The New Orleans R&B icon gets deeply confessional on his new album, even as his voice soars in angelic fashion on "Be Your Man," "All of the Above," "Orchid in the Storm," "Stompin’ Ground,"... more
The hip-hop heroes joined some of L.A.’s finest musicians in the studio for this breathlessly anticipated new album, laying their free-styling over some positively wicked jams. And check out their... more
Here’s Jerry with Donna and Keith Godchaux, John Kahn and Ron Tutt—that’s the mid-’70s prime lineup of the Jerry Garcia Band, and this is a 2-CD set of previously uncirculated performances, newly... more
This star of "America’s Got Talent" and her own YouTube channel throws together everything from country and pop to rap and rock—propelling it all with hypnotic electronic beats—on her third studio... more
With Roy possessing one of the most operatic voices in pop/rock ’n’ roll, he’s the ideal candidate for this new series of recordings with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Produced at Abbey Road,... more
One of San Francisco’s most revered psychedelic jam bands—featuring the twin-guitar attack of Gary Duncan and John Cipollina—as heard all across America and all across a full decade! This... more
Whether you count yourself as a devotee of the opera or not, here’s a wonderful way to bask in the beauty and power of the greatest arias, choruses and duets in the history of the music. Domingo,... more
Disarmingly loose, mostly acoustic, occasionally chaotic and pleasingly spacious, the new recording by Wilco—made in their Chicago loft—is a far cry from some of their more baroque, densely arranged... more
This booze- and gasoline-fueled double-album delight from ’72 is split between a live LP and a studio one, a sort of travelogue of life on tour (the endless parade of hotels and road food, the... more
With 16 gems by one of the biggest stars of the ’80s, this collection's like Money in the bank! His biggest hits—Take Me Home Tonight; Walk on Water; Baby Hold On; Peace in Our Time; I Wanna Go Back;... more
It was a return to her country roots for Linda Ronstadt when she joined forces with Dolly Parton and Emmylou Harris for the 1987 album "Trio." Dolly and Emmylou, of course, had never drifted far from... more
In addition to touring as Lynyrd Skynyrd’s guitarist, Rickey Medlocke has re-formed Blackfoot and hit the road with them, too. Southern-rock fans couldn’t be happier, and now they’ve got this coming... more
Before signing a seven-year contract with Capitol, Al Jardine, Mike Love and Brian, Dennis and Carl Wilson stepped up to the mic together for the first time at the home of Hite and Dorinda Morgan.... more
Here’s the first-ever collection of sides that sensational soul duo Gene & Eddie recorded for the Baltimore label Ru-Jac. This CD or blue vinyl LP also includes rare sides by Sir Joe (a.k.a. Joe... more
No matter what kind of pop music you enjoyed in the ‘70s, you’ll find it here. Includes both major and minor hits that get overlooked again and again, plus hits that are impossible to find in STEREO... more
The Young Fresh Fellows’ Scott McCaughey has collaborated with R.E.M. and Jeff Tweedy among many others. His own pop collective pays loving homage to the Monkees with this album of tribute songs:... more
In ’97, Zeppelin fans were thrilled to welcome a 2-CD set of the band’s 1969–71 BBC performances. Now, those fans are about to climb the stairway to hard-rock heaven all over again, as this new set... more
In ’97, Zeppelin fans were thrilled to welcome a 2-CD set of the band’s 1969–71 BBC performances. Now, those fans are about to climb the stairway to hard-rock heaven all over again, as this new set... more
Waylon’s peak outlaw period was still a couple years away when he entered Scotty Moore’s Music City Recorders in Nashville on July 13, 1970. These tracks, amazingly, have never been released;... more
It’s Monkees mania all over again! In the wake of their new album "Good Times!" and the Blu-Ray edition of their TV series, here comes a perfectly put-together single-disc (CD or vinyl) Monkees comp;... more
The Thunderbirds return to Fabulous form on this new album replete with tasty piano fills, fiery guitar licks and Kim Wilson’s soul-shaking voice and harmonica. This is electric blues for the dance... more
You’ll hear everything from sing-along pop to rootsy rock to throwback proto-punk on the new album by Lydia, who earned comparisons to everyone from Loretta Lynn to Stevie Nicks to the Replacements... more
Dale’s banter itself is worth the price of admission—but the centerpiece here is the red-hot set of country and Tex-Mex that he and his great band deliver at his own bar in St. Hedwig, Texas. This is... more
Anyone looking to take on Rolling Stone, who named the Ramones’ 1976 self-titled debut the "Greatest Punk Album of All Time," better show up really, really prepared to that debate. This sound, these... more
"The American Led Zeppelin" made waves with their influential bluesy proto-metal in the early ’70s. Now, original members Carmine Appice and Jim McCarty (along with ex-Savoy Brown singer Jimmy Kunes,... more
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