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Top 10 Women in Rock
Thursday, October 27th, 2011Rock and roll has always been a male-dominated arena, but there’s no overemphasizing the great impact female rockers have had on the last 50 years of music. Here we acknowledge the women who not only paved the way for others by changing people’s expectations of women in rock and dismantling gender barriers, but who stretched […]
Vinyl Releases of the Week: October 26, 2011
Thursday, October 27th, 2011Halloween is fast approaching, and there is no shortage of vinyl treats here! This week we’ve got new albums from blink-182 and Bjork, a Smiths vinyl box set, a Monkees reissue, and even a Christmas album! Tom Waits – Bad As Me (Epitaph) Tom Waits’ first proper new studio album in seven years, Bad As […]
Vinyl Releases of the Week: October 19, 2011
Wednesday, October 19th, 2011I love compiling these lists because it reminds me of flipping through record crates at a yard sale—where Red Hot Chili Peppers pop up between ABBA and Merle Haggard, and it totally makes sense. The cherry on top is that most of these new releases and reissues come in deluxe packaging and heavyweight pressings as […]
Top 10 David Bowie Albums
Saturday, October 15th, 2011There’s no denying the impact this English artist has had on music over the last four decades. The sheer amount of innovation and eclecticism in his oeuvre is staggering. Therefore, it’s not difficult to fill up these 10 slots. What is difficult is to rank his genius. David Bowie has had so many incarnations—mod Bowie, […]
Vinyl Releases of the Week: October 12, 2011
Wednesday, October 12th, 2011Tori Amos releases a classical piano album, William Shatner a space-themed concept album, and Grateful Dead a triple live LP reissue. These all seem so [for lack of a better word] obvious, yet at the same time unexpected—intriguing even! Take a look: Tori Amos – Night of Hunters (Deutsche Grammophon) At age five, Tori Amos […]
Vinyl Releases of the Week: October 5, 2011
Wednesday, October 5th, 2011Me oh my, it certainly makes me feel old to think that Nirvana’s monumental album Nevermind turns 20 this year… Which means that the baby on the cover, Spencer Elden, is also 20!! But I’m excited about the 20th anniversary box set that Geffen is releasing in celebration of this milestone. Also out this week: […]
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