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The King’s Catalogue

January 8, 2020January 8, 2020 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments Birthdays, Blue Hawaii, Elvis Presley, From Elvis in Memphis, King Creole, Memphis, Way Down In The Jungle Room

In celebration of his 85th birthday, we give the Elvis Presley discography a fresh overview for a new American decade

Pop Progressive Rock Rock

THE BEST REISSUES OF 2019: Eight Notable Features of Pink Floyd’s The Later Years

December 26, 2019December 27, 2019 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments David Gilmour, Nick Mason, Pink Floyd, Reissues, Richard Wright, Roger Waters, Syd Barrett, The Later Years

Exploring the catacombs of this overdue sonic monument to the post Roger Waters era

Pop

THE BEST REISSUES OF 2019: A Little More Conversation

December 18, 2019December 18, 2019 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments 1969, 2019, Box sets, Conversation Piece, David Bowie, Rhino, Space Oddity, Tony Visconti

David Bowie’s Space Oddity saga finally gets its unabridged homage in gorgeous new box set

Alternative Rock Folk Rock

THE BEST REISSUES OF 2019: Nirvana’s Televised Swan Song

December 10, 2019December 11, 2019 Gillian G. Gaar 2 Comments 1993, 1994, About a Girl, Alex Coletti, All Apologies, colored vinyl edition, Cris Kirkwood, Curt Kirkwood, David Grohl, Jesus Wants me for a Sunbeam, Krist Noveselic, Kurt Cobain, Leadbelly, Lori Goldston, MARK LANEGAN, Martin D-18E, Meat Puppets, Michael Azerrad, Nevermind, Nirvana, Nirvana MTV Unplugged in New York, November 18, On a Plain, Pennyroyal Tea, Polly, Something in the Way, The Man Who Sold the World, THE VASELINES, vinyl reissue

A crisp new vinyl reissue of MTV Unplugged in New York celebrates the band that could have been

Indie Rock New Wave Pop Punk

IN CONCERT: Sleater-Kinney Takes Seattle

November 29, 2019November 29, 2019 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments Carrie Brownstein, Corin Tucker, Seattle, SLEATER-KINNEY, The Center Won't Hold

The center holds just fine for Corin and Carrie as they bring S-K Mach 3 to the Jet City

Experimental Pop

THE BEST REISSUES OF 2019: The First Recordings of Two Gary Numan Classics

November 25, 2019November 25, 2019 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments 1979, Beggars Banquet, Cars, Gary Numan, Gymnopedie No. 1

In honor of their 40th anniversaries, Beggars Banquet unveils early mixes of The Pleasure Principle and Tubeway Army’s Replicas

New Wave Pop Punk

Touched by Her Presence, Dear: Debbie Harry’s ‘Face It’

November 13, 2019November 20, 2019 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments Adopted, Blondie, Chris Stein, Clem Burke, David Bowie's size, Debbie Harry, Face It, NME interview, Rob Roth and Chris Stein, St. Mark's Place, St. Mark's Place rent in 1965

Blondie drops truth bombs in her long awaited memoir

Hard Rock Psychedelics

A Devilishly Good Time With Coven

October 31, 2019October 31, 2019 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments Black Sabbath, Blood on the Snow, Coven, Halloween, Real Gone Music, Witchcraft Destroys Minds and Reaps Souls

Why waste your time on candy corn and Ben Cooper costumes when you can celebrate Halloween with an actual Black mass?

Blues Electronics Pop Progressive Rock Rock

ALBUMS: Steve Miller Cracks Open His Vault

October 22, 2019October 24, 2019 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments Abracadabra, alternate version of Fly Like an Eagle, alternate version of Rock 'n Me, Chuck Berry, Fly Like An Eagle, James Cotton, Live at the Fillmore, rarities, Rock'n Me, Steve Miller, Steve Miller Band, Steve Miller box set, Steve Miller Don Kirshner's Rock Concert, The Joker, Welcome to the Vault

A look inside the American rock legend’s rarities-packed new box set

Alternative Rock Hard Rock Punk

ALBUMS: Another Gloomy ‘Morning in America’ for Mudhoney

October 15, 2019October 17, 2019 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments Mark Arm, Morning In America, MUDHONEY, Steve Turner, Sub Pop

Sub Pop’s evergreen hometown band releases its first EP in 25 years

Blues Records Rock

50 Years of Dem Ol’ Kozmic Blues, Mama!

October 3, 2019October 4, 2019 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments 1969, Holly George-Warren, I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama!, Janis Joplin, Janis: Her Life and Music, Mama!, Nick Gravenites

RNR Globe revisits Janis Joplin’s oft-forgotten first post-Big Brother album

Pop Punk Records Rock

Across the Alienation: Green Day’s ‘American Idiot’ at 15

September 25, 2019November 26, 2019 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments 15th anniversary, 2004, American Idiot, Billie Joe Armstrong, Boulevard of Broken Dreams, Green Day, I Walk Alone, Mike Dirnt, Nobody Likes You, Tre Cool

A decade after Dookie, Mike, Tre and Billie Joe hit creative paydirt with pop’s last great rock opera

Rock

Long Time Coming: Elvis Presley and the American Sound Studio sessions

August 26, 2019August 26, 2019 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments 1969, American Sound 1969, Elvis Presley, Felton Jarvis, Legacy Recordings, RCA Records

Author Gillian G. Gaar reconfigures an excerpt from her acclaimed book for an exciting new reissue revolving around The King’s most underrated era

Hard Rock Pop Punk

ALBUMS: Sleater-Kinney Is Dead, Long Live Sleater-Kinney

August 15, 2019August 20, 2019 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments Annie Clark, Call the Doctor, Carrie Brownstein, Corin Tucker, drummer quit, Hurry on Home, Janet Weiss, new direction, SLEATER-KINNEY, St. Vincent, The Center Won't Hold

The Olympia trio go big and bold on St. Vincent-produced Mom + Pop debut

Records Rock

Three Fussy Classics Plus One New Title Equal Latest Batch of Macca Reissues

August 3, 2019August 6, 2019 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments Amoeba Gig, Choba B CCCP, Double Fantasy, Flowers in the Dirt, Off the Ground, Paul Is Live, Paul McCartney, Paul McCartney and Wings, Ringo Starr All Starr Band, Tripping the Live Fantastic, Vinyl, Wings, Wings Over America

Paul is live — again and again and again

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