WELCOME TO BLITZ MAGAZINE'S WEB SITE!

INDOOR SAFARI: True to form, the faithful were mesmerized, placated and enthralled exponentially by the great NICK LOWE (pictured) and LOS STRAITJACKETS during the 26 October 2024 stop of their current tour at the Magic Bag in Ferndale, Michigan in support of their all new Indoor Safari album for Yep Roc. Michael McDowell has the story in the New Releases column under the Previous Posts heading at right. Photo by Jim Johnson. C&P 2024 Blitz Magazine - The Rock And Roll Magazine For Thinking People. All rights reserved.  (Click on above image to enlarger).

WELCOME TO THE INTERET HOME

FOR BLITZ MAGAZINE
SINCE 1975 -
THE ROCK AND ROLL MAGAZINE
FOR THINKING PEOPLE

Welcome to the official web site for Blitz, The Rock And Roll Magazine For Thinking People. Since 1975, Blitz has been the leading voice for the discerning music enthusiast. Blitz Magazine was also one of the first magazines of its kind to embrace the internet, having also been online since January 1996.

Here you will find news and updates about all of the key artists essential to the growth and development of rock and roll music and related genres, including rhythm and blues, country and western, jazz and easy listening. For highlights from recent past editions of the Bits And Pieces and Shape Of Things To Come columns, click on the archival postings on the right hand side of this page. Be sure and check back frequently for regular updates.

If you have any questions, please e-mail us at BlitzMcD@aol.com.

Michael McDowell
Editor/Publisher
Blitz Magazine
Since 1975 - The Rock And Roll Magazine For Thinking People
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AUDREY'S MUSICAL JOURNEY:

Follow the fascinating and unfolding tale (through her favorite music) of the life and times of Blitz Magazine's late and beloved Photo Editor, Audrey McDowell, as told by her husband, Blitz Editor/Publisher Michael McDowell. A Facebook exclusive! "Like" us on Facebook at Blitz Magazine - The Rock And Roll Magazine For Thinking People, and watch for further installments.

IN THE BITS AND PIECES COLUMN:

Aside from his vast legacy on television and in film, he also established an impressive track record with three singles for Columbia as part of the ambitious duo, the AVANT GARDE and with various solo releases for RCA Victor, Warnter Brothers and Epic. Editor / Publisher Michael McDowell celebrates the legacy of CHUCK WOOLERY, who passed away in his Texas home in November.

In a free standing article under the Previous Posts heading at right, Editor/Publisher Michael McDowell takes a behind the scenes look at the final stops of DEBBIE GIBSON's Acoustic Youth tour.

The outpouring of grief among the faithful was immediate in the wake of the sudden passing of ONE DIRECTION co-founder LIAM PAYNE from injuries sustained in a fall on 16 October. Editor / Publisher Michael McDowell shares the highlights of Payne's prolific yet tragic brief career.

In a free standing article under the Previous Posts heading at right, Editor / Publisher Michael McDowell recalls the phenomenal career of composer and producer HANS VAN HEMERT, who succumbed to his protracted battle against prostate cancer in October.

BABE lead vocalist MARGA BULT had much for which to be thankful in the wake of her recovery from injuries sustained in a fall at home earlier this year, as she and her family celebrated her 02 July birthday with a family holiday in Spain. Editor / Pubisher Michael McDowell joins in the celebration.

IN THE REISSUES / ANTHOLOGIES SECTION OF

THE SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME COLUMN:

Pioneering rocker, Gospel witness extraordinare and virtuoso guitarist SISTER ROSETTA THARPE is the subject of a magnificent collection of heretofore unavailable live recordings from 1966, which are now available on the Deep Digs label.

Roger Maglio's Gear Fab label has once again struck gold with their re-release of Kings, Queens And Jokers, the third (and first deluxe) incarnation of the 1971 debut album by the New Jersey-based VICTORIA.

Cherry Red's affiliate Cherry Pop label has added to their already impressive catalog of BUCKS FIZZ releases with The Land Of Make Believe, a most impressive five CD career overview.

Once available via the prolific UK-based Cherry Red Records, the 1975 Harvest label third album, Too Many Crooks by veteran country rock band UNICORN is now also available in a deluxe CD reissue on the Texas - based Think Like A Key label.

IN THE NEW RELEASES SECTION OF

THE SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME COLUMN:

Indoor Safari, the all new NICK LOWE album with LOS STRAITJACKETS is rapidly proving to be one of the best new albums of the year. Michael McDowell covers both album and tour support. 

With Half & Half, Bay Area composer and vocalist LARA PRICE has turned in an album on par with her 2015 masterpiece, I Mean Business.

Celebrating her first Chritmas release is the great ALICIA WITT, with her instant classic album, I Think I'm Spending Christmas With You.

Following a few personnel changes, the Northern California - based MONOGROOVE is back with a vengeance with their all new Tje Flip Side album for Tap Tunes Records. 

The tour de force New Jersey nartive known as DEVON MARIE is creating quite a sensation among aficionados of high drama with her brand new Steve Brown-produced single, Miss You Blue.

The CYRKLE is back with a vengeance with their all new, ambitious Big Stir label album, Revival. 

Composer and vocalist AMANDA FISH brings the world to its knees before presenting it  with the ultimate solution in her third and latest Vizztone label release, Kingdom.

With its cerebral approach to the subject of unrequited love, it became an instant classic upon its release on the nineteenth of April. Editor/Publisher Michael McDowell takes a look at the creative process behind The Tortured Poets Departtment, the all new album by TAYLOR SWIFT.