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Saw Black & the Toys Mix Christmas Whimsy and Melancholy On New Album

December 4, 2019December 4, 2019 Jason Scott 0 Comments 2019, Americana, Christmas, Christmas In The Background, Justin Black, Recluse Raccoon, Saw Black & The Toys

Richmond-based band offer 12 holiday songs wrapped in shiny tinsel and dry wit

Punk

THE BEST REISSUES OF 2019: The Damned Finally Get the Greatest Hits Album They Deserve

December 3, 2019December 4, 2019 Tim Sommer 0 Comments Captain Sensible, Dave Vanian, Hall and Oates, Pink Floyd, Punk, Radiohead, Suicide, Taylor Swift, The Beatles, The Damned, Wire

A celebration of the Captain and Co.’s essential two-disc anthology Black Is The Night

Experimental Hardcore Metal! Progressive Rock

Greater Colorful Complexity: Between the Buried and Me’s The Great Misdirect Turns 10

December 3, 2019December 2, 2019 Jordan Blum 0 Comments 2009, Between the Buried and Me, The Great Misdirect, The Parallax II: Future Sequence, Victory Records

A look back at a loud rock classic that stood at the crossroads of death metal and prog

New Wave Progressive Rock Psychedelics

Is There Anybody Out There?: Pink Floyd’s The Wall at 40

December 2, 2019December 2, 2019 Katharine Coldiron 1 Comment 1979, 40th Anniversary, Alan Parker, David Gilmour, Gerald Scarfe, Nick Mason, Pink Floyd, Pink Floyd -- The Wall, Richard Wright, Roger Waters, The Wall

Just how much does Roger Waters’ hallucinogenic post-war opus reflect on these modern times?

Music Journalism

Jim Sullivan’s Famous Quotes, Vol. 1: December 2019

December 2, 2019December 2, 2019 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments Dee Dee Ramone, Hugh Cornell, Iggy Pop, Johnny Ramone, Neil Young, The Boston Globe, The Stranglers, Tom Waits

The former Boston Globe rock critic digs through his back pages for his most memorable interviews

Experimental Pop

I Really Need A Friend: The Rejection and Acceptance of Scott Walker’s Scott 4

December 1, 2019December 2, 2019 Jeremy Shatan 0 Comments 1969, Angela Morley, Bob Dylan, Citizen Kane, David Bowie, Harry Secombe, Ingmar Bergman, Julian Cope, Orson Welles, Scott 4, Scott Walker, Wally Stott

In late 1969, the dearly departed American pop laureate turned in his Citizen Kane

Pop Radio Records Rock

Don’t Ever Change: The Beatles’ Live at the BBC at 25

November 30, 2019November 30, 2019 Bill Kopp 0 Comments 1994, 25th Anniversary, British Broadcasting Company, Capitol Records, George Harrison, John Lennon, Live at the BBC, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, the BBC, The Beatles

The first major Beatles reissue of the 90s attempted to untangle the nest of wires that was the Fab Four’s adventures on the BEEB

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

Indie Rock

IN CONCERT: Angel Olsen’s Mirror-Erasing Magic

November 28, 2019November 28, 2019 Justin Joffe 0 Comments All Mirrors, Angel Olsen, Burn Your Fire For No Witness, Kate Bush

What Angel’s self-actualized songs taught me about being a true partner

jazz Punk

mssv: A Tale of Two Mikes

November 27, 2019November 27, 2019 Brad Cohan 0 Comments Contemplating the Engine Room, David Torn, Dinosaur Jr., firehouse, Johnny Brenda's in Philadelphia, Live Flowers, Mike Baggetta, Mike Watt, minutemen, mssv, Nels Cline, Stephen Hodges, Stooges, Wall of Flowers

Alongside drummer Stephen Hodges, guitarist Mike Baggetta and bass great Mike Watt go massive with their new trio, mssv

Dance Disco Funk Latin New Wave Pop Power Pop Radio Records Rock Soul Soundtracks and Film Scores

Pop Top 40: Top 200 Albums for the Week Ending November 24, 1984

November 26, 2019November 26, 2019 Thomas Inskeep 0 Comments Barbra Streisand, Billy Ocean, Bruce Springsteen, David Bowie, Hall and Oates, Honeydrippers, Huey Lewis and the News, Lionel Richie, Prince, Stevie Wonder, The Cars, Tina Turner, U2

At Thanksgiving 1984, Americans were most thankful for these albums

Hard Rock

ALBUMS: Slash Is Living The Dream!

November 26, 2019November 26, 2019 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 2019, Eagle Rock Entertainment, Guns 'N' Roses, Living The Dream Tour, Living The Dream Tour (Live), Myles Kennedy, Slash, Slash featuring Myles Kennedy, Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators

The Guns N’ Roses guitarist once again proves his solo prowess on powerful new live LP

Music Journalism

Neal Preston: An Exhilarating Eye

November 25, 2019November 25, 2019 Meghan Roos 0 Comments Ace Frehley, Bradley Cooper, Led Zeppelin, Neal Preston, Queen, Robert Plant, Stevie Nicks, The Sex Pistols, The Who, Wembley Stadium

The rock photography legend on clickbait headlines, lighting Kate Hudson’s face and who’s still on his photography bucket list.

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

Pop

To Be The Noisiest: Big Bam Boom at 35

November 24, 2019November 24, 2019 Thomas Inskeep 0 Comments 1984, 35th Anniversary, Big Bam Boom, Daryl Hall, Hall and Oates, John Oates, Out of Touch

The final album of Daryl Hall and John Oates’ imperial phase seemed to put production ahead of songwriting