Joni Mitchell

Music Journalism Rock 

25 Great Songs About Rock & Roll Life

January 31, 2023February 1, 2023 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments AC/DC, Bachman-Turner Overdrive, Bad Company, Beastie Boys, Bonnie Raitt, Creedence Clearwater Revival, David Bowie, Deep Purple, Frank Zappa, Grand Funk Railroad, Horse Girl, Jeff Beck, Joni Mitchell, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Motörhead, Mott the Hoople, Patti Smith, The Guess Who, The Kinks, The Minutemen, The Old 97's, The Ramones, The Tubes, The Who, Willie Nelson

Ranking some of our favorite tunes that brought you behind the curtain

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Music Journalism Pop Rock 

Pop Top 40: Top LPs & Tapes for Week Ending January 27, 1973

January 30, 2023January 30, 2023 Thomas Inskeep 1 Comment Al Green, Carly Simon, Carole King, Curtis Mayfield, Helen Reddy, James Taylor, Jethro Tull, Joni Mitchell, Los Babys, Neil Diamond, Pop Top 40, Rolling Stones, Slade, Stevie Wonder, The Moody Blues

50 years ago, soft rock was dominating the chart

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Video 

The 30 Best Music Videos Of 2022

December 27, 2022December 28, 2022 Jason Gross 1 Comment Alessandro Michele, alt-J, Andy Warhol, Beton, Chance the Rapper, Chapel Hart, Congregation of Drones, FIFA, Grimes, Ho99o9, Jack White, Jenna Ortega, Joe Strummer, Joni Mitchell, Kvantum Káosz, Lil Wayne, Lonnie Holley, ODESZA, Otoboke Beaver, Perfume Genius, Pink Siifu, Sadie Sink, Scott Bradlee, Stranger Things, Swizz Beatz, The Kids In The Hall, the Weeknd, Tony DeSare, Wednesday Addams

Counting down the most interesting sonic visuals of the year

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Folk jazz Pop 

Paprika Plains: Joni Mitchell’s Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter at 45

December 16, 2022December 16, 2022 Lee Zimmerman 2 Comments 1977, 45th Anniversary, Alex Acuña, Don Juan's Reckless Daughter, Jaco Pastorius, Joni Mitchell, Manolo Badrena, Roger McGuinn, Wayne Shorter

How the singer’s 1977 LP furthered her fascination with jazz

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Folk North Americana Rock Soul 

The Secret Stash of Earl McGrath

August 7, 2022August 7, 2022 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 0 Comments Andy Warhol, Annie Leibovitz, David Johansen, Earl McGrath, Hall and Oates, James Taylor, Jim Carroll, Joan Didion, Joe Hagan, Joni Mitchell, Mick Jagger, Pat Thomas, Rolling Stones

Diving into the treasured closet of a music biz bon vivant

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Music Journalism Records Remembrance 

Record Man: Mo Ostin (1927-2022)

August 3, 2022August 2, 2022 Mitchell Cohen 0 Comments Alice Cooper, Devo, Family, Fanny, Fleetwood Mac, Frank Sinatra, Frank Zappa, Gang of Four, Jethro Tull, Jimi Hendrix, Jonathan Richman, Joni Mitchell, Mo Ostin, Neil Young, Reprise Records, Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood, Sex Pistols, T.Rex, The Everly Brothers, The Grateful Dead, The Kinks, The Modern Lovers, The Pentangle, The Small Faces, Van Dyke Parks, Van Morrison, Warner Bros. Records

Remembering a music industry giant responsible for Jimi Hendrix, Fleetwood Mac, Joni Mitchell and countless others

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Retail 

Record Store Day 2022: What To Buy

April 19, 2022April 19, 2022 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments 2022, Alice Cooper, Alice in Chains, Charles Mingus, Darlene Love, David Bowie, Detective, Harper Valley P.T.A., I'm So Free: The 1971 RCA Demos, Jeannie C. Riley, Joni Mitchell, Karen Dalton, Legacy Recordings, Light in the Attic Records, Lou Reed, Madonna, ORG Music, Patti Smith, Real Gone Music, The Doors, The Rolling Stones

Rarities from Lou Reed, Charles Mingus and Darlene Love highlight the 15th anniversary of the music industry’s annual shoppers holiday

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Music Journalism 

The Trouble With Spotify

February 1, 2022February 1, 2022 Christopher Treacy 2 Comments Amazon, Apple Music, COVID-19, Joe Rogan, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Spotify, T-Pain, Tidal, Youtube

Why the problem with the Swedish streaming giant is bigger than Neil Young, Joni Mitchell and Joe Rogan combined

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Folk jazz 

Joni Mitchell’s Archives: Digging the Roots of a Living Legend

December 22, 2021April 3, 2022 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1971, 2021, Archives, Archives Vol. 2: The Reprise Years (1968-1971), Blue, Box sets, Canada, Jimi Hendrix, Joni Mitchell, Ottowa, Song For A Seagull

Vol. 2: The Reprise Years (1968-1971) traces the development of her seminal songs

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Blues Rock 

Any Day Woman: 50 Years of Bonnie Raitt

December 12, 2021April 3, 2022 Christopher Treacy 0 Comments 1971, 50th anniversary, Bonnie Raitt, Joni Mitchell, Little Feat, Lowell George

With her eponymous 1971 debut, the California-born guitar legend was disrupting the template the others were establishing from the very start

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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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Folk 

Judy Collins Spends an “Evening” in the Volunteer State

October 8, 2021October 8, 2021 Lee Zimmerman 1 Comment Bob Dylan, folk, In Concert, Joni Mitchell, Judy Collins, Maryville College, Roger McGuinn, Tennessee

The folk legend brings a beguiling blend of classics and conversation in Tennessee

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Country and/or Western Folk Psychedelics Rock 

If I Could Only Remember My Name Gets The Deluxe Edition It Deserves

September 14, 2021January 19, 2023 Ron Hart 0 Comments 1971, Atlantic, David Crosby, Graham Nash, If Only I Could Remember My Name, Jefferson Airplane, Jerry Garcia, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Rhino Records, Santana, The Grateful Dead

David Crosby’s solo debut revisited on 2-CD set featuring newly remastered audio and bonus material

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jazz Pop Progressive Rock 

How Sting Built The Soul Cages 30 Years Ago

February 22, 2021February 22, 2021 Jim Allen 0 Comments 1991, A&M Records, All This Time, Joni Mitchell, Leonard Cohen, Paul Simon, Sting, The Last Ship, The Police, The Soul Cages

Looking back at the Policeman’s understated triumph as songpoet and stealth-progger

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Pop 

Hey, Jupiter: Tori Amos’ ‘Boys for Pele’ Turns 25

February 17, 2021February 18, 2021 Jordan Blum 0 Comments 1996, 25th Anniversary, Boys For Pele, Elton John, Joni Mitchell, Kate Bush, Laura Nyro, Peter Gabriel, Tori Amos

The singer/songwriter’s third studio album remains an idiosyncratically peculiar yet poignant opus

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