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WTF?! Wednesdays: Arto Lindsay, "Erotic City" (1996)

WTF?! Wednesdays: Arto Lindsay, “Erotic City” (1996)

I’ve always been a big fan of covers, especially when the artist doing the covering decides to completely reinvent the original song. A regular ‘ole tribute? Well, it takes a lot of charisma to pull that off You May Also Like: Is This the Best-Ever Prince Cover? Arto Lindsay –Read More

Into the Great Wide Open: Tom Petty , "When The Time Comes" from You're Gonna Get It! (1978)

Into the Great Wide Open: Tom Petty , “When The Time Comes” from You’re Gonna Get It! (1978)

Did Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers fall into “the second-album dilemma”?

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Lillian Axe – One Night in the Temple (2014): Movies

Lillian Axe proves once again that they’re one of the most underrated hard rock acts out there.

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On Second Thought: Van Morrison – No Guru, No Method, No Teacher (1986)

Arriving in an era dominated by neon sensibilities, Van Morrison instead stayed the course.

Deep Purple vs. the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: Vol. 2, Smoke on the Water

Deep Purple vs. the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: Vol. 2, Smoke on the Water

It’s the most recognizable heavy-rock guitar riff ever. Isn’t that enough?

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fo/mo/deep – The Groovy Goodness (2014)

Fresh from the fusion triumph of A Beautiful Bang, Columbus, Ohio’s fo/mo/deep is poised to take listeners on another funky ride through the fun side of jazz.

Sparks Fly On E Street: Bruce Springsteen, "Leah" (2005)

Sparks Fly On E Street: Bruce Springsteen, “Leah” (2005)

When I began to revisit Devils & Dust, I was brought back to the evening of the first listening session. A sort of timeline was constructed on that night, taking a couple’s histories and drawing a line through parts of it, with memories of Springsteen albums taking up important pointsRead More

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John Wetton On ‘Battle Lines’: ‘It Will Take Some Doing to Better That’

‘Battle Lines’ found John Wetton beginning anew as a solo artist after an on-again, off-again initial period with Asia.

More Perfect Playlists: The Beatles - Revolver (1966)

More Perfect Playlists: The Beatles – Revolver (1966)

Let’s start by getting rid of “Yellow Submarine.” Buy the soundtrack if you feel that strongly about it.

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Rob Garcia 4 – The Passion of Color (2014)

Continuing in the long line of jazz musicians who have molded and revitalized modern jazz from behind a drum kit, ‘The Passion of Color’ is Rob Garcia at his best.