Discoveries: First Aid Kit – Sweden
With Folk music being the go-to style this year it doesn’t surprise me to see more bands and duos trying to make it work. Some add a little twist to…
Audio Fidelity Will Remaster Alice Cooper’s Billion Dollar Babies
Audio Fidelity has already released several important Alice Cooper title on Gold Disc. Those are Love it To Death, Killer, and School’s Out. On the forums over at Steve Hoffman’s…
New Old Classics
Once in a while, I visit “new” music from the ’60s and ’70s, exploring something that I’ve neglected or never fully explored. Often, when I do this, I’m immeasurably surprised…
Poll: Patti Smith – Which Album Is Best?
With an artist like Patti Smith, it is virtually impossible to decide which might be her classic. Of course, most will sidle up near her debut, Horses. But as perfect…
What Are You Listening To?
Well, it seems like out little annual slowdown leading into the holiday period has arrived somewhat. While we’re getting a bit more than usual, I can sense the slowing. And…
Update: YES Atlantic Years Box Set And Close To the Edge Remix
I’ll make this short and sweet. Last week, I posted that YES would be releasing a 13CD Box of their Atlantic Years. In that post, we had dates for countries…
TAPSheet: Release Notes – 11/05/2013 (US Report)
There’s a lot of vinyl coming up in the near future, particularly where reissues are concerned. I’m well aware that many have moved beyond the allure of vinyl having already…
Review: Lily & Madeleine – Lily & Madeleine
When the teen-aged sister duo of Lily & Madeleine released their five-track EP, The Weight Of The Globe at the beginning of 2013, they never expected to be expressed in…
In Memoriam: Peter Haycock
If the news of Lou Reed’s passing weren’t taxing enough, the news that Pete Haycock succumbed to a heart attack on October 30 was pretty devastating too. If you don’t…
Boz Scaggs, And Zevon’s Excitable Boy Gets Audio Fidelity’s SACD Treatment
SACDs (Super Audio CDs) may not be on everyone’s mind, but they’re still compelling media for those that like a beautiful – and well defined – sound emanating from their…
TAPSheet: Release Notes – 10/29/2013 (US Report)
Geffen Records plan the issue of the recently updated Tommy album by The Who on vinyl LP with a scheduled date of December 10. Good news for fans who want…
YES: The Studio Albums 1969-1978 Box (The Atlantic Issues)
A short time ago, YES released a complete Box set of their Atlantic albums remixed into SACD quality. In a time where Complete Albums series are becoming the sought after…