Paul Weller To Release New Album in 2017, A Kind Revolution (And More!)
Since the arrival of The Jam, I have been a solid Paul Weller fan. (I do have to admit to being less a Style Council fan than The Jam, and…
Three Pink Floyd Titles To Be Reissued
Pink Floyd is a defining fixture in the annals of Rock and Roll. In fact, it’s hard to imagine a history without Pink Floyd in it. For me, there’s rarely…
Magnetic Waves Of Sound – The Best Of The Move in January
The beauty of specialized labels with plenty of funding is that can count on getting quality reissues of albums that you were aware of, but not many others. With an…
New Mike Oldfield Album, Return To Ommadawn
An interesting release scheduled for January is a sequel to a previous – and well-aged – album from 1975. That original album is Ommadawn by Mike Oldfield. Released after his…
Judas Priest to Release 3CD 30th Anniversary Edition of Turbo
Judas Priest has slowly but consistently been updating their catalog releases with new remastering and extended sets. Their last update was Defenders Of The Faith (1984), reissued as a 3CD…
2017 Promises New Music From Tool, The Black Angels, and Gene Loves Jezebel
This is a post that doesn’t have specific release dates. But, like the Random Notes of old in Rolling Stone magazine, I thought that you might enjoy knowing a few…
Review: Acoustic – Simple Minds
One of the better albums of 2016 (or at least one that deserves inclusion with a note that this is not an album of brand new originals) is Acoustic by…
The Feelies To Release New Album, In Between
The Feelies arrived back in 1980 with the release of their Stiff Records album, Crazy Rhythms. They immediately captured the attention of critics with their unusual style. After the release…
New Jesus And Mary Chain Album, Damage And Joy
It’s been a long, long time since we’ve gotten a new album by The Jesus and Mary Chain. In their prime, during the fresh and relevant period of their releases,…
In Memoriam: Greg Lake (King Crimson/ELP)
The world turns. Time moves inexorably onward. And people pass on because of that. We age. We get time-worn. Yes, it seems unfair…and it is! But that’s the paradigm we…
Leon Russell’s Carney Gets Remastered 200g Vinyl LP
Recently, it was noted that vinyl had outstripped digital download as a medium of distribution. Surprisingly, that announcement is one that evokes disbelief. But there it is. Now, having said…