Having been up in Banff for Thanksgiving with family (yes, I know going to Canada for American Thanksgiving is out of the ordinary but it’s gorgeous up there), I have fallen way behind in my rock n roll viewing. While I was away they released a new documentary produced by Martin Scorsese, Beatles 64. The…
“For millions of years, mankind lived just like the animals Then something happened which unleashed the power of our imagination We learned to talk” – Stephen Hawking with Pink Floyd, “Keep Talking” When you think about it, it really is a miracle that we can all communicate by talking to each other. And while that…
After hearing lead singer Bono say for a few years now that U2 was working on a “rock” album it appears they’ve shelved that in favor of a vault release celebrating the 20th anniversary of How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb (Bono’s answer at the time the LP came out, “Love.”), with a package entitled…
As long time readers know, I like to keep it positive around here. There’s enough negativity in the world without me bitching and moaning about rock n roll. But of late, I’ve found myself in a foul mood. And unfortunately for them, Motley Crue has released a baffling box set to celebrate the 35th anniversary…
I am, admittedly, a rock n roll guy. When you look at my playlists (like our latest one), you see rock n roll music from the 50’s all the way up to recent days. But I am quietly a huge fan of vintage, 60s and 70s soul music. And when I think of the soul…
It’s been a busy year down at the George Harrison archives run by his wife Olivia and son Dhani. Earlier this year they finally got around to releasing Harrison’s pioneering charity show, The Concert For The People Of Bangladesh, on all the streaming services. And now they’ve released a new deluxe version of Harrison’s second…
Last Friday the Talking Heads – David Byrne (guitar/vocals), Chris Frantz (drums), Tina Weymouth (bass), and Jerry Harrison (guitar/keyboards) – released a new three disc box set commemorating their landmark debut album Talking Heads: 77. The box comes complete with the original album plus a full disc of outtakes and alternative versions and a third…
“This is the end of every song that we singThe fire burned out to ash, and the stars grown dim with tears” – The Cure, “Alone” The Cure have returned after 16 years and delivered a brand new album, Songs Of A Lost World. And when I say “delivered,” I mean they’ve delivered what might…
Well it took 10 years for them to release it, but the Allman Brothers Band finally released their final concert, from October 28, 2014 at the Beacon Theater as a triple disc live album and man, am I glad they did. When I say triple disc, I’m talking CDs, not vinyl, so this thing clocks…
“O great creator of being grant us one more hour to perform our art and perfect our lives” – James Douglas Morrison of The Doors In between putting together our latest playlist (Songs About Eyes) and seeing the Struts this weekend, I managed to watch the great Hulu rock documentary Road Diary, from Thom Zimney,…