Massive 5CD Lead Belly Box Set For February
Huddie Ledbetter, better know to the world of music as Lead Belly, lived quite the life befitting a bluesman of his kind. And, although there are many viable bluesmen in…
Life In A High Quality Digital World
Recently, my close friend (whom I think of more like a brother), Bill Hunt has opened up my closed mind to digital downloads. Specifically, higher resolution digital files. For me,…
Pay Attention To Emily West And To Her New Album, All For You, Planned For March
I’ve not been a fan of ANY TV talent shows beginning way back in the early ’80s with the Ed McMahon-hosted Star Search. This is ESPECIALLY true of the American…
Steve Earle & The Dukes To Release New Album, Terraplane, In February
Steve Earle has been an artist of note for three decades. In his time, he has acquired three Grammy Awards, and a number of other awards that pay homage to…
Rhino To Reissue 2CD Chicago – Live In ’75, In February
Chicago formed back in 1967 and gained immediate success with their Jazz/Rock blends. The first album, Chicago Transit Authority, delivered three strong singles in “Does Anybody Really Know What Time…
New Projekt Release Feature Collaboration Ambient Effort With Alio Die & Lorenzo Montanà, Holographic Codex
Alio Die, the recording moniker of Italian Ambient composer, Stefano Musso, and Lorenzo Montanà, an Italian soundtrack composer, have joined together to create a new sound painting of ambient textures,…
Talia’s Overflow Notes: Wishlist for 2015
I was a good kid this year. That is, if you like 53 year old kids. I kept my list from last year right at my computer and kept periodic…
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…
The Ambient Series: Call Of The North – Ugasanie (CD Review)
There are many, many variants of ambient music in the world of music these days. They encompass so many moods, stories, thoughts, and intents, that you could actually subscribe to…
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…
Getting Vocal For a Remastered/Expanded Deluxe Edition Of Live Dates By Wishbone Ash
While listening to The Garden Party, the 2CD Martin Turner set of live songs from the Wishbone Ash catalog, I was – once again – struck to notice that the…