Christmas Classic: Blind Boys Of Alabama | Go Tell It On The Mountain
Clarence Fountain and his legendary gospel outfit play host to a crew of guest artists — including Solomon Burke, Tom Waits, Richard Thompson, Chryssie Hynde, Shelby Lynne, George Clinton...
Christmas Classic: Nick Lowe | Quality Street: A Seasonal Selection For All the Family
The other St. Nick visits for the holidays — and comes bearing wonderful gifts in the form of rockabilly hymns, holiday oddities and arch pop ditties about Jesus and...
Christmas Classic: Sufjan Stevens | Songs For Christmas + Silver & Gold
Some folks go overboard for Christmas. Case in point: Sufjan Stevens. The eccentric folk-popster’s holiday boxes contain a full 100 originals and perennials.
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Christmas Classic: Marah | A Christmas Kind Of Town
Philly's sibling-led roots-rockers get into the holiday spirits with this lighthearted, ironically tipsy pageant of seasonal singalongs and silly skits, highlighted by original gems like the New York-themed title...
Christmas Classic: Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin & Sammy Davis Jr. | Christmas With The...
Ring-a-ding-ding those Jingle Bells and make with the ho-ho, pally — Frankie, Dino and Sammy are cuttin’ loose on some cool yule oldies.
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Christmas Classic: James Brown | James Brown’s Funky Christmas
Santa Claus, go straight to the ghetto! Good God! Hava Nagila!
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Christmas Classic: Various Artists | A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector
The only Christmas album that was probably recorded at gunpoint.
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Christmas Classic: Emmylou Harris | Light Of The Stable
Americana queen Emmylou Harris is a true Christmas angel on this updated and expanded reissue of her down-homey, star-studded 1979 offering. Highlights include the title cut featuring backing vocals...
Area Resident’s Classic Album Review: The Ventures | The Ventures’ Christmas Album
Between 1962 and 1967, The Ventures put out 22 albums. Although they were astronomically huge in Japan, last month I scored a $1 copy of a Japanese pressing of...
Book Review | The Creative Act: A Way Of Being by Rick Rubin
When I'm not listening, watching or posting about music, I'm probably reading about it in a memoir or biography. Like this one:
The Creative Act: A Way Of Being
By Rick...
Book Review | Nirvana: The Amplifications by Michael Azerrad
When I'm not listening, watching or posting about music, I'm probably reading about it in a memoir or biography. Like this one:
Nirvana: The Amplifications
By Michael Azerrad
Everybody wants a do-over....
Book Review | Leon Russell: The Master Of Space & Time’s Journey Through Rock...
When I'm not listening, watching or posting about music, I'm probably reading about it in a memoir or biography. Like this one:
Leon Russell: The Master Of Space & Time's...
Book Review | Max Webster: High Class by Bob Wegner
When I'm not listening, watching or posting about music, I'm probably reading about it in a memoir or biography. Like this one:
Max Webster: High Class
By Bob Wegner
Can a band...
Book Review | My Effin’ Life by Geddy Lee
When I'm not listening, watching or posting about music, I'm probably reading about it in a memoir or biography. Like this one:
My Effin' Life
By Geddy Lee
This is why you...
Classic Album Review: Royal Trux | 3-Song EP
This came out in 1998 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
Life back on indie...
