Rock music has had it’s share of collectibles. But in no part of its long history have the collectibles been more freely distributed than in the late ’70s and early ’80s. By then, Rock and Roll had fallen into the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Who amongst you is displaying any excitement at the announced release of new Graham Parker & The Rumour material, Three Chords Good? I have to admit, being a solid fan of Graham Parker and his collaboration with The Rumour, I’m […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Izz returns with their 6th studio album, “Crush of Night”, and I am here to tell you it is a pleasure to listen to. For those that are not familiar with Izz, they are a New York-based band that plays […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’m sure you know what I am talking about – those cherished LPs you still have in your collection or had traded away long ago because the major record labels once stated (and more than once): “Every LP will eventually […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Nothing is more crushing than having your complete stereo setup packed into protective boxes, and stored a mere 2000+ miles away from your present location. Yeah, I have a laptop (speakers suck), a CD player (portable, and desktop – better […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The two widely (wildly) anticipated reissues of Emerson, Lake & Palmer classic titles, ELP, and Tarkus, have kept fans on the edge of their seats until their release last month. Remastered (remixed) by new, top of the heap, board master, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is an over two-hour concert film of Steven Wilson’s Grace for Drowning tour recorded in Mexico City earlier this year. This set includes the BluRay disc, the duplicate on DVD and 2 CDs of the entire concert as well. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Mercury Records plan a Super Deluxe CD/BD reissue of 2112 from Rush on December 18. Atlantic Records have put together a 2CD collection for Aretha Franklin entitled 30 Greatest Hits, and will release the set on December 20. Atlantic Records […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’m always all about the Stones. But in the last ten years, I’ve realized their best song-writing years may be far, far behind the Glimmer Twins. Today, The Stones released one of their two new tracks (likely to fish out […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
After yesterday’s post on the UK reissue of The Slider (which I’m totally salivating for), I began to wonder about the mechanism in place for what becomes a grandiose Anniversary set, and which do not. After I completed said contemplation, I merely became […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…