Elektra

Britpop 

Yer Twisting My Melon, Man! Pills ‘n’ Thrills and Bellyaches at 30

November 30, 2020November 30, 2020 Ian King 0 Comments 1990, Black Grape, Bummed, Elektra, God's Cop, Happy Mondays, Kinky Afro, Pills ‘n’ Thrills and Bellyaches, Shaun Ryder, Step On

On their essential third album, the Happy Mondays set the scene for Madchester’s never-ending rave going into the 90s

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Country and/or Western Folk North Americana 

Doc Watson and Gathier Carlton: The Debut Album of an American Icon

June 16, 2020June 16, 2020 j. poet 0 Comments David Grisman, Doc Watson, Elektra, Gaither Carlton, Jac Holzman, John Sebastian, Maria Muldaur, Pete Seeger, Pete Seigel, Smithsonian Folkways, The Even Dozen Jug Band

Record producer Peter Siegel shares his memories of the recordings he made the night of Watson’s first New York City concerts in 1962

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Alternative Rock Pop 

Building Quirky Birdhouses: They Might Be Giants’ Flood at 30

April 6, 2020April 18, 2020 Jordan Blum 1 Comment 1990, Arto Lindsay, Elektra, Elvis Costello, Flood, John Flansburgh, John Linnell, Madness, Malcolm In The Middle, Paul McCartney, Pete Townshend, Quentin Tarantino, The Teardrop Explodes, They Might Be Giants, Tiny Toons Adventures

Why we need the levity of John Flansburgh and John Linnell’s college radio classic now more than ever

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Pop 

On the California Coast: Cry Like a Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind at 30

October 30, 2019October 30, 2019 Thomas Inskeep 0 Comments 1989, Aaron Neville, Cry Like A Rainstorm, Dolly Parton, Don't Know Much, Elektra, Howl Like The Wind, Linda Ronstadt, Nelson Riddle

Linda Ronstadt’s 1989 return to pop was a surprise smash — and surprisingly great

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Psychedelics Punk Records Rock 

Let’s Talk About ‘Nuggets’ with Lenny Kaye

October 24, 2019October 28, 2019 Bill Kopp 1 Comment 13th Floor Elevators, Amboy Dukes, Elektra, Jac Holzman, Lenny Kaye, Nuggets, Rhino Records, Sire Records, The Blues Magoos, The Chocolate Watchband, The Remains, The Standells, The Zombies

The Patti Smith Group guitar great looks back at the Original Artyfacts of the First Psychedelic Era

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Psychedelics Records Rock 

Always See Your Face: Love’s Four Sail at 50

August 29, 2019August 30, 2019 Jeremy Shatan 6 Comments 1969, 50th anniversary, Arthur Lee, Elektra, Four Sail, Jimi Hendrix, Love, Woodstock

Digging into the last Arthur Lee classic on Elektra

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Blues Folk jazz Music Journalism 

I Met Nina Simone and Richie Havens in 1978 for Dinner, Part One

August 22, 2019August 23, 2019 Carey Budnick 2 Comments Colpix, Elektra, Israel, Nina Simone, Nina Simone and Richie Havens, Nina Simone biography, Nina Simone's career, Philips Records, Richie Havens, Tel Aviv, Woodstock, Zoe Saldana

Observations at the intersection of two American music giants

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Heavy Metal Progressive Rock 

Pulling Your Strings…

November 13, 2018November 13, 2018 Keith Spillett 0 Comments 1988, Elektra, James Hetfield, Jason Newsted, Kirk Hammett, Lars Ulrich, Metallica

Bass Players Everywhere Commemorate 30th Anniversary of Metallica’s …And Justice For All

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Pop Rock Soul 

Final Asylum

November 6, 2018November 6, 2018 Robert Baird 0 Comments Bruce Springsteen, Elektra, Tom Waits

Tom Waits’ Heartattack and Vine Remastered, Revisited

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Pop Rock 

Transient Random-Noise Bursts with Announcements Turns 25

August 29, 2018August 30, 2018 Samantha Lauren 0 Comments 1993, 25th Anniversary, Elektra, Laetita Sadier, Stereolab

A quarter century of avant eroticism with Stereolab’s classic Elektra debut

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