REVIEWS:
What’s the read on the latest reissue releases and live performances by classic rock artists? What biopics, movies or documentaries are worth seeing in theaters and at home? What books about rock music and the people who make and work with it are worth reading. Our team also takes a fresh look at notable works in our Album Rewind series
The Kinks Chronicle Their ‘Journey’: Review
Timed to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the band’s arrival, the new set is a scaled-back affair sporting 36 tracks, many of them obscure.
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Talking Heads’ ‘More Songs About Buildings and Food’: Artful Music
“We don’t fit into anyone else’s category, so we’re going to have to create our own,” said David Byrne about the band’s second album.
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A New Box Celebrates Pink Floyd’s Classic ‘Dark Side of the Moon’ @50: Review
Both adventurous and accessible, the album is one of the most commercially successful in the history of rock.
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Mudcrutch ‘2:’ Tom Petty & Friends Making Great Music Together
Mudcrutch is an American rock band, Southern division, from the ’70s, from which Tom Petty emerged. Our review of their 2016 album…
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Prog-Rockers Barclay James Harvest Reissue an Innovative LP as a Box Set
The box offers a musical experience that’s satisfying and uplifting, enhanced by the sonic improvements and bonus features.
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Leonard Cohen: His “Gloomy” ‘Songs of Love and Hate’
His third studio album cemented his reputation as “the grocer of despair”
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Review: ‘The Songs of Bacharach & Costello’ Collects Memorable Collaborations
The 4-CD/2-LP set collects all of their collaborations and offers abundant evidence of how well they worked together.
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10cc’s ‘The Original Soundtrack’: A Widescreen Masterpiece
The talented quartet was committed to using satire, parody, jokes and sonic guffaws in their eclectic mix.
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Stevie Nicks, Billy Joel Open Concert Series as Nicks Pays Tribute to Christine McVie
The pair of classic rock legends played the first of 9 stadium shows. When Nicks closed her set with “Landslide,” she thanked her best friend
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Warren Zevon’s Hard-Boiled Asylum Debut: Rock Noir
With production by Jackson Browne and great songs like “Poor, Poor Pitiful Me” and “Hasten Down the Wind,” the 1976 LP is an unsung classic.
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