Review: Rumours – Fleetwood Mac (3CD Deluxe 2013 Edition)
With several distinctive eras of Fleetwood Mac on the board, one as revered as another by different listeners, it is hard to deny the greatness of Rumours. Released in 1977…
Release Pieces: Iggy & The Stooges To Release Ready To Die
The details are sketchy for this new album. But then again, we’re dealing with Iggy and The Stooges. The last time that moniker was used, Raw Power graced the worldwide…
Review: Shrine Of New Generation Slaves – Riverside (2CD Media Book)
Do you like hard-riffin’ Rock? Do you like to hear building power chords layered with guitar leads, bass leads and keyboard fills in walls of intensity? Well, Riverside’s new album,…
TAPSheet: Release Notes – 04/02/2013 (US Report)
Rhino Records will release a 4CD set featuring Rod Stewart called Live 1975-1998. It is set for release on May 28. Legacy Recordings will release Bennett & Brubeck – The…
Are Albums Necessary?
During my travel from California to Illinois, then my long-term cold recuperation (which still isn’t complete), I thought about today’s music distribution and whether full-length albums were even needed anymore…
Ohhh boy…
Just a quick note, lest you think I have abandoned ye! I’m in transit to IL (finally). As nature would have it, I’ve been afflicted with a very nasty cold.…
Review: The Next Day – David Bowie
Unless you have been hiding under a rock—and hey it is 2013 and this could be offputting to readers, so I can’t really fault you—you already know that, after a…
Rediscovering Great Bands: StarCastle – Unheralded Classic Band
Since I’m headed to Illinois, I thought it appropriate that I revisit a progressive band that originated in the Champaign/Urbana area that went by the name of Starcastle. Starcastle began…
The Spirit of Completist Collections
Earlier today, I visited a consummate vinyl collector. It wasn’t the large collection of vinyl in the traditional manner, i.e. accumulating albums from everyone. No. Instead, it was a dedicated…
In Memoriam: George Duke
George Duke was a powerhouse of a keyboardist. Traditionally, he was accustomed to the Jazz style he loved so well. But like Sonny Rollins, George Duke, at times, stepped outside…
Midnight Oil Gets 2CD Compilation on April 30
Legacy Recordings, in conjunction with Columbia Records, will release a career-spanning collection for Midnight Oil that reaches into every LP and rare EP. The 2CD set will include 28 singles,…
Legacy Recordings’ New Legacy Vault
Here’s something new for your collecting spirit. Legacy Recordings have launched a new project that can potentially open up long out-of-print albums of music from even the most obscure of…