In Memoriam: Ray Manzarek (The Doors), Trevor Bolder (Bowie/Uriah Heep)
Two important member s of the Rock and Roll elite have left us for loftier plains over these last few days. And while no one member of that same elite…
Release Pieces: The Clash to Get Massive Box Release
The fine folks over at Legacy Recordings have assembled and announced the upcoming issue of Sound System, a 12-disc set (with cool stuff, too) featuring the music of The Clash.…
Blouse Makes Great ’80s-Styled Music
After their rave SXSW show back in 2012, the buzz began to build for the Portland, Oregon dream-pop band simply named Blouse. Headed by Charlie Hilton, who is a modern…
Review: Rainbow Melodies – Mellonta Tauta
Mellonta Tauta is an interesting term to be adopted by a band as its name. It means “things of the future”. It is also a short story by Edgar Allen…
Which Album(s) Have “Filler” Tracks?
Last week, we asked the question (and discussed) whether too many songs on an album encourages the failure of an album, or discourages the inclination for a listener to buy…
Review: Adam Green & Binki Shapiro
Sometimes, an album comes to my attention that you just can’t seem to find all the right words for it. Of course, I mean this in a good way (we…
TAPSheet: Release Pieces – 05/15/2013
There are several important releases that are coming down the road that should be addressed apart from the normal soup of 2 liner notations that we do here. The three…
Protected: Nilsson – The RCA Albums Collection Track-Listing
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Review: Under Cover – Tangerine Dream
Tangerine Dream has carved out a delightful legacy for all of their ambient treasures dating as far back as 1969. With such classics as Stratosfear (1976), they have pushed the…
Review: Driven – The Lost Patrol
NYC’s The Lost Patrol has labored for many years to gain the following they have gathered over three consistently excellent quality releases. Over the periods of 2008 until now, the…
TAPSheet: Release Notes – 05/13/2013 (US Report)
For 2013’s Record Store Day, Columbia Records reissued three Aerosmith classics on 180g vinyl, riding the surging wave of LP interest that is breaking out across the world. Hell, I…
Mark Your Calendars and Set Your DVR…Or Not!
For those interested and who may be unaware, the televised Rock and Roll Hall of Fame will be aired on May 18 on HBO at 9p. Personally, these performances (not…