Lily Moayeri

music journalist since 1992 | educator since 2004 | podcaster since 2020 | Iranian American since birth

Flowers for Andy Rourke

Blitz Vega‘s Kav Sandhu aka Kav Blaggers interviewed for his and The Smiths‘ Andy Rourke‘s album, Northern Gentlemen, for Rock and Roll Globe: Flowers for Andy Rourke How Blitz Vega … Continue reading

September 27, 2024 · Leave a comment

The Revolution Will Be Taped

Excerpt from The Life, Death, and Afterlife of the Record Store: A Global History, the book in which I have a chapter, accompanied by a little background on the book on … Continue reading

July 18, 2023 · Leave a comment

Fanny Finally Receive Their Flowers

Recap and review of Fanny‘s Reel-to-Reel screening and Q&A for their documentary Fanny: The Right to Rock at the Grammy Museum and 50th anniversary performance at the Whisky a Go … Continue reading

May 30, 2023 · Leave a comment

Tune In, Turn On: The Best Music Docs of 2021

Listicle of the 12 best music documentaries and music docu-series to stream over the 12 day of Christmas for Rock and Roll Globe: Tune In, Turn On: The Best Music Docs … Continue reading

December 28, 2021 · Leave a comment

Tame Impala Takes The Hollywood Bowl

Tame Impala live at the Hollywood Bowl reviewed for Rock and Roll Globe: Tame Impala Takes The Hollywood Bowl No “Rushium” was needed to enjoy the Australian modern rock greats’ … Continue reading

November 9, 2021 · Leave a comment

Dot Allison’s Bottomless Heart

Dot Allison intervewed for her album, Heart-Shaped Scars, for Rock and Roll Globe: Dot Allison’s Bottomless HeartThe Scottish singer channels Gene Clark on her first album in nearly 15 years … Continue reading

August 17, 2021 · Leave a comment

Metallica Season Is Upon Us

Metallica: The $24.95 Book by Ben Apatoff reviewed in the context of the 30th anniversary of Metallica better known as The Black Album for Rock and Roll Globe: The Season … Continue reading

August 12, 2021 · Leave a comment

10 Things I Learned About Ronnie James Dio

Review of Ronnie James Dio autobiography Rainbow in the Dark and related listicle for Rock and Roll Globe: 10 Things I Learned About Ronnie James DioA list of more reasons … Continue reading

August 3, 2021 · Leave a comment

Miss Mercy Fontenot: The Most Outrageous Girl

Yahoo Entertainment music editor and Sirius XM Volume West host, Lyndsey Parker, interviewed about Permanent Damage: The Memoirs of an Outrageous Girl, the memoir she wrote with original GTOs member, … Continue reading

June 16, 2021 · Leave a comment

The Avalanches Never Left You

Reviewed for Rock and Roll Globe: The Avalanches Never Left YouThe Avalanches We Will Always Love You (Modular Recordings)It only took four years for the Melbourne duo to conspire third … Continue reading

December 23, 2020 · Leave a comment

We Are Magic: Xanadu at 40

Xanadu soundtrack reviewed on its 40th anniversary for Rock and Roll Globe: We Are Magic: Xanadu at 40Why the flawless ELO soundtrack deserves to be separated from Olivia Newton-John’s headscratching … Continue reading

September 3, 2020 · Leave a comment

Fontaines D.C.: A Hero’s Death (Partisan Records)

Reviewed for Rock and Roll Globe: Fontaines D.C. A Hero’s Death (Partisan Records) Watch the official video for “Televised Mind.”

August 6, 2020 · Leave a comment

Hell Bent For Leather Tuscadero

Suzi Quatro documentary, Suzi Q, reviewed for Rock and Roll Globe: Hell Bent For Leather Tuscadero A new documentary shines a long overdue spotlight on rock legend Suzi Quatro Watch the trailer and … Continue reading

July 3, 2020 · Leave a comment

The Gracefully Aging Def Leppard

Def Leppard‘s London to Vegas reviewed for Rock and Roll Globe: The Gracefully Aging Def Leppard The lavish London To Vegas box set documents a band entering their 60s hungrier … Continue reading

May 29, 2020 · Leave a comment

1970: The Who Come Alive

The Who‘s Live at Leeds reviewed on its 50th anniversary for Rock and Roll Globe: 1970: The Who Comes Alive 50 years since its initial release, Live at Leeds maintains its position … Continue reading

May 26, 2020 · Leave a comment

Pictures of Lily Podcast: Episode 1.7: Raphael Saadiq

In the seventh episode of the Pictures of Lily Podcast, I talk about my experience behind the scenes of interviewing Raphael Saadiq about his album, Jimmy Lee, for Mix Magazine October 2019 … Continue reading

March 11, 2020 · Leave a comment

Pictures of Lily Podcast: Episode 1.4: Tom and Toki

In the fourth episode of the Pictures of Lily Podcast, I talk about my experiences behind the scenes of interviewing a rocker and a raver that would seem to have … Continue reading

January 29, 2020 · Leave a comment

Rock & Roll Globe Presents The 30 Best Albums of 2019: Raphael Saadiq: Jimmy Lee

Write up on Raphael Saadiq‘s album, Jimmy Lee, forRock and Roll Globe Presents The 30 Best Albums of 2019 Raphael Saadiq: Jimmy Lee Watch the Jimmy Lee documentary via Raphael Saadiq’s YouTube channel.

December 31, 2019 · 1 Comment

Tom Keifer: A Cinderella Story

Tom Keifer, former frontman for Cinderella, interviewed for his album, Rise, for Rock and Roll Globe: Tom Keifer: A Cinderella Story With His Second Solo Album, the Sunset Strip Survivor Cements His Staying … Continue reading

October 24, 2019 · 1 Comment

Chris Carter: A 5th Beatle For The 21st Century

Chris Carter, host of Breakfast with the Beatles and British Invasion radio shows interviewed for Rock and Roll Globe: Chris Carter: A 5th Beatle for the 21st Century: An Exclusive Chat With the Esteemed Host of … Continue reading

August 6, 2019 · Leave a comment

Disco Kiss at 40

Kiss‘ Dynasty reviewed for its 40th anniversary for Rock and Roll Globe: Disco Kiss at 40: Dynasty Remains the Kabuki Rock Icons’ Most Polarizing Album Watch the official video for “I Was Made … Continue reading

July 20, 2019 · Leave a comment

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard: Fishing for Fishies

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard‘s Fishing for Fishies reviewed for Rock and Roll Globe: Gone Fishing with King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard Watch the video for Cyboogie.

June 7, 2019 · Leave a comment

Donna Summer’s Bad Girls at 40

Donna Summer‘s Bad Girls reviewed on its 40th anniversary for Rock and Roll Globe: Donna Summer Bad Girls at 40: Still “Hot Stuff” After All These Years Watch Donna performing “Hot Stuff” in … Continue reading

May 6, 2019 · Leave a comment

Fade to Blackie

W.A.S.P.‘s The Headless Children reviewed on its 30th anniversary for Rock and Roll Globe: Fade to Blackie: The Headless Children by W.A.S.P. Turns 30 Watch the video for W.A.S.P.’s cover of The Who’s … Continue reading

April 30, 2019 · Leave a comment

The Sliding Scale Of Slide It In

35th Anniversary Edition of Whitesnake’s Slide It In reviewed for Rock ‘n’ Roll Globe The Sliding Scale of Slide It In: Despite redundancy, this deluxe edition of Whitesnake’s 1984 LP revisits a band on the … Continue reading

April 4, 2019 · Leave a comment

Sing the Sorrows

Beth Gibbons and the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra perform Henryk Górecki‘s Symphony No. 3: Symphony of Sorrowful Songs conducted by Krzysztof Penderecki reviewed for Rock and Roll Globe: Sing the Sorrows: Portishead’s Beth Gibbons and … Continue reading

March 29, 2019 · Leave a comment

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