Born on the outskirts of Motown and raised in the shadow of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Joe has been writing about rock music since interviewing Shudder to Think's Craig Wedren for his high school newspaper -- back when bands like Shudder to Think were recording for major labels. He's written for the Cleveland Free Times, Alternative Press, the Village Voice, SuicideGirls and a variety of other online publications and blogs, some of which have not existed in years. He started with Townsquare in 2011 writing for Loudwire and Ultimate Classic Rock, and has been with Diffuser.fm since it launched in spring 2012.
Joe Robinson
Call Your Boo – ‘DuckTales’ Theme Gets a Sexy Slow Jam
If you're old enough to remember spending weekday afternoons during the waning years of your pre-'Nevermind' life in front of the TV watching Disney's 'DuckTales' cartoon, you probably know where Ducktails, the dream-pop side project of Real Estate's Matt Mondanile, got its name.
30 Years Later, ‘Spinal Tap’ Still Rings True for Real-Life Rock Stars
Anyone who has ever seen 'This Is Spinal Tap' knows it's funny as all hell.
Tom Petty Doesn’t Want to Be a Human Jukebox
Tom Petty is scheduled to spend much of the next month on the road with the Heartbreakers, including a multi-night stand at the Henry Ford Theatre in Los Angeles and a high-profile appearance at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Tennessee. But fans familiar with Petty's regular set lists may not hear all the hits they're used to.
9/11 Anniversary Features: Looking Back, Rising Above
Each year, the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in New York, Washington, D.C., and Shanksville, Pa., is a time for reflection on a day that will forever live on in infamy. It's also a chance to see how different people cope with tragedy in different ways, and some of the ways the rock stars reflected included:
Paul McCartney, Bon Jovi, David Bowie and others performed at the ‘The Concert for New Yo