Carl Barât And The Jackals Release Debut Album In February
Carl Barât has been around the block a few times with The Libertines, Dirty Pretty Things, and a solo venture. Recently, the once volatile relationship with fellow Libertines bandmate, Pete…
Slippery When Wet By Bon Jovi Gets Upgrade With BD-Audio In February
Bon Jovi had already gained a following with their albums, Bon Jovi, and 7800 Fahrenheit. But it wasn’t until their Slippery When Wet release that they gained the love of…
Three Tyrannosaurus Rex Deluxe Edition Reissues Complete The Catalog In January
Tyrannosaurus Rex, the forerunner of the band, T. Rex, will be getting three of their most prominent albums on newly remastered and expanded Deluxe Edition. Tyrannosaurus Rex formed back in…
Live Set From King Crimson, Live At The Orpheum, Set For January
Robert Fripp is a tireless musician. With many of the classic King Crimson albums being revisited, and more King Crimson recordings being made including live sets, Fripp has made the…
Two John Martyn Classics, Sapphire, and Piece By Piece, To Be Remastered, Expanded, and Reissued In January
John Martyn has created some of the most enduring acoustic music that the history of Rock and Roll has been privileged to have heard and enjoyed. With some classic titles…
Pretenders Albums Reissued In CD/DVD Sets In February (UK Report)
UK’s wunderkind label, Edsel Records, will assemble multi-disc sets of each album, along with a worthy Pretenders box set that will put everything together, exploring the goodness from the band…
6CD Box, Snake Box, To Be Released Featuring Harvey Mandel Classics
If you remember the great Canned Heat band, with its iconic “Going Up The Country” song, then you will remember having heard Harvey Mandel in his role as guitar player…
Talia’s Overflow Notes: Remembering Joe Cocker
When I heard the news this afternoon of the passing of Joe Cocker, I had it in my mind that I wasn’t qualified to do any writing about him. I…
[UPDATE] Upcoming Upgraded Simple Minds Classic, Sparkle In The Rain, Now To Include BD-Audio Reissue
On December 8, I mentioned the upcoming Simple Minds classic album reissue of Sparkle In The Rain (1983), which is expected on March 16 (UK). Recently, the notes are that…
Bob Dylan Will Release New Album, Shadows In The Night, in February
Bob Dylan seems to be a tireless creator of music. And while the songs on this upcoming Dylan set are not his original lyrics, they are his arrangements. The new…
3CD 30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition Of Defenders Of The Faith By Judas Priest Expected In March
One of the bands that held sway in the ’80s was the popular metal band, Judas Priest. With many albums leading up to their debut Columbia release, Sin After Sin,…
OMD’s Junk Culture To Receive 2CD Deluxe Edition In February
At the turn of the ’80s, I walked into one of my favorite independent record stores in the St. Louis area, and heard a new band (via in-store play) that…