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Author: Kara Tucker

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ALBUMS: May 2023 In Review

May 31, 2023May 31, 2023 Kara Tucker 0 Comments 2023, bar italia, Brandi Carlile, Brandy Clark, Island Records, Matador Records, Ron Mael, Russell Mael, Sparks, The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte, Tracey Denim, Warner Music

Digging the new works of Sparks, bar italia and Brandy Clark this month

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Pop Rock 

You See Your Gypsy: Stevie Nicks Turns 75

May 26, 2023May 26, 2023 Kara Tucker 0 Comments 75th birthday, Bella Donna, Buckingham Nicks, Edge of Seventeen, Fleetwood Mac, Lindsey Buckingham, Stevie Nicks

Why the Fleetwood Mac songstress remains a vital force of nature in rock ‘n’ roll

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Alternative Rock Rock 

Temptation Waits: Garbage’s Version 2.0 at 25

May 12, 2023May 12, 2023 Kara Tucker 0 Comments 1998, 25th Anniversary, Angelfish, Butch Vig, Duke Erikson, Garbage, Shirley Manson, Steve Marker, Version 2.0

Looking back on the group’s forward-thinking second album

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Alternative Rock Indie Rock Post-Punk Rock 

50ft Queenie: PJ Harvey’s Rid of Me Turns 30

May 4, 2023May 4, 2023 Kara Tucker 0 Comments 1993, 30th Anniversary, 50ft Queenie, Dry, In Utero, Nirvana, PJ Harvey, Polly Jean Harvey, Rid Of Me, Rob Ellis, Steve Albini, Steve Vaughan

If 1992’s Dry was her Godfather, then this was her Godfather Part II

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Country and/or Western 

Tougher Than Leather: Willie Nelson Turns 90

April 29, 2023April 29, 2023 Kara Tucker 0 Comments 90th Birthday, Buddy Cannon, Country Music, Crazy, Patsy Cline, Texas, Willie Nelson

Reflections on an American treasure

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Records 

ALBUMS: April 2023 In Review

April 28, 2023April 28, 2023 Kara Tucker 0 Comments 72 Seasons, Ben Watt, Blackened Recordings, boygenius, Everything But The Girl, Fuse, Interscope Records, James Hetfield, Julien Baker, Kirk Hammett, Lars Ulrich, Lucy Daucus, Metallica, Phoebe Bridgers, Robert Trujillo, Tracey Thorn, Verve

Checking out the latest from boygenius, Everything But The Girl and Metallica

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Hard Rock Power Pop Rock 

On Top of the World: Cheap Trick’s Heaven Tonight at 45

April 24, 2023April 25, 2023 Kara Tucker 2 Comments 1978, 45th Anniversary, Bun E. Carlos, CHEAP TRICK, Heaven Tonight, Kiss, Rick Nielsen, Robin Zander, Surrender, Tom Petersson

Looking back on the band’s remarkable third LP

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Blues Rock 

Back to Get Ya: The J. Geils Band’s Bloodshot at 50

April 12, 2023April 12, 2023 Kara Tucker 0 Comments 1973, 50th anniversary, Atlantic Records, Bloodshot, J. Geils, J. Geils Band, Magic Dick, Peter Wolf

Reflecting on their best studio album from the ’70s

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Alternative Rock Folk Indie Rock Post-Punk Rock 

Talk About the Passion: R.E.M.’s Murmur at 40

April 12, 2023April 12, 2023 Kara Tucker 1 Comment 1983, 40th Anniversary, Athens, Bill Berry, Georgia, IRS Records, Michael Stipe, Mike Mills, Mitch Easter, Murmur, Peter Buck, R.E.M.

Celebrating the mumbling brilliance of the Athens band’s debut LP

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Records 

ALBUMS: March 2023 In Review

March 31, 2023March 31, 2023 Kara Tucker 0 Comments 2023, Andy Fletcher, Colin Blunstone, Cooking Vinyl, Dave Gahan, Depeche Mode, Did You Know That There's A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd., Different Game, Interscope Records, Lana del Rey, Martin Gore, Memento Mori, Rod Argent, The Zombies

Digging into fantastic new LPs by The Zombies, Depeche Mode and Lana Del Rey

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Blues New Wave Rock 

Sharp Dressed Men: ZZ Top’s Eliminator at 40

March 23, 2023March 23, 2023 Kara Tucker 1 Comment 1983, 40th Anniversary, Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill, Eliminator, Fairlight, Frank Beard, Gimme All Your Lovin', Legs, Sharp Dressed Man, Synthesizers, Texas, Warner Bros. Records, ZZ Top

How the Texas trio learned to stop worrying and love the synthesizer

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Alternative Rock Dance Rock New Wave Pop Rock 

Condemnation: Depeche Mode’s Songs of Faith and Devotion at 30

March 22, 2023March 22, 2023 Kara Tucker 1 Comment 1993, 30th Anniversary, Alan Wilder, Andy Fletcher, Condemnation, Dave Gahan, Depeche Mode, Flood, I Feel You, In Your Room, Jane's Addiction, Judas, Martin Gore, Reprise Records, Sire Records, Songs of Faith and Devotion, Walking In My Shoes

Looking back on the group’s darkest album

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Progressive Rock Rock 

Any Colour You Like: The Dark Side of the Moon Turns 50

March 1, 2023March 1, 2023 Kara Tucker 1 Comment 1973, 50th anniversary, Capitol Records, David Gilmour, Legacy Recordings, Nick Mason, Pink Floyd, Richard Wright, Roger Waters, The Dark Side Of The Moon

Pink Floyd’s record-setting album was indeed a true band effort

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Records 

ALBUMS: February 2023 In Review

February 28, 2023February 28, 2023 Kara Tucker 0 Comments 2023, Atlantic Records, Desire Pathway, Don Giovanni Records, Fueled By Ramen, Good Charamel, Our Best Place, Paramore, Screaming Females, Shonen Knife, This Is Why

Digging into new albums by Paramore, Shonen Knife and Screaming Females

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Beatle Remembrance Rock 

Breath Away From Heaven: George Harrison at 80

February 25, 2023February 25, 2023 Kara Tucker 0 Comments 80th birthday, All Things Must Pass, Bob Dylan, Cloud Nine, Fab Four, George Harrison, Gone Troppo, Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison, The Beatles, Tom Petty, Traveling Wilburys

Honoring the career of the not-so-quiet Beatle

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