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Sunday, February 17, 2019

Forever and a Day

February 7, 2019February 7, 2019 Bill Kopp 0 Comments 1969, 50th anniversary, Apple Records, Mary Hopkin, Paul McCartney, The Beatles

Mary Hopkin’s Macca-conspired Apple debut Post Card at 50

Country and/or Western Folk Rock

Wasting Away

February 7, 2019February 7, 2019 Jason Scott 0 Comments Americana, Bob Sumner, Doug Sahm, The Sumner Brothers

Bob Sumner wears his heart on his sleeve for a collection of weepers

Country and/or Western Rock

High Flying Byrds

February 6, 2019February 6, 2019 Bobby Moore 0 Comments 1969, 50th anniversary, Chris Hillman, Gram Parsons, The Byrds, The Flying Burrito Brothers

The Flying Burrito Brothers’ The Gilded Palace of Sin at 50

Rock

Andrew Hagar: Blasting Riffs Across the Multiverse

February 6, 2019February 16, 2019 Martine Paris 0 Comments Andrew Hagar, Sammy Hagar, Van Halen

The Son of Sammy Hagar breaks out with From The Other Side

Hip Hop

Blame It On The Rain

February 5, 2019February 5, 2019 Katharine Coldiron 0 Comments A Tribe Called Quest, Books, Hanif Abdurraqib, University of Texas Press

Author Hanif Abdurraqib’s new book on A Tribe Called Quest straddles the line between listening guide and love letter

Experimental Rock

Hi Res Audio

February 5, 2019February 5, 2019 J Poet 0 Comments Milwaukee, SleeperSound, Television

SleeperSound makes eclectic music for the mind and body

Alternative Rock Rock

Staying Alive

February 4, 2019February 4, 2019 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Adam Gardner, Guster, Ryan Miller

On their bold new album, the sounds of Guster are a-changin’

Rock

Jimi’s City

February 4, 2019February 4, 2019 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments Jimi Hendrix, Jimi Hendrix Experience, Seattle

A new Hendrix exhibit keeps its eye on Seattle

Dub/Reggae

JÄH DIVISION Reunited, Making Nostalgia Irie Again

February 4, 2019 Justin Joffe 0 Comments Brooklyn, Jah Division, Joy Division, Kid Millions

In a time when most either reject nostalgia or embrace it wholeheartedly, a Brooklyn dub tribute band dares us to present in the groove

Remembrance Rock

True Love Ways

February 3, 2019February 3, 2019 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments 1959, Buddy Holly, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

On the 60th anniversary of “The Day the Music Died,” Buddy Holly is still taking us in new directions

Hard Rock Heavy Metal

Thirty Years After the War

February 2, 2019February 2, 2019 Meghan Roos 0 Comments 1989, 30th Anniversary, Gary Moore, Ozzy Osbourne, Phil Lynott, Thin Lizzy

Gary Moore’s political conscience rose to the surface on the last metal album of his career

Blues Hard Rock Metal! Rock

Radio Resonance

February 1, 2019February 1, 2019 Katherine Turman 0 Comments 1989, 30th Anniversary, Tesla

Tesla’s “controversial” classic turns 30

Pop

Cornflake Girl, Interrupted

February 1, 2019February 1, 2019 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1994, 25th Anniversary, Tori Amos

25 years ago today, Tori Amos released her classic third album Under the Pink

Pop

Lost in the Past, Living for the Future

February 1, 2019February 1, 2019 J Poet 0 Comments Jane Frank, Jenny Lewis, Roy Orbison, The Beach Boys

Jane Frank transcends generational divides on her new album

Folk Hard Rock Rock

Bitter Liquor

January 31, 2019January 31, 2019 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1994, 25th Anniversary, MARK LANEGAN, Nirvana, Screaming Trees

25 years ago, Mark Lanegan lost his religion on Whiskey for the Holy Ghost