American Recordings

Alternative Rock Country and/or Western Folk North Americana Rock 

Right In Time: Lucinda Williams’ Car Wheels on a Gravel Road at 25

June 30, 2023June 30, 2023 Kara Tucker 1 Comment 1998, 25th Anniversary, American Recordings, Car Wheels on a Gravel Road, Lucinda Williams, Mercury Records, Rick Rubin, Roy Bittan, Steve Earle

Inside the resonant timelessness of her greatest album

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Alternative Rock Hard Rock Heavy Metal Punk Rock 

Stuck in the Sky: System of a Down’s Self-Titled Debut Turns 25

June 29, 2023June 29, 2023 Ted Miller 0 Comments 1998, 25th Anniversary, Aerosmith, American Recordings, Daron Malakian, Eminem, John Dolmayan, Mike Patton, Serj Tankian, Shavo Odadjian, Sugar, System of a Down

Looking back on a punk-metal milestone

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Alternative Rock Electronic Post-Punk Rock 

Love and Rockets Release Sweet F.A. Sessions

June 12, 2023June 12, 2023 Ron Hart 0 Comments 1996, American Recordings, Beggars Arkive, Daniel Ash, David J, Kevin Haskins, Love and Rockets, My Dark Twin, Sweet F.A., Throbbing Gristle

Entitled My Dark Twin, the two-CD set captures the trio at their most experimental

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Alternative Rock Rock Southern Rock 

If You Feel Like A Riot: The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion at 30

May 25, 2022May 25, 2022 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1992, 30th Anniversary, American Recordings, Chris Robinson, Remedy, Rich Robinson, Sting Me, The Black Crowes, The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion

The Black Crowes’ sophomore masterpiece furthered a traditional rock ‘n’ roll tapestry

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Rock Southern Rock 

The Georgia Satellites Were Pure Lightnin’ In A Bottle

May 18, 2022May 19, 2022 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 0 Comments 1988, American Recordings, Atlanta, Cleveland International Records, Dan Baird, Elektra Records, Georgia, Keith Christopher, Lightnin' In A Bottle: The Official Live Album, live album, Rick Richards, Rolling Stones, The Georgia Satellites

A newly released live album from 1988 showcases the unchained spirit of Southern Rock’s most unsung act

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Country and/or Western Remembrance 

He Heard The Train A-Comin’: Johnny Cash at 90

February 26, 2022February 26, 2022 Jim Sullivan 1 Comment 90th Birthday, American Recordings, Country Music, Johnny Cash, June Carter Cash, Marty Stuart, Shel Silverstein, The Man In Black

Looking back on the one-of-a-kind career of The Man In Black

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