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Friday, September 25, 2020

Santana Anointed: 50 Years Of Abraxas

September 16, 2020September 17, 2020 Jeremy Shatan 0 Comments 1970, 50th anniversary, Carlos Santana, Gregg Rolie, José "Chepito" Areas, Michael Carabello, Michael Shrieve, Miles Davis, Santana, Tanglewood, Woodstock

Celebrating a half century of the most definitive Santana studio LP

Alternative Rock Remembrance

Three Years Gone: Remembering Grant Hart

September 15, 2020September 16, 2020 Jim Sullivan 2 Comments Bob Mould, Grant Hart, Greg Norton, Hot Wax, Husker Du, Nova Mob, The Last Days Of Pompeii

Read an interview with the sorely missed Hüsker Dü drummer from 2009

Bluegrass North Americana

The Dillards: Bluegrass for Today, Tomorrow and Yesterday

September 15, 2020September 16, 2020 j. poet 0 Comments Bernie Leadon, Bluegrass, Cheryl White, Don Henley, Doug Dillard, Gary Smith, George Giddens, Herb Pedersen, Old Road New Again, Ricky Skaggs, Rodney Dillard, Sharon White, The Dillards, The Eagles, Tony Wray, Wheatstraw Suite. Andy Griffith

An exclusive chat with Rodney Dillard about maintaining an American legacy

New Wave Pop Power Pop Rock

Clem Burke: Full Moon, Empty Hearts

September 14, 2020September 16, 2020 Katherine Yeske Taylor 0 Comments Andy Babiuk, Blondie, CBGB, Clem Burke, Debbie Harry, Ed Stasium, Elliot Easton, Jon Varvatos, Ringo Starr, The Beatles, The Cars, The Chesterfield Kings, The Empty Hearts, The Romantics, Wally Palmar

An exclusive chat with the Blondie drummer about the second album from his current band and the good old days on The Bowery

Alternative Rock Pop

I’m Your Fan: A Tribute to A Tribute

September 14, 2020September 14, 2020 Jim Caligiuri 0 Comments 33 1/3 Series, Fatima Mansions, Hal Willner, House of Love, I’m Your Fan: The Songs of Leonard Cohen, John Cale, Juliana Hatfield, Leonard Cohen, Lloyd Cole, Nick Cave, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, R.E.M., The Pixies

A new 33 1/3 book explores an overlooked and out-of-print homage to Leonard Cohen

Dub/Reggae Remembrance Ska

Artists Remember Toots Hibbert

September 13, 2020September 14, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments Bob Marley, Brian Eno, Funky Kingston, Jimmy Cliff, Keith Richards, Monkey Man, Pressure Drop, Reggae, RIP, Ronnie Wood, The Specials, The Who, Toots and the Maytals, Toots Hibbert, Ziggy Marley

Read remembrances from Mick Jagger, The Who, Keith Richards, Brian Eno and more and listen to our exclusive mixtape honoring the life of the man who gave reggae its name

Soul

Dig the Slowness: Roberta Flack’s Chapter Two at 50

September 11, 2020September 13, 2020 Mitchell Cohen 3 Comments 1970, Aretha Franklin, Atlantic Records, Bernard Purdie, Brothers Four, Chad Mitchell Trio, Chapter Two, Chuck Rainey, Donny Hathaway, Eumir Deodato, Harry Belafonte, Hugh McCracken, King Curtis, Kingston Trio, LaVern Baker, Marianne Faithfull, Peter Paul & Mary, Quiet Fire, Richard Tee, Roberta Flack, The Smothers Brothers

The portrait of an artist looking for an audience at the intersection of enlightened soul and contemporary singer-songwriter pop

Folk

ALBUMS: Neil Young Proves He’s Still A Credible Crusader

September 11, 2020 Lee Zimmerman 1 Comment Bob Dylan, Donald J. Trump, Lookin' for a Leader 2020, Neil Young, Neil Young. The Times, Reprise, The Times, The Times They Are A’ Changin

A Fireside Sessions-inspired EP proves that in these Times, the need for protest is as urgent as ever

Alternative Rock Emotional Punk Rock aka Emo Heavy Metal Post-Hardcore

Millennium Tension: Jupiter is the OK Computer of Heavy Metal

September 10, 2020September 13, 2020 Nathan Carson 0 Comments 2000, Antenna, Caleb Scofield, Cave In, Explosions in the Sky, Foo Fighters, Green Day, Hydra Head Records, J.R. Conners, Jupiter, Nirvana, RCA Records, Steve Brodsky

Cave In’s breakout album turns 20

Alternative Rock Pop Power Pop

Baby’s Come Back: Jellyfish’s Bellybutton at 30

September 10, 2020September 10, 2020 Jordan Blum 0 Comments 1990, 30th Anniversary, Andy Sturmer, Beatnik Beatch, Bellybutton, David Bowie, Jason Falkner, Jellyfish, Jr, King's X, Mike Portnoy, Roger Joseph Manning, The Black Crowes, Three O’Clock, Todd Rundgren, World Party, XTC

Inside the album that helped usher L.A. rock into the 1990s

Blues

Bobby Rush: Back to the Raw Roots of The Blues

September 9, 2020September 9, 2020 j. poet 0 Comments 2020, Black Lives Matter, Bobby Rush, Chitlin Circuit, Howin’ Wolf, Mississippi, Muddy Waters, Rawer Than Raw, Skip James

At 86, the blues great pays homage to the Mississippi masters who guide his path

Beatle Soundtracks and Film Scores

My Independence Seems to Vanish in the Haze: Help! At 55

September 9, 2020September 17, 2020 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments 1965, Act Naturally, George Harrison, George Martin, Help!, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, The Beatles, Ticket To Ride, Yesterday

The Fabs’ 1965 movie/album was the last gasp of Beatlemania

Alternative Rock Hard Rock Punk

He Won’t Crap Out: Brick By Brick at 30

September 8, 2020September 9, 2020 Eric Davidson 0 Comments 1990, 30th Anniversary, Brick By Brick, Candy, Charles Burns, Dédales, Duff McKagan, Éditions Cornélius, Home, Iggy Pop, Kate Pierson, Slash

An exclusive interview with cover artist Charles Burns highlights our celebration of the best Iggy Pop album from the last 30 years

Hip Hop

Raekwon’s “Purple Tape”: Only Built 4 Immortality

September 8, 2020September 8, 2020 Brody Kenny 0 Comments 1995, 25th anniversary Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, Method Man, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx..., Raekwon, RZA, U-God

Cuban Linx, the auspicious solo debut from the Wu-Tang Clan’s resident chef, turns 25

jazz

LISTEN: Sonny Rollins is 90!

September 7, 2020September 7, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments 90th Birthday, Art Blakey, Blue Note, Clifford Brown, Impulse! Records, Jazz, John Coltrane, Max Roach, Miles Davis, Prestige Records, RCA Victor, Sonny Rollins, Thelonious Monk

Digging into the best of the Saxophone Colossus from 1953 to 1966