Jean Michel Jarre helped to pioneer the ambient movement from back in the ’70s with his experimental 1972 release, Deserted Palace. However, in a just a few short years, the…
Audio Fidelity has announced their next batch of classic Rock and Roll albums bound for their growing library of SACDs. And the two on tap are great choices. The first…
Whether you like it or not (and I know some of you), vinyl has made an interesting resurgence against digital downloads, and the CD. And while the purpose of this…
From New Jersey, the band that would be widely known as Bon Jovi, began an arena rock blitz. From their formative debut, the self-titled 1984 release to their breakthrough success,…
Although the foundation of The Patti Smith Group was formed many years before the band actually formed, their coming together at their assigned time was monumental. At the forefront of…
After the early demise of CSNY (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young), it was no surprise to see David Crosby and Graham Nash team up to continue what was started all…
As reported by DGMLive.com, and brought to my attention by Jim B (thanks, buddy!), the King Crimson camp will be reissuing Starless And Bible Black (forget about that 2011 40th…
There are many blues musicians that have gave Rock and Roll a reason to exist. Of course, chief among them is Robert Johnson, whose legendary mythical visit to the crossroads…
Blondie is a well known band from the late ’70s, early ’80s that excited several strands of listeners. The post-punk crowd from the CBGB’s era loved her for her unique…
Few bands hang out for the long haul. In fact, many of our great bands from the ’60s have gone away. There are, of course, a few from the ’70s…
Just a few weeks ago, I had wondered what happened to heavy metal band, Mastodon. It has been since 2011 that fans were given The Hunter. The Hunter pleased a…
Note: Update in BOLD. Steven Wilson has remixed another favorite Jethro Tull classic, A Passion Play (1973). A Passion Play arrived after Thick As A Brick and featured four musically…