Talia’s Notes: Leon Russell
My thoughts are so scattered as I type this. A short while ago, I found out that Leon Russell has passed away. For all of us in the music community,…
HD Downloads Tracks Update
I have another short list of HD tracks that have released or will soon release, some of which include the increasing conversion of Neil Diamond’s albums to the format for…
In Memoriam: Leon Russell
As if 2016 was not content with taking many great Rock luminaries this year, it had to its checklist with the taking of Leon Russell. Leon Russell, who entered the…
Leonard Cohen
He knew it. When Mr Cohen posted that he was ready for death, he knew it. Then came the retraction. It was for our sake, no doubt, that retraction. And…
A New Neil Young Album, Peace Trails, Expected In December
In the distant past, a Neil Young release was a highly anticipated one. And nothing has changed about that. With a wealth of Neil Young issues that include his Archival…
Iggy Pop’s Post Pop Depression: Live At The Royal Albert Hall Arrives On Vinyl LP In February
For Iggy Pop fans, especially the ones who rejoiced at his recently released album, Post Pop Depression, and his live follow-up, Live At the Royal Albert Hall. there’s this. Of…
Volume 35 of Dick’s Picks Grateful Dead Live Sets Arrives In January
The latest addition to the Dick’s Picks collection of live Grateful Dead will be released on January 6th as a 4CD set. Volume 35 is being issued by Real Gone…
Notes on The 2CD Uriah Heep Collection, Your Turn To Remember: The Definitive Anthology 1970-1990
Uriah Heep was one of the bands that helped to begin and further the progressive fantasy element of Rock music way back in 1969. Their debut album, Very ‘eavy, Very…
An Illinois Obscurity, Too Wild To Tame, A 1978 Album by The Boyzz To Reissue
Many years ago, I bought a Chicago area band’s new album. In the late ’70s, there were more than a few that found themselves on a major label. Off Broadway,…
40th Anniversary Rush Classic, 2112, Planned For December
If you ask people which Rush album was the one that started their life-long adoration of the band, i’d likely be 2112. Of course, there are those that found them…
Avenged Sevenfold Gets Warner Bros Music Years 2CD Collection: The Best of 2005-2013
With the new release of their latest album, The Stage (October 28, 2016), Avenged Sevenfold continues to explore societal breakdowns lyrically, adding a great craft of music that powers the…
John Cale Classic, Fragments Of A Rainy Season, Expanded For Reissue
For those that have followed the careers of the post-Velvet Underground crew, most notably Lou Reed, and John Cale, then today’s post should make you a bit happy. While Lou…