Stevie Wonder | Talking Book – CD Review
One of the great cross-over records of all time, Stevie Wonder’s Talking Book shattered the myth that R & B artists were incapable of dishing out something even the...
Velvet Underground | Bootleg Series, Vol. 1: The Quine Tapes
No other act in the history of rock and roll seems more appropriate for the "bootleg" treatment than Velvet Underground. As purveyors of the proto-punk movement, the Velvet's brand...
Nico | The End – CD Review
Children's chanting, spooky swirling organ and Nico's strong monotone on "It Has Not Taken Long" opens her fourth album, The End. Remastered and reissued as a double CD, this...
Crack The Sky | Crack The Sky – Lost Gem
One can count very few progressive American bands ever rising to the level of their popular U.K. counterparts. Kansas and Styx immediately come to mind, but there are a...
George Harrison | Brainwashed – Lost Gem
During the last few years of his life, George Harrison outfoxed a number of obstacles — from being attacked and stabbed in his own home by a mentally deranged...
Dave Davies | Rock Bottom: Live At The Bottom Line – Lost Gem
Proverbial sidekick and second fiddle Dave Davies opens his live album Rock Bottom, released in 2000, with not one, but two Kinks numbers written by his brother Ray. Sounding every...
Keith Moon | Two Sides Of The Moon – CD Review
As an avid vinyl enthusiast, I’m always updating my collection and recently
found a copy of a record I had been seeking out for years. As a big fan of...
Rick Wakeman | Return To The Centre Of The Earth – Lost Gem
Over a half-century later, Rick Wakeman continues to slog it out as one of the preeminent keyboardists in rock — notably as an off and on member of Yes....
Iggy & The Stooges | Raw Power (Legacy Edition) – CD Review
Iggy Pop & The Stooges are enjoying an incredible renaissance. For one,
the 2010 Rock and Roll Hall of Famers have a book — The Stooges: The
Authorized and Illustrated Story....
David Bowie | Pin Ups – Lost Gem
Today, it would probably fall under the tribute to the swingin' 60s; but in 1973, Pin Ups, David Bowie's extemporary covers album, was looked upon as an odd, yet...
