Archive for August 1st, 2015

How Sinead O’Connor Boldly Reanimated the Irish Fighting Spirit

How Sinead O’Connor Boldly Reanimated the Irish Fighting Spirit

Modern-day Irish activist Sinead O’Connor memorably paid homage to the century-old funeral of another Irish activist.

With Led Zeppelin’s reissues done, time for the ultimate companion-disc playlist

With Led Zeppelin’s reissues done, time for the ultimate companion-disc playlist

Now that all of the Led Zeppelin reissues are in hand, here’s one last playlist featuring true finds from this Jimmy Page-curated series.

Vinyl

Carly Simon – Another Passenger (1976): Forgotten Series

Song for song, even sideman for sideman, the often-overlooked ‘Another Passenger’ is the best album Carly Simon ever made.

Vinyl

‘Images of America: Southern California Surf Music 1960-1966,’ by John Blair (2015): Books

Packed with cool pictures of musicians, vinyl, guitars and gig posters, John Blair’s ‘Southern California Surf Music 1960-1966’ is a surf rock bible.