CD REVIEW: CHRIS STAMEY, “The Great Escape”
Over the course of the last 42 years, I have loved the music of Chris Stamey – from the first time I ever heard The dB’s to his last “pop”…
Family Celebrates 50th Anniversary Of Bandstand
Family, a band from the late ’60s that had Ric Grech (Blind Faith/Traffic), and John Wetton within its ranks at one time or another, gave the world a collection of…
Mott The Hoople Celebrate 50th Anniversary Of All The Young Dudes With Box Set
Mott The Hoople, a grand UK band that not only provided a strong hit with “All The Young Dudes” from their fifth album, then gave us two more gems before…
50th Anniversary Of Average White Band To Be Celebrated With AWB 50 15CD Box
Average White Band, also known as AWB, helped merge a soulful jazz with Rock during the early ’70s. Their biggest hit was “Pick Up The Pieces”. For the duration of…
Neil Young Celebrates 50th Anniversary Of Time Fades Away
Neil Young has a rich catalog, many of the classic sets reaching 50 years of age. And Neil is all about the celebrating. Therefore, we can expect a 50th Anniversary…
Neil Young To Release Album Of Re-Recorded Tracks – Before +After
Neil Young is one of Rock’s great elder artists. He has been a member of Buffalo Springfield, and Crosby, Stills & Nash (as CSN&Y). He has enjoyed a vibrant solo…
Two Cocteau Twins Fontana/Capitol Classics (Four-Calendar Café, Milk & Kisses) To Reissue
Cocteau Twins were a unique band with a certain jangly and dreamy sound, all punctuated with the otherworldly and unique vocals of Elizabeth Fraser. Over the span of fourteen years,…
Violent Femmes Debut Celebrate Its 40th Anniversary
Violent Femmes provided a grand display of Punk and Folk music blended and coming from middle America. For a strong period of 30 years (1979-2009), the band of four delivered…
Rhino Adds Four More Titles To The Quadio Series – America, Lightfoot, Spinners, Mingus
In the ’70s, the major labels attempted to jump onto the multi-channel wagon with the thought that they were dealing with the future. And although they WERE dealing with the…
Peter Gabriel Returns With New Album -i/o
Since Peter Gabriel‘s years with Genesis and then his subsequent – and VERY successful – solo career, we have heard little of his music (other than previously recorded ones) for…
Lycia Classic – The Burning Circle And Then Dust – To Be Reissued On 2CD and 3LP Sets
Lycia is the art of Mike VanPortfleet, Tara Vanflower, and David Galas. To date, they are the MOST underrated band in the history of Rock. With a unique sound that…
The Libertines To Deliver New Album – All Quiet On The Eastern Esplanade
The Libertines is a UK Rock band that famously has Pete Doherty (Libertines/Solo/Babyshambles) within its ranks. And if he isn’t recognizable enough for his offstage exploits, then surely you’re aware…