todd rundgren Archive
15 May 2019
Even More Hundred-worders for May 2019
I’m determined to keep my backlog of music-for-review to a manageable size. Making that happen means that once again it’s time for ten of my quickie reviews. So off we […]
02 Nov 2018
Todd Rundgren’s ‘No World Order” at 25
Todd Rundgren has long made a career out of alternatively (and sometimes simultaneously) confounding and delighting his most ardent fans. Resolutely following his muse wherever it takes him, Rundgren is […]
01 Oct 2018
A Look Back at the Tubes’ ‘Remote Control’
The Tubes were among the most outrageous of 1970s rock groups. With an impressively muscular and underrated instrumental foundation, the group – or at least lead singer Fee Waybill – […]
30 Aug 2018
Utopia’s Adventures Continue (Part Four)
Continued from Part Three… Redux ’92: Live in Japan (1993) Six years after disbanding, Utopia surprised most onlookers by regrouping for a run of concerts in Japan. The shows were […]
29 Aug 2018
Utopia’s Adventures Continue (Part Three)
Continued from Part Two… Utopia (1982) Meanwhile, Rundgren, Wilcox and Powell had continued without Sulton, adding bassist Doug Howard as they began work on a new album for Network Records. […]
28 Aug 2018
Utopia’s Adventures Continue (Part Two)
Continued from Part One… Ra (1977) The most durable Utopia lineup now in place, the band made a concerted effort toward internal democracy. Or at least as much of a […]
27 Aug 2018
Utopia’s Adventures Continue (Part One)
In 2018, one of the unlikeliest reunions in rock history became a reality. Todd Rundgren’s Utopia – or at least three-fourths of its 1980s lineup – came back together for […]
10 Oct 2016
Album Mini-review: Todd Rundgren — An Evening with Todd Rundgren
File next to: Brian Wilson, Paul McCartney, Joe Jackson Rundgren has always been the most restless, resourceful and unpredictable of artists. It was two decades ago that he warned his […]
04 Mar 2016
Todd Rundgren Looks Over His Shoulder, Part Two
Continued from Part One… Bill Kopp: At certain points in your career, you’ve made it seem as if writing a hit is the easiest thing in the world for you, […]
03 Mar 2016
Todd Rundgren Looks Over His Shoulder, Part One
Todd Rundgren‘s professional musical career began in the 1960s when he was guitarist for a Who-influenced Philadelphia group called Nazz. That group never found widespread commercial success, though one of […]