Archive for May 23rd, 2014

Vinyl

Echo and the Bunnymen – Meteorites (2014)

This feels like a solo album dressed up in Echo and the Bunnymen’s clothes.

The Beatles, “Ask Me Why” (Star Club, 1962): Deep Beatles

The Beatles, “Ask Me Why” (Star Club, 1962): Deep Beatles

With the Beatles’ “Ask Me Why,” John Lennon and Paul McCartney embark on their unprecedented run as songwriters.

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War – Greatest Hits (1976; 2014 reissue)

A force in its day, the music of this seminal funk-jazz-rock combo remains very much potent today.

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‘I was nervous, you know?’: Phil Collins takes the stage again after lengthy retirement

Watch as Collins returns to perform ‘In the Air Tonight’ and ‘Land of Confusion.’

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One Track Mind: Body Count, “Talk Sh*t, Get Shot” from Manslaughter (2014)

There’s little, if any, redeeming value to the message. And yet I can’t get the song out of my head.

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The Friday Morning Listen: Edgar Winter – White Trash (1971)

I still don’t really know the entire story, and maybe its better that I don’t.