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Review: Death Cult (The Cult) Release New Live LP, ‘Paradise Live’ – Celebrating Their Early Days
ByKenneth Corsini January 17, 2026January 17, 2026
One of our favorite bands here at B&V, the Cult, have released a brand new 16-track live album Paradise Live under their earlier moniker, Death Cult. The Cult began their career when lead singer Ian Astbury formed Southern Death Cult. By the time shredding lead guitar player Billy Duffy joined they decided to drop the “Southern”…
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Boston’s Classic Debut Album Turns 50 This Year – We Look Back, Even Tho They Said Not To
ByKenneth Corsini January 13, 2026
“Turned on some music to start my day, I lost myself in a familiar song, I closed my eyes and I slipped away…” Boston, “More Than A Feeling” (a track that could be our theme song) We started off 2026 as we usually do, by looking back 50 years to the rock n roll of 1976…
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Black Crowes Return (Already!) With 2 New Songs, Announce New LP For March
ByKenneth Corsini January 9, 2026January 9, 2026
“The good times never end…” – The Black Crowes, “Pharmacy Chronicles” We had to wait 15 years between the Black Crowes 2009 LP Before The Frost…Until The Freeze and 2024’s Happiness Bastards. That was mostly because they broke up, but that feels like splitting hairs, right? Today I woke up to the wonderful surprise that the Crowes will…
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Peter Gabriel Releases New Song, “Been Undone (Dark Side Mix),” Announces New LP ‘o/i’
ByKenneth Corsini January 6, 2026
After waiting 21 years between albums of new material, specifically 2002’s Up and 2023’s i/o, Peter Gabriel has returned only three years later with a new song, “Been Undone (Dark Side Mix).” The new song is from what appears to be a companion album to i/o, entitled creatively, o/i. Gabriel, on his last album had two different producers…
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Playlist: B&V Kicks Off 2026, Per Usual, Looking Back 50 Years, Rock Songs Of… 1976
ByKenneth Corsini January 2, 2026
*Image above from the Smithsonian taken from the internet and likely copyrighted Here we are in another new year, 2026. The end of one year and beginning of another is always a time for reflection. Many people use New Year’s as a hopeful look forward, many with “resolutions” to help change the trajectory of their…
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The Best of 2025, Pt 2 – The Best Of Re-Releases/Box Sets/Live LP’s/Vault Releases Of The Year
ByKenneth Corsini December 27, 2025
By any fair assessment, 2025 was an awful year. Thank the heavens that we have a bunch of rock n roll culled from the vaults to keep us going in these troubled, divided times. It’s always nice to close the B&V lab door behind me, set down my phone to get away from the “socials,”…
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The Rolling Stones Cancel Proposed 2026 European Tour – Could This Be The End?
ByKenneth Corsini December 23, 2025
“Oh, Mama, can this really be the end?” – Bob Dylan, “Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again” Happy holidays to all of our readers out there. And while I’m tardy (just like in high school) I’d like to wish everyone a happy Keithmas, for those of you who celebrate Keith Richards’ birthday on…
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Review: Pink Floyd’s New Box Set, 3-Disc ‘Wish You Were Here 50’ – Revisiting the ’75 Masterpiece
ByKenneth Corsini December 17, 2025
“Remember when you were young, you shone like the sun” – Pink Floyd, “Shine On You Crazy Diamond” Rock legends Pink Floyd have released Wish You Were Here 50 to celebrate the golden anniversary of their landmark 1975 album. Coincidentally, to kick off 2025 I did my usual “50 year lookback” playlist consisting of songs from 1975 and…
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Review: Depeche Mode, ‘Memento Mori: Mexico City’ – An Unsurprisingly Potent Live LP
ByKenneth Corsini December 13, 2025December 13, 2025
Venerable alternative rock band Depeche Mode have released a brand new live album, Momento Mori: Mexico City, from their most recent tour (2023-2024) in support of their last LP, Momento Mori. The live album is actually a soundtrack to a concert movie they shot of this show in Mexico City, entitled Depeche Mode: M. I’ve got to tell you,…
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B&V’s Best of 2025 (Part 1) – Best New Albums Of ’25 – The Good New Stuff
ByKenneth Corsini December 10, 2025December 10, 2025
When I was young and reading Rolling Stone and whatever rock n roll magazine I could get my hands on, I was always annoyed when their “best of” columns dropped in late December. They were usually written in early November and often great albums that were released late in the year were ignored. The Eagles’ Hotel…
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