New From Rock Icons, Macmillan Audio & Tor
KEITH RICHARDS: A LIFE IN PICTURES. Various photographers. Andy Neill, Editor. The Overlook Press. This just-released study captures the enigmatic rock-blues guitarist in stunning fashion, with pictures snapped by an … Continue reading
The Merry Makers Put Their Own Stamp On Christmas
WELCOME TO OUR CHRISTMAS PARTY. Band of Merry Makers. Portrait Records / Sony Music Masterworks. The season comes alive in this new album from The Merry Makers: Sam Hollander and Kevin Griffin, with … Continue reading
The Cutting Edge Peers Into the Mind of the Artist At Work
THE CUTTING EDGE 1965-1966: THE BOOTLEG SERIES VOL. 12. Bob Dylan. Columbia Records/Legacy. Since its introductory release 25 years ago, Bob Dylan’s Bootleg Series has been renowned for its ability … Continue reading
Odes To the Golden Age of Song
INTRODUCING DARLENE LOVE. Darlene Love. Produced by Stevie Van Zandt. Columbia Records. Darlene Love has long been thought of as one of rock guru Phil Spector’s great discoveries, known for … Continue reading
Talking Folklore Center Leaves Time Standing Still
IZZY YOUNG: TALKING FOLKLORE CENTER. Directed by Jim Downing. MVD Visual/Gazell Records. In 1959, Izzy Young helped to put folk music on the map with his Folklore Center which sat … Continue reading
Portraits of Van Morrison’s Middle Period
VAN MORRISON: ANOTHER GLORIOUS DECADE. UNDER REVIEW. 1977- 1987. MVD. Due out on September 18, Glorious Decade chronicles an important and generally under-appreciated period of “Van-the-Man’s” storied career. In the … Continue reading
Tropical Taste of Tiempo Libre
PANAMERICANO. Tiempo Libre. Universal Music Latin Entertainment. The music the Afro-Caribbean group Tiempo Libre makes is all about clear crystal rhythms rising through the fog to tug you from your chair, these … Continue reading
Coltrane Live On the Road
SO MANY THINGS. The European Tour – 1961. John Coltrane Quintet (featuring Eric Dolphy). Acrobat Records. This amazing 4-record set features the legendary John Coltrane live on the road with … Continue reading
Blood On the Docket
SHADOWS IN THE NIGHT. Bob Dylan. Columbia/Sony Music. Shadows In the Night is quite a different Bob Dylan record. A complete departure from the thirsty rock and roll waves of … Continue reading
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