Columbia Records

Pop Rock 

Billy Joel Announces First New Pop Song in 17 Years

January 22, 2024January 22, 2024 Ron Hart 1 Comment 2024, Ariana Grande, Billy Joel, Blackpink, Celine Dion, Columbia Records, Freddy Wexler, Justin Bieber, Lil Wayne, Madison Square Garden, P!nk, Selena Gomez, Stevie Nicks, Sting, Turn The Lights Back On

“Turn The Lights Back On” comes out February 1st

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Hard Rock Heavy Metal Metal! 

Heavy Duty: Judas Priest’s Defenders Of The Faith at 40

January 19, 2024January 19, 2024 Nathan Carson 0 Comments 1984, 40th Anniversary, Columbia Records, Dave Holland, Dee Snider, Defenders Of The Faith, Freewheel Burning, Glenn Tipton, Ian Hill, Judas Priest, KK Downing, Rob Halford, Screaming For Vengeance, The Metallian, The Sentinel, The Who, Tipper Gore

Reflections on one of the band’s “strongest and fiercest” albums

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Hard Rock Rock 

Rats in the Cellar: Aerosmith’s Gems at 35

November 16, 2023November 16, 2023 Ron Hart 0 Comments 1988, 35th Anniversary, Aerosmith, Brad Whitford, Columbia Records, Gems, Jimmy Crespo, Joe Perry, Joey Kramer, Richard Supa, Steven Tyler, Todd Hamilton

Why its the Boston band’s greatest compilation

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Pop Rock 

Ain’t No Crime: Billy Joel’s Piano Man at 50

November 9, 2023 Steve Holtje 1 Comment 1973, 50th anniversary, Attila, Billy Joel, Captain Jack, Clive Davis, Columbia Records, Herb Gordon, Piano Man, The Ballad of Billy the Kid, The Commandos, The Hassles, You're My Home

Celebrating the album that gave the Long Island great his nickname

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Folk Rock 

License to Kill: Bob Dylan’s Infidels at 40

October 27, 2023October 27, 2023 Craig Peters 0 Comments 1983, 40th Anniversary, Bob Dylan, Columbia Records, Infidels, Mark Knopfler, Mick Taylor, Robbie Shakespeare, Sly Dunbar

Why it’s a classic despite leaving its best material on the cutting room floor

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Funk jazz 

Vein Melter: Herbie Hancock’s Head Hunters at 50

October 25, 2023October 26, 2023 Todd Manning 0 Comments 1973, 2Pac, 50th anniversary, Bennie Maupin, Bill Summers, Chameleon, Columbia Records, Digable Planets, Harvey Mason, Head Hunters, Herbie Hancock, J. Dilla, Miles Davis, Nas, Paul Jackson, Sly and the Family Stone, Vein Melter, Watermelon Man

Reflecting on the groundbreaking jazz-funk odyssey from the visionary keyboardist

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Pop Records Rock 

Billy Joel – The Vinyl Collection Vol. 2 Due Out November 3rd

September 15, 2023 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2023, An Innocent Man, Billy Joel, Box Set, Columbia Records, Fantasies & Delusions, Glass Houses, Legacy Recordings, Live from Long Island, River of Dreams, Storm Front, The Bridge, The Nylon Curtain, The Vinyl Collection Vol. 2, Vinyl

11-LP box set includes first-ever audio release of Live from Long Island

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Pop Rock 

Famous Last Words: Billy Joel’s River of Dreams at 30

August 10, 2023August 11, 2023 Dave Steinfeld 0 Comments 1993, 30th Anniversary, Billy Joel, Columbia Records, Danny Kortchmar, Elton John, Foreigner, Mick Jones, Miley Cyrus, Paul McCartney, Ray Charles, River of Dreams

Looking back on the Piano Man’s final pop album

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Glam Rock 

Hymn for the Dudes: Mott The Hoople’s Mott at 50

July 20, 2023July 20, 2023 Kara Tucker 0 Comments 1973, 50th anniversary, All the Way From Memphis, All the Young Dudes, Brain Capers, Columbia Records, Def Leppard, Joe Elliott, Luther Grosvenor, Mick Ralphs, Mott, Mott the Hoople, Spooky Tooth, Ziggy Stardust

Looking back on a perfect rock ‘n’ roll record

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Dylan Folk Records Rock 

Inside the Music of Bob Dylan’s Shadow Kingdom

June 9, 2023February 19, 2024 Tim Sommer 2 Comments Bob Dylan, Columbia Records, Fallen Angels, It's All Over Now Baby Blue, Legacy Recordings, Queen Jane Approximately, Rough and Rowdy Ways, Shadow Kingdom, Tombstone Blues, Triplicate

On this brilliant soundtrack, the Bard broadcasts on Radio Right Now 

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Pop Rock 

Something So Right: There Goes Rhymin’ Simon at 50

May 5, 2023May 5, 2023 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1973, 50th anniversary, American Tune, Columbia Records, Kodachrome, Loves Me Like a Rock, Paul Simon, Take Me to the Mardi Gras, There Goes Rhymin' Simon

Looking back on the album that broke Paul Simon out of his own shell

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Britpop Rock 

Close to the Wire: The Kinks’ Phobia at 30

March 29, 2023March 29, 2023 Craig Peters 2 Comments 1993, Columbia Records, Dave Davies, Phobia, Ray Davies, The Kinks

Is the band’s final studio album more relevant today?

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Pop Rock 

Miley Cyrus: Lost in Wonderland

March 27, 2023March 27, 2023 Ryan Maffei 0 Comments 2023, Bangerz, Billy Ray Cyrus, Columbia Records, Endless Summer Vacation, Flowers, Hannah Montana, Kathleen Hanna, Miley Cyrus, The Flaming Lips

She’s just bein’ Miley – but what does that mean?

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Punk Rock 

Shake Appeal: Iggy and the Stooges’ Raw Power at 50

February 7, 2023February 7, 2023 Todd Manning 2 Comments 1973, 50th anniversary, Columbia Records, David Bowie, Iggy and the Stooges, Iggy Pop, James Williamson, Raw Power, Ron Asheton, Scott Asheton, The Stooges

Looking back on a half-century of a punk rock landmark

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Blues Dylan Folk Records Rock 

LISTEN: Bob Dylan Shares New Track From Forthcoming Bootleg Series

January 11, 2023January 11, 2023 Ron Hart 0 Comments Bob Dylan, Bob Dylan Bootleg Series, Columbia Records, Daniel Lanois, Fragments - Time Out of Mind Sessions (1996-1997): The Bootleg Series Vol.17, Legacy Recordings, Teatro, Tony Garnier, Tony Mangurian

Fragments – Time Out of Mind Sessions (1996-1997) comes out January 27th

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