Introducing Morrissey
‘Introducing Morrissey’ captures the height of the singer’s popularity during the period of ‘Your Arsenal’ and ‘Vauxhall and I’ in 1995. Continue reading Introducing Morrissey
CD Review: Stephen Emmer
International Blue is a remarkable work that harkens back to ’60s exquisite lounge and cinematic pop music of Swinging London and yet simultaneously sounds fresh in these times. Continue reading CD Review: Stephen Emmer
Inteview: Pamela Des Barres
In the late ‘60s and ‘70s, groupie Pamela Des Barres had dalliances with Jimmy Page, Mick Jagger, and the Jimi Hendrix Experience’s Noel Redding. Continue reading Inteview: Pamela Des Barres
Bowie to Release New Career Compilation
David Bowie is marking 50 years in the music business with the release of a new career-spanning 3-CD set. Continue reading Bowie to Release New Career Compilation
New Pornographers’ Kathryn Calder Honors Late Mother With Debut Solo Album
When New Pornographers keyboardist and singer Kathryn Calder worked on her first solo record, it was probably under the most difficult of circumstances. Continue reading New Pornographers’ Kathryn Calder Honors Late Mother With Debut Solo Album
Queen: Live at the Rainbow ’74
This new live set chronicles a then-rising band performing two shows at the Rainbow. Continue reading Queen: Live at the Rainbow ’74
George Harrison’s Apple Albums Get Remastered
Universal Music Group announced that it is releasing the former Beatle’s first six solo albums on September 23. Continue reading George Harrison’s Apple Albums Get Remastered
92Y Event to Highlight Lenny Kravitz’s 25-Year Career
It’s hard to imagine that it was 25 years ago that a young musician named Lenny Kravitz released his debut … Continue reading 92Y Event to Highlight Lenny Kravitz’s 25-Year Career
Duran Duran Revisit ‘Rio’ on New DVD
Here’s an interview from the archives with the band’s bassist, John Taylor, from six years ago around the time of a DVD documentary on Duran’s classic album Rio. Continue reading Duran Duran Revisit ‘Rio’ on New DVD
CD Review: Big Star
For a generation in the last 20 years or so, the power pop music of Big Star’s first two albums, #1 Record (1972) and Radio City (1973), was available as a two-fer collection on CD. Continue reading CD Review: Big Star
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