‘Presto’ Proved That Everything I Thought About Rush, and Fate, Was Wrong
Rush’s ‘Presto’ arrived 30 years ago today, setting off a chain reaction that would change my life forever.
Rush’s ‘Presto’ arrived 30 years ago today, setting off a chain reaction that would change my life forever.

Bob Dylan’s recordings in Nashville were a radical, almost reactionary departure for many reasons.

Neal Francis is making the most of his second chance to make a first impression, creating quality soul music earnestly by hand.
The latest in a parade of Paul McCartney live projects arrived 10 years ago today with some memorable surprises.

Richard Turgeon’s “Summer Revolution” is a high-octane song that crosses chest-beating stadium rock with a defiant punk attitude.
We’ll probably never hear these at a Doobie Brothers concert – but they still deserve attention.
“What Goes On” provides another example of how the Beatles incorporated various musical genres, but never simply copied them.

Miles Okazaki constructs songs that go against convention, telling a different, engaging musical story with each piece.

ARQ’s ‘Short Stories’ is a thing of beauty, an album that celebrates life rather than dwelling on losses that sparked three of its tracks.
Rugged and robust, ‘The Animals’ arrived 55 years ago this month as a textbook study of the original wave of English blues rock.