The Aquarian

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Laura Nyro achieved fame during her lifetime mainly just as a songwriter. She penned major hits for the 5thDimension, including 1968’s...

On The Record: Rolling Stones’ ‘Welcome to Shepherd’s Bush,’ plus Sun Ra, Christopher Cross, & B.B. King

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December 20, 2024 0

A gargantuan crowd – like the estimated one-and-a-half-million fans who gathered for a 2006 outdoor gig in Rio de Janeiro –...

On The Record: Southside Johnny ‘Live at Rockpalast,’ plus Lucinda Williams, Lightnin’ Hopkins, & Emily Remler

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December 13, 2024 0

Southside Johnny came up through the same Asbury Park, New Jersey-area bars and clubs as Bruce Springsteen, with whom he has...

On The Record: George Harrison’s ‘Living in the Material World’ (Anniversary Edition), plus the Blasters & More

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December 6, 2024 0

George Harrison was dubbed the “quiet Beatle,” but he began his post–Fab Four career with a bang, releasing 1970’s chart-topping three-LP All...

On The Record: ‘Talking Heads:77’ Box Set, plus the Flatlanders, a History of Street Singing, & More

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November 29, 2024 0

Talking Heads:77 ranks among the most striking, fully realized, and important debut albums of the punk/new wave era that spawned it,...

On The Record: Elvis Costello’s ‘King of America & Other Realms,’ plus more new releases

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November 22, 2024 0

Less than two years after the release of the excellent four-CD The Songs of Bacharach & Costello, Elvis Costello has unveiled another major...

On The Record: The Allman Brothers Band, plus Renaissance, Frank Sinatra, a David Olney Tribute, & More New Releases

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November 15, 2024 0

Some rock groups carry on for too long – until after they’ve lost their spark, after they’ve already done a...

On The Record: An Anthology of Bob Dylan–Influenced Music & More New Releases

Jeff Burger

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November 8, 2024 0

You won’t find any Bob Dylan recordings or even any of his compositions on the Dylan-themed He Took Us by Storm. Instead, as...

On The Record: Box Sets from Jimi Hendrix, Al Stewart, & More

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November 1, 2024 0

A Celebration of Jimi Hendrix and His Electric Lady Studios Way back in 1982, in a review of an album...

On The Record: Joni Mitchell’s ‘Archives, Vol. 4’ & Jelly Roll Morton’s ‘Career Anthology’

Jeff Burger

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October 18, 2024 0

Joni Mitchell’s Latest Trip to the Vaults Yields Treasures After years in the spotlight, some musicians release a one- or...

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On The Record: Rolling Stones’ ‘Welcome to Shepherd’s Bush,’ plus Sun Ra, Christopher Cross, & B.B. King

On The Record: Southside Johnny ‘Live at Rockpalast,’ plus Lucinda Williams, Lightnin’ Hopkins, & Emily Remler

On The Record: George Harrison’s ‘Living in the Material World’ (Anniversary Edition), plus the Blasters & More

On The Record: ‘Talking Heads:77’ Box Set, plus the Flatlanders, a History of Street Singing, & More

On The Record: Elvis Costello’s ‘King of America & Other Realms,’ plus more new releases

On The Record: The Allman Brothers Band, plus Renaissance, Frank Sinatra, a David Olney Tribute, & More New Releases

On The Record: An Anthology of Bob Dylan–Influenced Music & More New Releases

On The Record: Box Sets from Jimi Hendrix, Al Stewart, & More

On The Record: Joni Mitchell’s ‘Archives, Vol. 4’ & Jelly Roll Morton’s ‘Career Anthology’

#THROWBACK: Bob Dylan, August 3, 1995

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PREMIERE: Whitney Tai’s Stunning Strength & ‘Simulation’

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#THROWBACK: Bob Dylan, August 3, 1995

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