BMG

Beatle Rock 

Looking for the Light: George Harrison’s Living in the Material World

November 13, 2024November 13, 2024 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments 1973, 2024, BMG, Dark Horse Records, Deluxe Edition, George Harrison, Living in the Material World, The Beatles

A deluxe edition shines a new hue on a Quiet Beatle classic

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Uncategorized 

Fast Eddie Clarke Subject of New Box Set

July 28, 2024July 29, 2024 Ron Hart 0 Comments “Fast” Eddie Clarke, BMG, Fastway, Girlschool, Make My Day: The Rock 'n' Roll Story Of Fast Eddie Clarke, Motörhead, Saxon

Make My Day: The Rock ‘n’ Roll Story Of Fast Eddie Clarke due out September 6th

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Blues 

John Lee Hooker’s The Best of Friends Returns to Print

June 11, 2024June 11, 2024 Ron Hart 0 Comments BMG, Bonnie Raitt, Carlos Santana, Eric Clapton, Jimmie Vaughan, John Lee Hooker, Los Lobos, Robert Cray, Ry Cooder, The Best of Friends, Van Morrison

The collaborative 1998 collection will be reissued on July 12th

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Hard Rock Heavy Metal Rock 

Bruce Dickinson Flies Solo Again with The Mandrake Project

March 14, 2024March 14, 2024 Nathan Carson 1 Comment BMG, Bruce Dickinson, Iron Maiden, Kurt Sutter, Salvador Dali, Steve Harris, The Mandrake Project, Van der Graaf Generator, William Blake, Wordsworth

The Iron Maiden vocalist’s first new album in 19 years is also a limited series comic book

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Records 

ALBUMS: September 2023 In Review

September 30, 2023October 2, 2023 Kara Tucker 0 Comments BMG, Dead Oceans, Geffen Records, Guts, Kylie Minogue, Mitski, Olivia Rodrigo, Tension, The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We, The Replacements, Tim, Tim: Let It Bleed Edition

Digging into the latest albums from Olivia Rodrigo, Mitski and Kylie Minogue

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Britpop Pop Rock 

The Kinks Announce The Journey – Part 2

September 27, 2023February 19, 2024 Ron Hart 0 Comments A Soap Opera, Andrew Sandoval, BMG, Dave Davies, Everybody’s In Show Biz, Face To Face, Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Mick Avory, Muswell Hillbillies, Peter Quaife, Preservation Acts 1 & 2, Ray Davies, Something Else, The Journey - Part 2, The Kink Kontroversy, The Kinks, The Village Green Preservation Society

The next chapter of the legendary British band’s biographical anthology series comes out November 17th

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Rock 

The Kinks Announce Two-Part 60th Anniversary Anthology

February 23, 2023February 23, 2023 Ron Hart 0 Comments BMG, British Invasion, Dave Davies, Mick Avory, Peter Quaife, Ray Davies, The Journey - Part 1, The Kinks, Waterloo Sunset

The Journey – Part 1 comes out on March 24th

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New Wave Pop Rock 

Simple Minds Go Straight For Your Heart

October 20, 2022October 21, 2022 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Berenice Scott, BMG, Charisse Osei, Charlie Burchill, Direction of the Heart, Ged Grimes, Gordy Goudie, Jim Kerr, Sarah Brown, Scotland, Simple Minds, The Breakfast Club

With a striking new album, Jim Kerr reflects on his band’s timeless trajectory

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Alternative Rock Rock 

ALBUMS: The Afghan Whigs — Still Smoldering After All These Years

October 10, 2022October 10, 2022 Justin Cober-Lake 1 Comment BMG, Greg Dulli, How Do You Burn?, MARK LANEGAN, Royal Cream, The Afghan Whigs

How Do You Burn? arrives with a mix of inevitability and gratitude

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Hip Hop Rap 

ALBUMS: The Art of Cheat Codes

August 23, 2022 Ron Hart 0 Comments A$AP Rocky, Armand Hammer, Black Thought, BMG, Cheat Codes, Chef Raekwon, Danger Mouse, Denzel Curry, Hip-hop, Joey Bada$$, MF Doom, Rap, Run The Jewels, The Roots

Danger Mouse and Black Thought come correct on collaborative debut

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Blues 

Montreux Mud

January 2, 2022January 2, 2022 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 0 Comments Bill Evans, Blues, BMG, guitar, live album, Miles Davis, Montreux, Muddy Waters, O9, Soft Machine, The Montreux Years, Weather Report

A new compilation collects the best moments of blues legend Muddy Waters’ three trips to Switzerland

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Folk North Americana 

ALBUMS: Dar Williams Promises to Meet Us There 

October 15, 2021October 15, 2021 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 2021, BMG, Cold Spring, Dar Williams, folk, I'll Meet You Here, Joan Baez, Joni Mitchell, Judy Collins, Renew Records, Upstate NY

It’s a rendezvous well worth the wait

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Rock 

LISTEN: Eddie Vedder Goes Long With Post Malone Producer

September 8, 2021September 8, 2021 Ron Hart 0 Comments "Long Way, 2021, Andrew Watt, BMG, Earthling, Eddie Vedder, Monkeywrench Records, Pearl Jam, Post Malone

The chemistry between the Pearl Jam singer and Andrew Watt is promising and palpable on the first single off Eddie’s forthcoming solo album Earthling

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Blues Folk Gospel Irish jazz 

Van Morrison’s Pandemic Blues

May 11, 2021March 24, 2022 Mitchell Cohen 2 Comments 2021, Aldous Snow, BMG, Facebook, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Latest Record Project Volume 1, Russell Brand, Spotify, Twitter, Van Morrison

The Irishman airs his grievances and alienates fans on Latest Record Project Volume 1

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Glam New Wave Pop 

Sparks and the Steady Drip, Drip, Drip of Success Pt. I

May 14, 2020May 22, 2020 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 2020, A Steady Drip Drip Drip, BMG, Franz Ferdinand, Ron Mael, Russell Mael, Sparks, The Cramps

As they release their 24th LP, Ron Mael speaks exclusively with the Rock & Roll Globe about how he and brother Russell are keeping from going COVID crazy

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