We are told: This DVD is the most intimate look at JJ Cale ever. Recorded in 1979 at the Paradise Studios in Los Angeles, this rareand unique session with Leon Russell on keyboards, has never been seen before and gives fans the chance to see thisunique talent at work in the studio. Packaged here with […]
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On 1st July 2011 Montreux hosted the reunion of two master guitarists Carlos Santana and John McLaughlin with their Invitation To Illumination concert. Both musicians have been regulars at Montreux across the years but this was the first time they headlined their own concert together. The show features most of the tracks from their […]
Nicholas Kenyon writes as follows: “There are zillions of violin concertos by Vivaldi, but it’s a surprise to find so many for the bassoon, at that time a relatively undeveloped instrument. Possibly written for a court player, or for an undiscovered virtuoso girl at the Pietà, the reason for them remains a mystery. The five […]
Founded by highly successful songwriter Les Reed in 1968, the Chapter One label had a five-year run before eventually succumbing to the law of diminishing chart returns. Despite scoring a handful of hits (step forward Gerry Monroe and, er, Leeds United F. C.), their most enduring releases have turned out to be a swathe of singles that met with little success […]
A stellar compilation of career highlights from the baddest Motor City quintet of all-time, the great MC5! Features the band s uncensored version of their signature hit Kick Out The Jams as well as classics such as Shakin Street, I Can Only Give You Everything, Baby Please Don t Go, and more! Released on both […]
We are told ….. To mark the 50th anniversary of his death, theFrench Le Chant du Monde label release the mostcomplete set so far of the much-bootlegged 1961European Tour. The box set contains all extant material from the shows in Paris, Copenhagen, Helsinki and Stockholm and also includes (unlike other sets onthe market) the 27th […]
FROM OUR ARCHIVES Craig McLean writes She’s endured life-threatening illnesses, crazed stalkers, and a doomed relationship with Lance Armstrong. But you won’t hear Sheryl Crow crying on her new country album. On Sheryl Crow’s farm, sipping PG Tips in the singer’s McMansion-like home, there are many things to discuss. Things such as this 50-acre spread […]
Editor’s note: availability tends to vary but worth bookmarking I feel – just in case. Neil =========== First transmitted in 2004, this concert from London’s Barbican features the music of composer, writer, artist and mushroom expert John Cage, one of the most extraordinary artistic figures of the 20th Century.In this concert, performed by the BBC […]
This remarkable set was taped for radio broadcast very soon after the band’s new line-up of Roger McGuinn, Clarence White, Gene Parsons and John York had coalesced. Despite the turmoil in their recent history, they turn in a superb series of performances on a fascinating selection of songs (several of which they rarely played), featuring […]
Paul McGowan: What is impedance between amp and preamplifier and if there is a mismatch will there also be a loss of bass? Rumors and misinformation are rife in our industry and Paul takes the time to explain what input and output impedance is and why their matching is important. Watch Now ▸
From the vaults Bruce Springsteen’s new album, High Hopes, is a collection of revamped and re-recorded lost songs – but it doesn’t quite fit together. As one of rock’s great storytellers, Bruce Springsteen usually makes albums with a strong narrative thrust binding the songs together. So what are we supposed to make of a new […]
I’ll admit up front that this review is at least partially a love letter to Rosanne Cash, who has long been one of my favorite singer/songwriters. Along with a handful of others — including Lucinda Williams, Emmylou Harris and Iris DeMent — Rosanne’s vocals tend to shoot right past my critical faculties and lies themselves […]
The live recordings from 1949 to 1964 are being reissued to mark 40 years since Callas’s death. The 40th anniversary of Maria Callas’s death in Paris will be marked by the release of a new 42-disc box-set from Warner Classics called ‘Maria Callas Live: Remastered Live Recordings 1949-1964’. The box-set will be released on September […]
On September 29, 1989, Melissa Etheridge showcased most of the material from her first two albums at New York’s prestigious Bottom Line club. Broadcast on WNEW-FM, these performances include half of the songs from her 1988 Melissa Etheridge album, as well as every selection from the 1989’s follow-up Brave Crazy. Also featured are a cover […]
Loaded: Re-Loaded 45th Anniversary Edition will follow in the footsteps and format of the deluxe sets previously released by UMe for the VU’s first three albums The Velvet Underground and Nico,White Light/White Heat, and The Velvet Underground. This 6-disc box will feature: The original 1970 album remastered in both its stereo and mono mixes; Demos, singles, early versions […]
They tell us ….. ‘Bambu (The Caribou Sessions)’ features highlights from the recording sessions for the planned second album by Dennis Wilson of The Beach Boys. Recorded in 1978 as the follow-up to Wilson’s classic ‘Pacific Ocean Blue’, these eclectic and ambitious recordings were left unreleased when Wilson died in 1983, and remained so until […]
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=my2ig7mGHtE Viewer comments include: Darkness was a cover to escape the horror of light, for men who hunt or are hunted by other men. unreal. what i’d give to have a voice like that! Still as powerful as the day it was recorded….sincere thanks for this post.
Editor in chief Neil McCauley … Here in our office, the team and I + Howard Popeck + Michael Vronsky are, with occasional variations, pretty clear on the music we like, music we are indifferent to and music we never ever want to hear again. For your amusement, from the latter category, are the current […]
Originally published in 2014 Vanessa Thorpe writes …… Leonard Bernstein’s hostility towards writer of musical’s book almost halted project, newly released correspondence reveals Continues HERE
Steve Guttenberg writes …. Having music “on” isn’t the same thing as actually listening to it. Music is all around us, it’s just that very few people actually listen to it. Sure, you have music in your car, iPod, or computer, but is the music just a soundtrack to other activities? If music, a la […]