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The Beatles | Revolver (Special Edition) – Box Set Review

There’s been a long-running debate about which Beatles album is the greatest, and it usually comes down to Revolver and Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band — for entirely...

The Music Festival That’s Changing NASCAR

NASCAR is one of the world’s most popular and best-followed professional sports, with a huge following in the United States. You’ll find that NASCAR is most popular...

A+ Albums: The Stories Behind 50 Rock Classics (Vol. I), 1970-1982 | Hotel California...

Just in time for the holiday season of 2022 comes not one, but two new books by yours truly, A+ Albums: The Stories Behind 50 Rock Classics...

In The Court Of The Crimson King, King Crimson At 50 – Film Review

You’d have thought a proper documentary would have already been made about King Crimson. Then again, this is not your typical band. Like everything associated with the group and,...

A.J. Croce Performs ‘Croce Plays Croce’ | October 16, 2022 | Cary Hall |...

Review by Ira Kantor Next year marks 50 years since Jim Croce, the everyman who became a musical king for a meteoric 18 months, then tragically died in a plane...

The Role Of Music In Building Brand Essence

Image source: Pxhere In order to best express their personality, their essence, brands can harness the explosive power of new media, digitization, and...

Dio: Dreamers Never Die – Film Review

If any rock and roll musician deserves a documentary, Ronnie James Dio has certainly earned his due. The singer, who died from gastric cancer in 2010, had his ups...

The Fee Waybill Interview (2022)

By Ira Kantor It seems like it was only yesterday, but it was actually December 2019 when I saw my last concert prior to the start of the COVID-19 pandemic....

Ira Kantor’s Vinyl Confessions: Discovering Japan

Late in 2021, revered Japanese label Nippon Columbia released a compilation album entitled TOKYO GLOW, which explores city pop, funk, and soul from Japanese artists recorded in the late...

Yes | October 11, 2022 | Ryman Auditorium | Nashville, TN – Concert Review

Review by Shawn Perry Yes, in whatever form you choose, has always been vigilant about putting the music above everything else, including its members. That’s become only too obvious in...