Rev. Keith A. Gordon
@rocknrollreverend.bsky.social
The “Reverend of Rock ‘n’ Roll,” Gordon has been writing about classic rock and blues music for 50+ years for over 100 publications worldwide, and has written 30 music-related books, including Nuggets Redux, Planet of Sound, and Spirit...On Track!
It's your Monday Morning Bootleg Playlist, post-Thanksgiving edition & this time around we have steamin' hot flapjacks from Jethro Tull (West Germany 1972), Talking Heads (Berkley CA 1979) & Syd Barrett (studio outtakes & live tracks, many with David Gilmour, a couple with Pink Floyd). #bootlegs
December 1, 2025 at 2:47 PM
It's your Monday Morning Bootleg Playlist, post-Thanksgiving edition & this time around we have steamin' hot flapjacks from Jethro Tull (West Germany 1972), Talking Heads (Berkley CA 1979) & Syd Barrett (studio outtakes & live tracks, many with David Gilmour, a couple with Pink Floyd). #bootlegs
Since I'm digging into the archives, what about this 2012 review of the fourth and final album by the late, great Michael "Iron Man" Burks, Show of Strength, released by Alligator Records? #bluesmusic tinyurl.com/4ces7wwu
Archive Review: Michael “Iron Man” Burks’ Show of Strength (2012)
The blues world lost a major talent in Michael “Iron Man” Burks when the 54-year-old guitarist died unexpectedly in May 2012. Burks had all...
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November 30, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Since I'm digging into the archives, what about this 2012 review of the fourth and final album by the late, great Michael "Iron Man" Burks, Show of Strength, released by Alligator Records? #bluesmusic tinyurl.com/4ces7wwu
Here's a good 'un from the Reverend's archives, this vintage review of the classic 1986 Alligator Records album Roughhousin' by Lil' Ed and the Blues Imperials! #bluesmusic tinyurl.com/43kj37c2
Archive Review: Lil’ Ed and the Blues Imperials’ Roughhousin’ (1986)
The creation of Roughhousin’ was one of those happy mistakes that sometimes occur in blues music. Invited into the studio to record just a ...
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November 30, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Here's a good 'un from the Reverend's archives, this vintage review of the classic 1986 Alligator Records album Roughhousin' by Lil' Ed and the Blues Imperials! #bluesmusic tinyurl.com/43kj37c2
My tribute to the late Nashville troubadour Todd Snider, who passed away over the weekend... #ToddSnider #Americana tinyurl.com/59nz4zy9
Remembering Todd Snider
For a teenaged music fanatic, Nashville in the early ‘70s was a magical place. As a high schooler who looked just “adult” enough to sne...
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November 17, 2025 at 2:10 PM
My tribute to the late Nashville troubadour Todd Snider, who passed away over the weekend... #ToddSnider #Americana tinyurl.com/59nz4zy9
Living in Detroit circa 1978-81, punk rockers Cinecyde were one of the more exciting bands on a thriving Motor City rock scene alongside outfits like Destroy All Monsters, Flirt & Sonic's Rendezvous Band. This 2015 Italian import LP collects all of Cinecyde's singles & included a bonus 45!
November 12, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Living in Detroit circa 1978-81, punk rockers Cinecyde were one of the more exciting bands on a thriving Motor City rock scene alongside outfits like Destroy All Monsters, Flirt & Sonic's Rendezvous Band. This 2015 Italian import LP collects all of Cinecyde's singles & included a bonus 45!
A golden oldie from the deepest nooks 'n' crannies of the Reverend's bottomless archives, this vintage 1986 review of the Smithereens' classic LP Especially For You, originally published by The Metro magazine in Nashville. #albumreview #classicrock #smithereens tinyurl.com/yznjkf45
Archive Review: The Smithereens’ Especially For You (1986)
It’s a music lover’s dream come true, the best damn pop band in the whole freakin’ world recording an album with the globe’s top pop produce...
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November 10, 2025 at 4:53 PM
A golden oldie from the deepest nooks 'n' crannies of the Reverend's bottomless archives, this vintage 1986 review of the Smithereens' classic LP Especially For You, originally published by The Metro magazine in Nashville. #albumreview #classicrock #smithereens tinyurl.com/yznjkf45
Lemme see if I got this right...after 15 years of trying to "replace" the ACA (a/k/a "Obamacare") with an-eternally imminent "better" GOP program, great Grandfather Blockhead's plan is to replace Obamacare with...well, #Obamacare but with more paperwork? (Thanx to @jefftiedrich.bsky.social!)
November 10, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Lemme see if I got this right...after 15 years of trying to "replace" the ACA (a/k/a "Obamacare") with an-eternally imminent "better" GOP program, great Grandfather Blockhead's plan is to replace Obamacare with...well, #Obamacare but with more paperwork? (Thanx to @jefftiedrich.bsky.social!)
Pioneering Seattle indie label C/Z Records has launched a long-overdue web shop featuring various label collectibles from the earliest days of grunge, some cheap, some not...the Rev sez "check it out!" tinyurl.com/yr3nefuk
C/Z Records Online with Groovy Collectibles!
Legendary Seattle-based indie punk imprint C/Z Records has launched its very first webstore offering a slew of the label’s out-of-print alb...
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November 3, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Pioneering Seattle indie label C/Z Records has launched a long-overdue web shop featuring various label collectibles from the earliest days of grunge, some cheap, some not...the Rev sez "check it out!" tinyurl.com/yr3nefuk
The Reverend dips his toe in the dark waters of death metal with this vintage archive review of "Fenriz Presents The Best of Old-School Black Metal" from the old Alt.Culture.Guide zine circa 2008... #heavymetal #blackmetal tinyurl.com/2u4pbpc2
Archive Review: Fenriz Presents The Best of Old-School Black Metal (2008)
That rush of blood to your brain that floods all coherent thought; that not-so-subtle, hammerlike throbbing that begins between your temples...
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November 3, 2025 at 2:33 PM
The Reverend dips his toe in the dark waters of death metal with this vintage archive review of "Fenriz Presents The Best of Old-School Black Metal" from the old Alt.Culture.Guide zine circa 2008... #heavymetal #blackmetal tinyurl.com/2u4pbpc2
I'm not sure how I missed this video, which shows blues artists from around the world playing Robert Johnson's classic "Crossroads," but I guarantee that this is the coolest thing that you'll see all day! Blues music is THE international language! #bluesmusic #blues youtu.be/RCisGFYDrKQ?...
Crossroads | Song Around The World | Playing For Change x Visit Mississippi #blues #robertjohnson
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October 31, 2025 at 2:00 PM
I'm not sure how I missed this video, which shows blues artists from around the world playing Robert Johnson's classic "Crossroads," but I guarantee that this is the coolest thing that you'll see all day! Blues music is THE international language! #bluesmusic #blues youtu.be/RCisGFYDrKQ?...
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The oddity here is that of all the gambling scandals that could have followed the explosion of legalized, league- and media- connected game gambling, this one seems to have the least possible connection TO gambling on games. That'll be the defense used for game gambling.
October 23, 2025 at 3:04 PM
The oddity here is that of all the gambling scandals that could have followed the explosion of legalized, league- and media- connected game gambling, this one seems to have the least possible connection TO gambling on games. That'll be the defense used for game gambling.
The 40th anniversary deluxe box set of Dream Syndicate's underrated Medicine Show album is being released today & the Reverend has thoughts about it in this new review... @patthomashistorian.bsky.social tinyurl.com/2pcfpaah
CD Review: The Dream Syndicate's Medicine Show 40th Anniversary Box Set (2025)
Dream Syndicate frontman Steve Wynn has been a busy lil’ rock ‘n’ roller over the past couple of years, publishing the first volume of his...
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October 17, 2025 at 1:22 PM
The 40th anniversary deluxe box set of Dream Syndicate's underrated Medicine Show album is being released today & the Reverend has thoughts about it in this new review... @patthomashistorian.bsky.social tinyurl.com/2pcfpaah
It's been a couple of months since I posted one of these, so here's your Manic Monday Moanin' Bootleg Playlist: The Byrds' Eight Miles High (Holland 1970), The Rolling Stones' Live at Silverdome (Michigan 1981), and Last Defender of the Faith from R.E.M. (1995 Monster tour).
October 13, 2025 at 1:58 PM
It's been a couple of months since I posted one of these, so here's your Manic Monday Moanin' Bootleg Playlist: The Byrds' Eight Miles High (Holland 1970), The Rolling Stones' Live at Silverdome (Michigan 1981), and Last Defender of the Faith from R.E.M. (1995 Monster tour).
From my former lifetime as an editor specializing in blues music for a NY Times property, this 2007 review of blues great Tommy Castro's Painkiller album... #bluesmusic tinyurl.com/3m6ysbkx
Archive Review: Tommy Castro’s Painkiller (2007)
Since his electrifying live 1994 debut album, Tommy Castro has rocked the blues music world with his powerful vocals, fiery fret-bashing, a...
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October 6, 2025 at 6:35 PM
From my former lifetime as an editor specializing in blues music for a NY Times property, this 2007 review of blues great Tommy Castro's Painkiller album... #bluesmusic tinyurl.com/3m6ysbkx
Another deep dive into the archives with this 1995 review of Faith No More's King For A Day, Fool For A Lifetime LP, originally published by Nashville's Bone music magazine... tinyurl.com/2frnkps6
Archive Review: Faith No More’s King For A Day, Fool For A Lifetime (1995)
I first saw Faith No More some 7 or so years ago, around the time of their first disc, when “We Care A Lot” was on its way to becoming stea...
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October 6, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Another deep dive into the archives with this 1995 review of Faith No More's King For A Day, Fool For A Lifetime LP, originally published by Nashville's Bone music magazine... tinyurl.com/2frnkps6
The Reverend remembers the almighty Tony McPhee and British blues-rockers the Groundhogs with this vintage 2008 DVD review, originally published by Blurt magazine... #bluesrock tinyurl.com/yesxfyx9
DVD Review: The Groundhogs’ Live At The Astoria (2008)
The Groundhogs , who hail from mid-’60s England, hardly even rate as a cult band on U.S. shores. A pair of critically-acclaimed releases dur...
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September 29, 2025 at 7:22 PM
The Reverend remembers the almighty Tony McPhee and British blues-rockers the Groundhogs with this vintage 2008 DVD review, originally published by Blurt magazine... #bluesrock tinyurl.com/yesxfyx9
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“WE MAKE, THEY TAKE”
From @moreperfectunion.bsky.social — 50 billboards across 8 states are driving home the message that working Americans (teachers, nurses, etc) keep 🇺🇸 running, but billionaires keep taking more & more.
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From @moreperfectunion.bsky.social — 50 billboards across 8 states are driving home the message that working Americans (teachers, nurses, etc) keep 🇺🇸 running, but billionaires keep taking more & more.
Share if you agree.
More: perfectunion.us/wemaketheyta...
September 27, 2025 at 6:33 PM
“WE MAKE, THEY TAKE”
From @moreperfectunion.bsky.social — 50 billboards across 8 states are driving home the message that working Americans (teachers, nurses, etc) keep 🇺🇸 running, but billionaires keep taking more & more.
Share if you agree.
More: perfectunion.us/wemaketheyta...
From @moreperfectunion.bsky.social — 50 billboards across 8 states are driving home the message that working Americans (teachers, nurses, etc) keep 🇺🇸 running, but billionaires keep taking more & more.
Share if you agree.
More: perfectunion.us/wemaketheyta...
Here's a deep dig into the Reverend's archives, a 1997 review of the Frank Zappa bootleg album Kreega Bondola, which documents a 1984 concert... tinyurl.com/3cc4nxdw #frankzappa #classicrock #bootlegs
Bootleg Review: Frank Zappa’s Kreega Bondola (1997)
Although he sits comfortably outside of the “Top Five” of bootlegged artists, Frank Zappa has always been a favorite target of bootleggers, ...
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September 24, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Here's a deep dig into the Reverend's archives, a 1997 review of the Frank Zappa bootleg album Kreega Bondola, which documents a 1984 concert... tinyurl.com/3cc4nxdw #frankzappa #classicrock #bootlegs
I dunno, seems to me that too many Democrats are spending waaayyyy too much time re-litigating and jawboning about the election they lost (spectacularly) almost a year ago and not nearly enough time trying to figure out a working-class oriented populist message for 2026...
September 19, 2025 at 3:53 PM
I dunno, seems to me that too many Democrats are spending waaayyyy too much time re-litigating and jawboning about the election they lost (spectacularly) almost a year ago and not nearly enough time trying to figure out a working-class oriented populist message for 2026...
Remember the 1980s with this 2001 archive review of Modern English's Life In The Gladhouse LP, a compilation of the often-forgotten British rocker's best songs... #rocknroll tinyurl.com/4twmw3yn
Archive Review: Modern English’s Life In The Gladhouse 1980-1984 (2001)
It’s hard for a pop band to be all things to all people, and most satisfy their creative egos by merely finding a singular groove and floggi...
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September 19, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Remember the 1980s with this 2001 archive review of Modern English's Life In The Gladhouse LP, a compilation of the often-forgotten British rocker's best songs... #rocknroll tinyurl.com/4twmw3yn
Blues-rock from the often-overlooked Irish guitarist, the late great Gary Moore...this 2002 review from the Rev's archives... #bluesmusic #bluesrock tinyurl.com/yh2a8ush
Archive Review: Gary Moore & Scars' Scars (2002)
Guitarist Gary Moore earned his bones as a blues assassin, mentored by Fleetwood Mac founder Peter Green and fronting the late ‘60s British...
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September 19, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Blues-rock from the often-overlooked Irish guitarist, the late great Gary Moore...this 2002 review from the Rev's archives... #bluesmusic #bluesrock tinyurl.com/yh2a8ush
Pro Football on TV was created by Beelzebub as an infernal advertising delivery system; the mute button is a divine invention to combat such evil... #NFL #ProFootball
September 5, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Pro Football on TV was created by Beelzebub as an infernal advertising delivery system; the mute button is a divine invention to combat such evil... #NFL #ProFootball
Peter Green's talents as a guitarist are often overlooked, but even if you dismiss his Bluesbreakers and/or Fleetwood Mac tenures, you gotta admit that his work w/Splinter Group was pretty spiff! From the Rev's archives... #bluesmusic #bluesrock tinyurl.com/yu7yyp84
Archive Review: Peter Green Splinter Group’s Time Traders (2001)
Eric Clapton is considered by the unwashed masses both in the U.S. and the U.K. to be the greatest British blues guitarist to ever ply his t...
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September 5, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Peter Green's talents as a guitarist are often overlooked, but even if you dismiss his Bluesbreakers and/or Fleetwood Mac tenures, you gotta admit that his work w/Splinter Group was pretty spiff! From the Rev's archives... #bluesmusic #bluesrock tinyurl.com/yu7yyp84
Another Alt.Culture.Guide review from the Rev's archives circa 2001, this one of the Dead Kennedys' Mutiny On the Bay live LP! #punkrock #deadkennedys tinyurl.com/mr3cj3as
Archive Review: Dead Kennedys’ Mutiny On the Bay (2001)
The Dead Kennedys never released a live album during their brief yet notorious career as America’s favorite hardcore bad boys. The legendar...
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August 27, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Another Alt.Culture.Guide review from the Rev's archives circa 2001, this one of the Dead Kennedys' Mutiny On the Bay live LP! #punkrock #deadkennedys tinyurl.com/mr3cj3as
Something else from the Reverend's archives, this 2001 review of the Fabulous Thunderbirds' Live album, originally published by Alt.Culture.Guide zine... #bluesmusic #bluesrock tinyurl.com/2jwhmn8y
Archive Review: The Fabulous Thunderbirds’ Live (2001)
An institution among American blues-rockers, the Fabulous Thunderbirds have undergone a number of changes during a quarter-century long car...
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August 27, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Something else from the Reverend's archives, this 2001 review of the Fabulous Thunderbirds' Live album, originally published by Alt.Culture.Guide zine... #bluesmusic #bluesrock tinyurl.com/2jwhmn8y