Concert Review: Melvins Live In Pittsburgh 10-5-19
Melvins know no years. They’re just too fucking good to be bothered with them. So, seeing the trio, now nearing its fifth (!) decade in existence, destroy a stage live…
Concert Review: Thom Yorke – Live In Pittsburgh, Sept. 29, 2019
There’s something, I don’t know, almost phosphorescent about Thom Yorke, the iconic Radiohead frontman who brought his new solo tour right to the doorstep of a sold-out Pittsburgh crowd Sunday…
2CD/DVD Package For Wishbone Ash – Live At Rockpalast 1976 (Plus Live Dates Side Note)
It’s not often I get to tout a release from one of my favorite bands from the ’70s. And while grey-market releases might not be all that we want or…
America Celebrates 50th Anniversary With 3CD Collection Set
Since 1971, America (the band) has produced an enviable string of classic tracks that are Top 40, as well a a number of deeper album tracks. Earlier, Capitol Records released…
Yes Celebrates 50th Anniversary With 50 Live Set
As fractured as the YES experience has been over the last decades, there’s still enough strong original talent in the official YES to make a genuine YES album. For many,…
The Doobie Brothers Celebrate With Live From The Beacon Theatre
I’ve attended several Doobie Brothers shows long after their hits days have expired. If there’s one thing I can bring away is the fact that they still put on a…
Sigur Rós classic, Ágætis byrjun, Celebrates 20th Anniversary With 4CD, 2LP Sets
Sigur Rós, a band not as often appreciated for the blends of ambient textures, vocals, and otherwise beautiful flow of composition that make up their inventive and airy albums. By…
ZZ Top To Release Career Spanning Goin’ 50 Set
With the upcoming 50th Anniversary tour ready to help ZZ Top celebrate their years in Rock, it only makes sense to help them celebrate with a career-spanning collection that effectively…
[UPDATE] TANGERINE DREAM 16CD, 2BD BOX, IN SEARCH OF HADES: THE VIRGIN RECORDINGS 1973-1979
Back in November of 2018, Tangerine Dream fans were teased with a short glimpse of an impending arrival of selected Virgin Years titles inside a large Boxed set. One of…
Sting To Release Album Of Re-Recorded/Remixed Sting/Police Classics, My Songs
Re-recorded songs by original artists, especially those songs that are VERY familiar to fans, have a middling track record. Sometimes they actually improve on the original in ways that allow…
Grateful Dead Celebrate 50th Anniversary Of Aoxomoxoa With 2CD, 1LP (Picture disc) Remaster
Despite the noticeable fact that older Rock music fans are still awaiting upgrades on some of their classic album favorites, it’s nice to know that some of the usual suspects…
Pearl Harbor and The Explosions Debut Remastered and Expanded
When New Wave was finding its footing back in the latter parts of the ’70s, a band going by the name of Pearl Harbor and The Explosions was enjoying a…