by Sean Passmore | Sep 21, 2025 | Blog, Our Latest Podcast, Rock N Roll Fashionista Magazine
Due to breaking news concerning the fate of Northern Ireland, Belfast based rap group Kneecap and their battle with the Canadian government who have barred them from entering the country to perform four October 2025 concerts in Toronto and Vancouver, Rock N...
by Sean Passmore | Sep 21, 2025 | Academy Of The Rock N Roll AF, Blog, Rock N Roll Fashionista Magazine
Erik Satie (1866-1925) was a French composer and pianist. At the age of 13 his stepmother, a pianist and composer herself, enrolled the young Satie in the Paris Conservatoire. Satie strongly disliked the institution, which he described as “a vast, very...
by Sean Passmore | Sep 14, 2025 | Blog, Rock N Roll Fashionista Magazine, The Vinyl Shoppe
Edwin Hawkins (1943 – 2018) was an American gospel musician, pianist, vocalist, choir master, composer and arranger. He was one of the originators of urban contemporary gospel. As leader of the Edwin Hawkins Singers, he is best known for his hit song “Oh...
by Sean Passmore | Sep 14, 2025 | Our Latest Podcast, Blog, Rock N Roll Fashionista Magazine
Art for arts sake? Join us for this week’s Rock N Roll Fashionistas music podcast as we tackle Art Rock vs Orchestral Pop. What is it and where does it come from? 1990s The Divine Comedy face off in an epic genre defining battle of life and death against 1970s...
by Sean Passmore | Sep 10, 2025 | Album of the Week, Blog, Rock N Roll Fashionista Magazine, The Most Important Bands Of The 21st Century
Album Of The Week for the week of September 14th, 2025 ”F*ck You Skrillex You Think Ur Andy Warhol But Ur Not” by Skrillex Born in Los Angeles, January 15, 1988, Skrillex is a pioneering American DJ, record producer and musician known for his innovative style and...
by Sean Passmore | Sep 6, 2025 | Academy Of The Rock N Roll AF, Album of the Week, Blog, Music U Need 2 No, RNRF Hall Of Fame, Rock N Roll Fashionista Magazine
In the world of jazz, few names resonate with as much significance as Billy Strayhorn, prodigious composer, arranger, pianist, and lyricist whose influence not only molded the entire genre of jazz but also broke through barriers of race and sexuality at a time when...
