The Aquarian

August 25, 2023 0

Earlier this year, England’s Grapefruit label issued Too Much Sun Will Burn, the second of two three-CD sets celebrating the...

On The Record: Elvis Presley’s ‘Aloha from Hawaii,’ plus a Ray Davies Tribute, Two Rockabilly Anthologies, Melanie, & More New Releases

Jeff Burger

Columns

August 18, 2023 0

Elvis Presley’s return to prominence after a multi-year slump began with a December 1968 TV special and arguably culminated in...

On The Record: Joni Mitchell’s ‘At Newport,’ plus the Contenders, Nick Lowe, & Darlingside

Jeff Burger

Columns

August 11, 2023 0

Joni Mitchell released her last studio album, Shine, in 2007, after which her music began to take a back seat as she...

On The Record: Eric Clapton’s ‘The Definitive 24 Nights,’ plus Hot Tuna, Marshall Crenshaw, & Delbert McClinton

Jeff Burger

Columns

August 4, 2023 0

Eric Clapton’s 24 Nights, which appeared in 1991, culled 15 superlative performances from a series of concerts that year and in...

On The Record: ‘Let’s Stomp!,’ a Merseybeat Anthology, plus Nils Lofgren, Johnny Winter, Kentucky Colonels, & Daryl Mosley

Jeff Burger

Columns

July 28, 2023 0

As you know if you’ve read Tune In, Mark Lewisohn’s peerless history of the Beatles’ pre-fame years, the Fab Four were...

On The Record: Lucinda Williams’s ‘Stories from a Rock n Roll Heart,’ plus Yusuf/Cat Stevens, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, Jesse DeNatale, & Aaron Smith

Jeff Burger

Columns

July 21, 2023 0

Lucinda Williams has recorded lots of country- and soul-flavored music over her four-decade career, but her heart has always been in...

On The Record: Grateful Dead’s ‘Here Comes Sunshine 1973,’ plus Midnight Callers, Marv Johnson, & Mick Kolassa

Jeff Burger

Columns

July 14, 2023 0

The Grateful Dead released three multi-disc concert LPs between 1969 and 1972 (Live/Dead, Grateful Dead, and Europe ’72), which seemed like a lot at...

On The Record: West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band, plus Hardwicke Circus, the Baseball Project, Monster Mike Welch, Elliott Murphy, & a Doc Watson tribute

Jeff Burger

Columns

July 7, 2023 0

A 1968 radio spot for the fourth LP by the West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band (WCPAEB) refers to its...

On The Record: A Charles Mingus Box, plus Eliza Gilkyson, Tracy Nelson, Asha Wells, & a Tribute to Badfinger’s Pete Ham

Jeff Burger

Columns

June 30, 2023 0

Charles Mingus is widely regarded as one of the greatest bassists in the history of jazz, but he is even better...

On The Record: Expanded Reissues of Little Feat’s ‘Sailin’ Shoes’ & ‘Dixie Chicken,’ plus Son Volt, Ags Connolly, & Bob Bradshaw

Jeff Burger

Columns

June 23, 2023 0

With varying lineups over the years, Little Feat has released well over a dozen albums, but anyone who wants to explore its...

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On The Record: An Anthology of 1967 Rock, plus Talking Heads, Christian Parker, and More

On The Record: Elvis Presley’s ‘Aloha from Hawaii,’ plus a Ray Davies Tribute, Two Rockabilly Anthologies, Melanie, & More New Releases

On The Record: Joni Mitchell’s ‘At Newport,’ plus the Contenders, Nick Lowe, & Darlingside

On The Record: Eric Clapton’s ‘The Definitive 24 Nights,’ plus Hot Tuna, Marshall Crenshaw, & Delbert McClinton

On The Record: ‘Let’s Stomp!,’ a Merseybeat Anthology, plus Nils Lofgren, Johnny Winter, Kentucky Colonels, & Daryl Mosley

On The Record: Lucinda Williams’s ‘Stories from a Rock n Roll Heart,’ plus Yusuf/Cat Stevens, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, Jesse DeNatale, & Aaron Smith

On The Record: Grateful Dead’s ‘Here Comes Sunshine 1973,’ plus Midnight Callers, Marv Johnson, & Mick Kolassa

On The Record: West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band, plus Hardwicke Circus, the Baseball Project, Monster Mike Welch, Elliott Murphy, & a Doc Watson tribute

On The Record: A Charles Mingus Box, plus Eliza Gilkyson, Tracy Nelson, Asha Wells, & a Tribute to Badfinger’s Pete Ham

On The Record: Expanded Reissues of Little Feat’s ‘Sailin’ Shoes’ & ‘Dixie Chicken,’ plus Son Volt, Ags Connolly, & Bob Bradshaw

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