Pantera Celebrates 20th Anniversary of Reinventing The Steel With 3CD and 2LP Sets
Pantera added to the style of Thrash Metal with a collection of studio albums that started back in 1983 with their self-issued debut, Metal Magic. Over the years, Pantera released…
Joni Mitchell Begins Archives Series with Volume 1 – The Early Years: 1963-1967
Joni Mitchell has been silent for many years since the release of Shine (2007). One would think that such a songstress with a strong worldview and a talent for expressing…
Tangerine Dream Virgin Years Expand With 10CD Box, Pilots of Purple Twilight: The Virgin Recordings 1980-1983
With the success of the massive In Search of Hades: The Virgin Recordings 1973-1979 16CD box for Tangerine Dream, which was released early in 2019, Universal/Virgin has officially thought “why…
U2 Classic, All That You Can’t Leave Behind, Gets 20th Anniversary Reissues
U2 is an enduring band that has released 14 studio albums over a period of 40 years. With the exception of the last two albums, U2‘s catalog has individually sold…
The Anthology: A Musical Journey To Chronicle The Career of Greg Lake
Greg Lake has led a spectacular musical life. His membership in King Crimson, and later, his partnership in Emerson, Lake & Palmer (with Keith Emerson, and Carl Palmer) left a…
ALBUM REVIEW: THE WHO, “Who”
This is long-overdue. Meaning my review and, in the grander scheme of things, the most recent offering from Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey, still trading under the name “THE WHO”.…
TAPSheet: 3 Talking Heads Classics Gets Color Vinyl LP Reissues (And Others)
Rhino’s annual Rocktober event arrives with a collection of new vinyl specials. While there are more than a few vinyl reissues in special vinyl releases, the main attraction (for me)…
Tangerine Dream Live 1997 Album, Tournado, Receives New Remaster and Extra Tracks
Jerome Froese is the kid photo found in some early Tangerine Dream album releases. But he is, in fact, more than just the photo. He has played in Tangerine Dream…
Sade To Release Remastered 6LP Box, This Far
The arrival of Sade back in 1984 with their sultry big hits, “Smooth Operator” and “Your Love Is King”, both on a massive-seller album, Diamond Life, gave a world-wide audience…
’70s NYC Legend, Wayne County & The Electric Chairs Gets 4CD Collection
The ’70s in NYC were – quite simply – an unmatched musical phenomenon. While many of the bands developed a following and varying amounts of fame (Velvet Underground, Lou Reed,…
New Dolly Parton XMas Album, A Holly Dolly Christmas
Apologies if this Christmas announcement is too much for a still hot summer…but it IS literally just around the corner. So, if I’m here, I might as well make it…
UPDATE: Ian Dury Gets New Collection – Hit Me! The Best Of Ian Dury (Cover and Tracklist)
Since Stiff Records unleashed a wealth of talent upon us back in the changing musicscapes of the late ’70s, we still remember many of them with warm memories. One of…