In Memoriam: Billy Rath
Not many may know who Billy Rath is. But that doesn’t make him any less a Rock and Roll persona who has contributed much to his profession. In this case,…
New Neil Diamond Album, Melody Road, Is Slated For October
Recently, Neil Diamond returned to the umbrella of Universal after many decades with Columbia Records. The most notable of this transition is that it has been six years since Home…
Thelonious Monk Singles For Blue Note Coming In 2CD Collection
Thelonious Monk “cool” was always a part of the image of the jazz musician. With the kind of jazz that permeated the ’40s, and especially the ’50s, the music that…
All American Alien Boy By Ian Hunter To Reissue in October
After the successful run of Mott The Hoople, and backed with a hard run at success with his solo years, Ian Hunter has built a timeless set of songs scattered…
TAPSheet: Release Notes – 08/12/2014 (US Report)
Rhino Records will reissue several 180g-weight LP titles of familiar Mike Oldfield titles that will include Voyager, Tubular Bells II, Tubular Bells III, and The Songs Of Distant Earth. All…
How Are Some Artists Still Selling A Million Copies?
Let’s have a chat about the popularity of a single album these days. A time where even Pop albums have fallen below the normal expectation of sales. We might all…
New Leonard Cohen Album, Popular Problems, Likely Set For September
Few artists can lay claim to a string of important works like Leonard Cohen can. Not many fans of Cohen will deny that any – or all – of his…
Stevie Nicks To Release New Album, 24 Karat Gold, In October
The last time we heard from Stevie Nicks, solo-wise, was with the release of her 2011 gem. In Your Dreams. That album delivered a wealth of excellent songs proving that…
Lily & Madeleine To Deliver Second Full-Length Album, Fumes, In October
The sister duo called Lily And Madeleine, from Indiana, created quite a critical stir when they released their five-song EP, The Weight Of The Globe back in early 2013. With…
Led Zeppelin Reissues Continue With Led Zeppelin IV, Houses Of The Holy, Both In October
Well, a bit late to all this news (it happens…often), but in the interest of informing those who may NOT already know, here’s my coverage: On October 28, Rhino Records…
TAPSheet: Release Notes – 07/29/2014 (US Report)
Varese Sarabande will release Been Up On the Mount, featuring Big Joe Turner, scheduling the issue for September 16. Varese Sarabande will reissue the 1972 debut album from Malo, which…
Sony Masterworks To Release New Jackie Evancho Album With Awakening
There are some people with extraordinary talent. Most often, those people are easily found simply because great talent cannot remain hidden under a rock, dormant. It demands to be heard.…