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Tim Sommer

Tim Sommer

Tim Sommer is a musician, record producer, former Atlantic Records A&R representative, WNYO DJ, MTV News correspondent, and VH1 VJ, and has written for publications such as Trouser Press and The Village Voice.

Jeffrey Dahmer and the house he called home.

Meet the Rock Star Who Lives Happily in the House Where Jeffrey Dahmer First Killed

By Tim Sommer
Times Square, 1975.

More Than the Deuce: A Recollection of Times Square in 1979

By Tim Sommer
Roger Waters performs during his Us + Them Tour at Staples Center on June 20, 2017 in Los Angeles, California.

Impotent Political Grandstanding Is Forcing Rock and Roll into Irrelevancy

By Tim Sommer
Bob Dylan performs.

To Remain Still Would Be a Lie, and Bob Dylan on Stage Does Not Lie

By Tim Sommer
Dave Davies.

Dave Davies: Astral Warrior and Proto Punk on ‘Open Road’

By Tim Sommer
Space Ghost and Thom Yorke.

With ‘Space Ghost Coast to Coast’ Adult Swim Ushered in Comedy’s ‘Blank Stare’ Era

By Tim Sommer
Soundgarden

How Grunge Saved Rock ‘n’ Roll

By Tim Sommer
Glintshake

America Has Nothing on Russia’s Booming Post-Punk Scene

By Tim Sommer
Ray Davies

We Deserve So Much More From Ray Davies Than ‘Americana’

By Tim Sommer
Sib Hashian

How Sib Hashian and Boston Taught Me to Love Rock ‘N’ Roll Without Irony

By Tim Sommer
circa 1955: Dean Calagno is one of the youngest radio disc jockeys in America and attracts a large teenage audience. Although he has only one show a week, Dean does a great deal of research during the week to be sure which records are exactly right for his playlist.

Why I’m Not the Least Bit Interested in Record Store Day

By Tim Sommer
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