7CD Nonesuch Retrospective Box Of Henryk Górecki Streets In January
Polish composer, ó has crafted several brilliant works including his moving Symphony No. He left an unfinished Symphony No. 4 at the time of his death in 2010. What is…
Four Black Sabbath Titles To Be Reissued As Deluxe Editions
One of the great forerunners of Heavy Metal music, much in the way that we continue to hear it is easily Black Sabbath. The UK band that featured Tommy Iommi…
New Lily & Madeleine Album, Keep It Together, Set For February
In what I would consider great news for a Friday in the month of December where announcements are so rare (good ones. that is!). here’s something to maybe brighten up…
John Cale To Reissue Music For A New Society With New Album
The brilliant John Cale has a wonderfully diverse catalog of music. One of those is the 1982 classic piece called Music For A New Society. It’s difficult to describe this…
Talia’s Overflow Notes: Thoughts On The Passing Of Cynthia Robinson (Sly & The Family Stone)
I never got to see Sly & The Family Stone perform as a live unit. I wish I did, but I was a victim of being born about 10 years…
The First Bobby Hart Solo Album Reissued In December
Everyone has heard of The Monkees. During their run, the popular band produced a massive collection of Top 40 single hits, and, in the process, sold a wild number of…
Charlie Hilton (Blouse) To Release Solo Album In January
The music of Blouse, a Portland origin band, has always intrigued me with its blend of ’80s-styled music with a slight Goth bent (but don’t let that stop ya!). They…
New Mortiis Album, The Great Deceiver, Scheduled For January
I’ve always had a strange fascination for industrial music. From the music of Ministry to the modified music of Norwegian Black Metal band, Mortiis, there’s a fair helping of the…
New Joe Cocker 2CD Retrospective, The Life Of A Man, In December
It’s been nearly one year ago since we’ve lost Joe Cocker. If you’re like me, some of his great songs has often been replayed in one way or another since…
Five Rufus (Featuring Chaka Khan) Titles Reissued In December
In the early ’70s, Rock ‘n Roll became familiar with a funk band by the name of Rufus. Rufus featured the stunning vocals of Chaka Khan, who went on to…
New Coldplay Album, A Head Full Of Dreams, (Their Last), Planned For December
Last year, Coldplay released their sixth full-length album, Ghost Stories. It generated the well-played “A Sky Full Of Stars”, which, for me, was a return of sorts to the kind…
Steven Wilson EP Interim Release, 4 1/2, In January
What’s that saying? Oh yeah…’you can’t keep a good man down’. In March (2015), Steven Wilson released his solo effort, Hand. Cannot. Erase. In addition to the myriad other projects…