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Top 10 Aerosmith Albums
Friday, September 30th, 2011Full disclosure: Aerosmith was my first rock and roll crush. As an 11-year-old in the early ’90s, I was forever changed the day I received a copy of Get a Grip. Perhaps I was in awe of the fact that this band, one of the defining hard-rock groups of the ’70s, had overcome internal conflicts […]
Vinyl Releases of the Week: September 28, 2011
Thursday, September 29th, 2011There are oodles and oodles of audiophile reissues out this week— titles that belong in every collector’s stacks—plus new albums from Wilco, Johnny Winter, and the hard-rock supergroup Chickenfoot! So without further ado: Pink Floyd – Dark Side of the Moon reissue (Capitol) Rock albums don’t get much more iconic than Pink Floyd’s Dark Side […]
Vinyl Releases of the Week: September 21, 2011
Wednesday, September 21st, 2011From Cumbia to classical, we’ve got a really eclectic mix this week. I’d say it’s fitting then that the eclectic new supergroup Superheavy and its genre-defying eponymous debut kicks off the list. SuperHeavy – SuperHeavy (Universal Republic) The highly anticipated debut album from the intercontinental project featuring Mick Jagger, Joss Stone, Damian Marley, English producer/former […]
Vinyl Releases of the Week: September 14, 2011
Friday, September 16th, 2011Brace yourself, Hendrix fans: Sony Legacy and Experience Hendrix have put together a smorgasbord of Hendrix treasures for you (details below). And as if that weren’t enough, Duran Duran, Ry Cooder, Bush, Primus, and Alice Cooper all released new vinyl this week, too. Jimi Hendrix – Winterland Box Set, Hendrix in the West (Sony Legacy) […]
Vinyl Releases of the Week: September 7, 2011
Wednesday, September 7th, 2011Thank you to the fine folks at Rhino Records for bringing us not one but FIVE Grateful Dead reissues this week, and to the elusive bearded men at San Francisco’s 4 Men with Beards label for committing two beloved Leonard Cohen albums to 180-gram vinyl. The Grateful Dead – The Grateful Dead (1967), Anthem of […]
Top 10 Greatest Supergroups
Saturday, September 3rd, 2011Music’s own version of an all-star team, the supergroup has captivated music lovers for decades. Unlike with sports, though, most supergroups never live up to their (seemingly astronomical) potential; those that seem too good to be true often are. So when a supergroup comes along that overcomes the challenge of egos and the novelty factor […]
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