Warner Bros. Records

Art Pop Pop Rock 

Half Past France: John Cale’s Paris 1919 at 50

March 9, 2023March 9, 2023 David Richman 2 Comments Graham Greene, John Cale, Little Feat, Lou Reed, Lowell George, Macbeth, Paris 1919, Warner Bros. Records

Looking back on the Velvet Underground violist’s solo masterwork

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New Wave Pop Rock 

Marshall Crenshaw on Marshall Crenshaw

February 27, 2023February 27, 2023 Katherine Yeske Taylor 0 Comments 1982, Gin Blossoms, John Lennon, Marshall Crenshaw, Warner Bros. Records, Yep Roc

Celebrated singer-songwriter on the 40th anniversary expanded edition of his eponymous 1982 debut

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Hard Rock Heavy Metal Rock 

Runnin’ With The Devil: ‘Van Halen’ at 45

February 10, 2023February 10, 2023 Kara Tucker 2 Comments 1978, 45th Anniversary, Alex Van Halen, David Lee Roth, Eddie Van Halen, Gene Simmons, Kiss, Michael Anthony, Montrose, Ted Templeman, Van Halen, Warner Bros. Records

Is the band’s ferocious debut LP ground zero for hair metal?

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Classical Pop 

This Sad Burlesque: Elvis Costello’s The Juliet Letters at 30

January 19, 2023 Lee Zimmerman 2 Comments 1993, 30th Anniversary, Elvis Costello, Ian Belton, Jaqueline Thomas, Michael Thomas, Paul Cassidy, The Brodsky Quartet, The Juliet Letters, Warner Bros. Records

The New Wave icon entered 1993 with strings attached

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Dead Psychedelics Rock 

Ramble On Rose: The Grateful Dead’s Europe ’72 at 50

November 5, 2022November 5, 2022 Lee Zimmerman 2 Comments 1972, Belgium, Bob Weir, Donna Jean Godchaux, Europe, Europe '72, Jerry Garcia, Keith Godchaux, Mickey Hart, Phil Lesh, The Grateful Dead, Warner Bros. Records

Looking back at one of rock’s greatest live albums

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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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