapes into the context of an indie atmosphere with grace and aplomb.
Jill Sobule Passes Away

2 weeks ago | rockandrollglobe.com | Ron Hart

Jill Sobule, the acclaimed singer-songwriter and fierce human rights activist, has passed away. She was 66. Sobule, who made history with her 1995 single “I Kissed a Girl” as the first openly gay-themed song ever to crack the Billboard Top 20, lost her life in a house fire early this morning. She’s been receiving universal acclaim for her latest project, the autobiographical coming-of-age musical F*ck 7th Grade, which received a New York Times Critic’s pick and a Drama Desk nomination.
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2 weeks ago | rockandrollglobe.com | Ron Hart

Gringo Star are back with their second post-COVID LP, Sweethearts, which hits stores this Friday, May 2. For the Atlanta band’s eighth album, the boys have taken a shine to the melancholy sounds of Ricky Nelson, Roy Orbison and Sam the Sham and the Pharoahs, whose 1966 hit “Little Red Riding Hood” they cover here.
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2 weeks ago | rockandrollglobe.com | Ron Hart

Nearly a quarter century ago, I had the opportunity to interview Rye Coalition for my zine, the Interboro Rock Tribune. If you have never heard of Rye Coalition, I suggest you check them out as you read this.
The Return of The Loft

2 weeks ago | rockandrollglobe.com | Ron Hart

A band breaking up onstage in the middle of a concert might sound like fodder for a trashy 90s flick. But the very thing happened to Creation Records alumni The Loft, who split mid-song during a concert at London’s Hammersmith Palais nearly 40 years ago as they danced on the bleeding edge of a commercial breakthrough.
LISTEN: Autumn Hollow Shares ‘All We Are’

3 weeks ago | rockandrollglobe.com | Ron Hart

What if your favorite jam band memory could be compressed into a four-minute song? That’s exactly what Boston’s Autumn Hollow has captured with “All We Are,” the unexpected dancefloor mover from the group’s forthcoming album Say No More. “At my core, I’m a jam band kid,” explains frontman Brendan Murphy. “After attending thousands of jam band concerts, there are times when all you want to do is dance.
Vince Guaraldi and the Easter Beagle Boogie

3 weeks ago | rockandrollglobe.com | Ron Hart

This year marks the 75th anniversary of Peanuts, that beloved comic strip by Charles Schulz about a boy, his dog and the group of kids they hang out with. As a child of the ‘70s, my own affinity for Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the gang ran deep, from memories of some of my first bedsheets when I transitioned from a crib to a real bed, which were Peanuts sheets. I have a photo somewhere.
Triptides Announce New LP Shapeshifter - Rock and Roll Globe

4 weeks ago | rockandrollglobe.com | Ron Hart

Triptides from Los Angeles, CA, have been making cosmic Laurel Canyon rock for the last 14 years across a vibrant kaleidoscope of albums and singles. Shapeshifter is the group’s latest LP, and one which frontman Glenn Brigman attributes to the inspiration he finds in his studio nestled in the San Bernardino Mountains. “It’s back in the woods, and it’s nice putting noise out into the void” says Brigman. Starting with keys and a click, he gave himself over to inspiration to create Shapeshifter.