Editor Jim Testa interviews Ira Robbins on his new book Music In A Word, a combination anthology and memoir about his life and career as a music journalist.

Mike Chick - "Pine Lake Park" Keith Kenny - "Move Along" Little Hag - "Walk Of Shame" Darrin Bradbury - "Deanna, Deanna" Ruby Bones - "Tired Eyes" Oliver Ignatius - "Debris" Devon Kay & The Solutions - "Liver" Brad Marino - "Even The Score" Hayley & The Crushers - "Kiss Me So I Can" Hadda Be - Apathy The Planes - Decoder Ring Proper Nouns - Situation Done Direct Hit! - Hollow Comfort Hey Baby! - Walking Home Prima Donna - He's A Rebel IV - "WTW" Hit Like A Girl - "Boardwalk" Andy Bilinski - "Do What You Want" The Shang Hi Los - "Stay"

Anthony Walker - Stealin' Andy Bilinski - Do What You Want Annie Blackman - Why We Met Luke Faust - Don't Seem Right Laura Veira - The Panther GRIM DEEDS - Born To Be Odd Authority Zero - Ollie Ollie Oxen Free The Bitty - Kurt Kobain Chadd Derkins - Save The Whales Kelly Sullivan - When The Waves Are Low Rocky Rochelle - I Don't Wanna Fall In Love Mikey Erg - Amy Left Me For An Emo Guy Too Much Joy - That's The Way The World Goes Round Eleventh Dream Day - Yves Klein's Blues Blanketman - National Trust Rebreather - Orange Crush Smallpox - Driver 8 NO ICE - All Night Songs For Snakes - Her Descent Talk Show Host - Blood In The Sand Big Rips - Planet Of Dipshits Supermutt - Show Them Fangs

Anthony Walker - Wolves Can Wait Jon Klages - God Bless The Columbia House Record Club Lake Street Drive - Being A Woman Ruby Bones - Don't Lose Your Head Whiner - Fear The Challenged - Sleep On It The Blips - Walking Home Pale Lips - You're A Doll The Neighborhood Brats - Who Took The Rain? Classic Pat - Change Machine Half Past Two - Mean Green The Living Pins - Downtown El No - Move In Twos Hot Breath - What You're Looking For The Nuclears - Siamese Connection Triptides - Let It Go Dana Why - Raspberries

Dan McLane - Sad All Over State Drugs - Rain King The Challenged - Exposed J Robbins - Automaticity Lo Talker - No Champagne Space Cadet - Bad Luck Fatrace - Fun Fun Fun The Right Here - Here We Go Again Horsegirl - Sea Life Sandwich Boy Brian Damage - Psycho Horny Future Selves - The Hell With It Proper Nouns - Known Unknowns Carpool Tunnel - Better Now The Cantenary Wires - Mirror Ball Clever Girls - Remember Pluto Ugli - House Pet Hanalei - Screen Echoes Too Much Joy - Uncle Watson Wants To Think Steve Almaas - Goodbye Nicolina The Rayo Bros. - Love Undead Stephen Clair - When This Is All Over Solstice Rey -Mountains The Fleshtones - Alex Trebek

Mikey Erg - Hey Marissa Jennifer Blowdryer - Stole My Camera Devon Kay & The Solutions - Frustrated People Of The World, Unite Tiger's Jaw - New Detroit Arrows To Fire - I'm Supersonic The Authorities - Just An Excuse The Cheap Cassettes - See Her In Action The Clydes - The Fate of California Har Mar Superstar - Where We Began The Living Pins - Raven Zebedee - Marlon Brando The Camel City Blackouts - Angels Commons2 - Hands Bachelor - Anything At All Palehound - How Long? The Reds, Pinks & Purples - The Record Player & The Damage Done Speed The Plough - Soul To Keep The Vaughns - Bushwick The Martha's Vineyard Ferries - After You Mod Fun - I Am With You, Action Tyme, The Bulrushes (Bongos cover,) Titanic

Jaake Margo - Rudy's Got The Roni LCars - Town Without Streets J Prozac - Number One State Drugs - Beautiful & Broke To The Helpless - Afraid Of Yourself NRCSSST - Sinking Trojan Warfare - Outlaw Wizard Brain - 4 AM EST Tri-State - Chapeaux stillhungry - Best Costume Wins Big Fang - Mondays Chiba Neko - Built For Speed Cold Expectations - Two Blueberries Art d'Ecco - Head Rush Amiture - Touch Distant Voices - Lights Of The City Aubrey Haddard - Portugese Red Brett Altman - Holding On To Now Reilly & Co. - Dirty F'ing Laundry She's A Guy - I Don't Know Kowalski's - First Date The Heartdrops - Lesson Learned

Mikey Erg - Rumblestrip Brad Marino - What Do You Know? Haley & The Crushers - Jacaranda Dentist - Don't Let Me Catch You Indonesian Junk - One More Try FSHG - Love Is All That You Need Adrian Danon - Romance Is Dead Blue Vervain - North Carolina Smallpox - #10 (Under Acme) Terry McCarthy - Most Sorry Speed The Plough - Broken Glass Val Emmich - Massive Headache Davey Woodward & The Winter Orphans - Don't Let Me Catch You Jordan Krimston - Betty Leafing - Little Ball Linnea's Garden - Non-Dramatic Breakup Song Modesty Blaise - Girls Just Wanna Dance NRCSSST - Sinkin Peter Stampfel - Rave On

Amy Rigby - Four years of u Blue Vervain - North Carolina Karen Haglof - Devastation Completed Jon Caspi - She Is Fine Val Emmich - Blue State Jason Didner - Salt & Sand Beeman & Bannon - Simple Twist of Fate George Wirth - Jackson Girl Mickey PG & The Overshare - Cardboard Box Worm Quartet - Pacman Is 40 & So Are You Cheekface - Emotional Rent Control Deathray Davies - Oh Stars The Gungans - She's Always Looking At Her Phone Twin Flame - 7:50 Reconciler - Push To Break

Amanda Rose Riley - Better Luck Next Year Stuyvesant - Explorer Sal Cannestra - A Little Dumb, A Little Cruel Airport Dreaming - Seminar Prof Of The Year Oliver Ignatius - To Hell With Good Intentions Ritual Tension - I Can't Find The Party Chrissy Roberts & Ralph Capasso - Stand By Me The Great American Novel - Barstool Blues Eddie Skuller - Rock On Goodman - Shallow (Completely Shallow) Shang Hi Los - Skipping Records Slow Buildings - Fruit Chaser - 2020 Belaver - Here It Comes The Dirty Nil - One More And The Bill George Wirth - Get Up Joe Jason Paul & The Know It Alls - We Took The Risk GRIM DEEDS - Unresolved Childhood Traumas Marc Platt - Everything Dies Stephen Chopek - Unspoken Heroes Mick Chick - Sleepwalking Darren Deicide - The Year The Music Dies