New Leonard Cohen Album, You Want It Darker
Leonard Cohen’s story is a fascinating one. He began his music career in the ’60s with a stunning selection of songcraft that blended his unique poetic ability with his favored…
The Ambient Series: New Enigma Album, The Fall Of A Rebel Angel
In the ’90s, Michael Cretu led a project notably called Enigma. During that period, there were three multi-platinum albums released (MCMXC a.D. -1990, The Cross Of Changes – 1993, Le…
New Jimi Hendrix Live With Machine Gun: The Fillmore East First Show 12/31/69
Jimi Hendrix fans are among the luckiest fans in the world. It seems that there is enough material in vaults that can be used for official releases. It certainly seems…
New Norah Jones Album, Day Breaks, In October
When Norah Jones released her incredible debut album, Come Away With Me, in 2002, we all collectively fell in love with the daughter of famed sitar player, the late Ravi…
New Korn Album, The Serenity Of Suffering, In September
It’s been almost three years since the release of The Paradigm Shift, the 11th studio set from Korn. Having been in the music stream since the late ’90s, that almost…
TAPSheet: Release Notes – 08/04/2016
Our last all-inclusive (CD, DD, LP) TAPSheet was back in April. We did vinyl only TAPSheets in both May and June. But there has been now since then. I’ll fix…
New Springsteen Album, Chapter And Verse, As Companion To Autobiography
Long time readers already know about my pickiness when it comes to Bruce Springsteen. In essence, I call the first five albums as pure as you can get an album,…
New Daniel Lanois Album, Goodbye To Language
You don’t always hear about Daniel Lanois, but when I do, my ears always perk up. He has a rich history of recording that not includes his work with Brian…
New Opeth Album, Sorceress, Arrives In September
Opeth has created solid Rock albums beginning way back 1995. Hailing from Sweden, this heavy metal band has made some enduring titles along the way. Their last release, Pale Communion,…
New Herb Alpert Album, Human Nature, In September
Certainly, Herb Alpert is a vital part of our Rock and Roll history. With his many jazz-infused classics that include the wild and beautiful Whipped Cream and Other Delights (1965)…
Skylarking By XTC With New Steven Wilson Mixes In October
As many of you know, Steven Wilson has been doing ‘knock ’em dead’ remix work on albums that he loves. Those, over time, have included Jethro Tull, Emerson, Lake &…
MASSIVE Pink Floyd Box – The Early Years 1965-1972
It’s easy to be a fan of Pink Floyd from their magnificent display of perfection heard in The Dark Side Of The Moon on through until the unfortunate departure of…