Classic Box Set Review: Motörhead | Stone Deaf Forever!

This came out in 2003 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):   DISCS: Five. TRACKS: 99. YEARS: 1975...

Classic Box Set Review: Talking Heads | Once In A Lifetime

This came out in 2003 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):   DISCS: Three CDs and...

Classic Box Set Review: Guided by Voices | Hardcore UFOs

This came out in 2003 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):   DISCS: Six — five...

Classic Box Set Review: ZZ Top | Chrome, Smoke & BBQ

This came out in 2003 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):   DISCS: Four. TRACKS: 80. YEARS: 1968...

Classic Box Set Review: Mötley Crüe | Music To Crash Your Car To, Vol....

This came out in 2003 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):   DISCS: Four. TOTAL TRACKS: 70. YEARS...

Now Hear This: Jim Mitchell | Repeat Offender

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “On his fourth album Repeat Offender, outlaw country survivor Jim Mitchell distills decades of hard knocks — professional, personal, legal and literal — into an...

Albums Of The Week: Minor Threat | Out of Step Outtakes EP

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “In January 1983, Minor Threat went into Inner Ear Studio for the first time as a five-piece (Brian Baker had moved from bass to second...

Albums Of The Week: Bobby Keys | Lover’s Rockin’: The Lost Album

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “In the early 1980s, saxophone colossus  Bobby Keys — best known for his lengthy tenure with The Rolling Stones — recruited bandmates / drinking buddies...

Albums Of The Week: Goat | Levitation Sessions

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Levitation Sessions return with a live performance film and album from Goat. Despite their cryptic and secretive lifestyle, the mysterious Swedish collective have been at the...

Albums Of The Week: Various Artists | Dan Sartain Vs. The World (Is Gonna...

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Friends and family of late Alabama garage-rocker Dan Sartain are proud to announce the release of Dan Sartain Vs. The World (Is Gonna Break Your...

Albums Of The Week: Oldest Sea | A Birdsong, A Ghost

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “It's an expression of feminine rage, grief, and transformation,” says Oldest Sea vocalist Samantha Marandola of their latest album A Birdsong, A Ghost. “It's kind...

Albums Of The Week: Various Artists | Moping In Style: A Tribute To Adam...

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Moping In Style is a two-disc tribute to the eclectic, eccentric and exceptional singer-songwriter Adam Green, who first rose to prominence as one-half of the...

Albums Of The Week: Violent Femmes | Violent Femmes 40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Violent Femmes’ self-titled album has reached the legendary status that few albums ever attain. Released in 1983, Violent Femmes became one of the most distinctive records...

Albums Of The Week: Peter Gabriel | i​/​o

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “i/o is 12 tracks of grace, gravity and great beauty that provide welcome confirmation of not only Peter Gabriel’s ongoing ability to write stop-you-in-your-tracks songs...

Classic Album Review: The Beatles | Let It Be … Naked

This came out in 2003 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):   THE YEAR: 1970, though...

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