In Memoriam: George Duke
George Duke was a powerhouse of a keyboardist. Traditionally, he was accustomed to the Jazz style he loved so well. But like Sonny Rollins, George Duke, at times, stepped outside…
Midnight Oil Gets 2CD Compilation on April 30
Legacy Recordings, in conjunction with Columbia Records, will release a career-spanning collection for Midnight Oil that reaches into every LP and rare EP. The 2CD set will include 28 singles,…
Legacy Recordings’ New Legacy Vault
Here’s something new for your collecting spirit. Legacy Recordings have launched a new project that can potentially open up long out-of-print albums of music from even the most obscure of…
Review: The Raven That Refused to Sing and other stories – Steven Wilson
I’ll start off by saying that if you already are a Steven Wilson or Porcupine Tree fan, then this is a must-have album, with whatever format you choose to listen.…
In Music, NYC Rules The Roost…Or Is It LA? Or…
Point to the east, and there are a ton of great bands making music. New York City, where much of east coast music seems to come from, is a hotbed…
TAPSheet: Release Notes – 03/01/2013 (US Report)
Columbia Records have The Clash Hit Back featuring The Clash coming in June. The label also has a Sandanista! 2013 remaster coming in June (UK scheduled for June 10). PIAS…
Poll: What May Have Become of…?
I’ve always had something stuck in my craw concerning Faces, the UK band that sprung from Small Faces (Steve Marriott, Ronnie Lane, Ian McLagan, Kenney Jones), establishing and shortening the…
TAPSheet: Release Notes – 02/25/2013 (US Report)
Island Records plan the release of Such Hot Blood from The Airborne Toxic Event in CD, and Deluxe Edition packages on April 16. Vagrant Records will release Specter At The…
Audio Fidelity’s Marshall Blonstein Talks Music
Currently, Marshall Blonstein is owner and visionary of the increasingly important reissue label known as Audio Fidelity. Audio Fidelity began releasing superior quality 24K gold reissues, as well as an…
Alabama Shakes IS The Real Thing
I don’t fall in love with bands very easily. In fact, it sometimes takes quite a bit of interest to get one to sink in. Now, let me tell you…
TAPSheet: Release Notes – 02/18/2012 (US Report)
Warner Brothers will issue The Flaming Lips‘ The Terror in both CD and 2LP formats on April 2. The album is the band’s thirteenth studio effort. Megaforce Records have Anthems…
Release Pieces: Skydog: The Duane Allman Retrospective Box
Duane Allman left this life at the young age of 24 due to an unfortunate motorcycle accident. But before his untimely death, Allman had already put into place an enviable…