Feedbacker: Rock Music for September by JR Moores

Now that the dust has settled on the 2026 World Cup of soccer, Wayne Rooney assists JR Moores with his rock content, featuring reviews of new records by The Strokes, Dinosaur Jr. and more

Dinosaur Jr., photo by Jeff Fowler

“I like a lot of them artists, but I thought it was crap.” Those aren’t my words. Those are the words of the BBC’s last surviving music critic, Wayne Rooney. Fingers crossed the ex-Man U. forward will replace Jools Holland or host next year’s Glastonbury coverage. That ought to curb excess use of the word “iconic”.  Rooney was talking about the World Cup final’s halftime show, an event less welcome than two hydration breaks and a career-jeopardising knee injury. The climax with Coldplay has...

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