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Why Deep Purple's 'Who Do We Think We Are?' Deserves Another Listen

Why Deep Purple’s ‘Who Do We Think We Are?’ Deserves Another Listen

Issued 50 years ago this week, Deep Purple’s ‘Who Do We Think We Are?’ wasn’t as successful as ‘Machine Head.’ Yet its sturdy grace under pressure endures.

'Memories of a White Magician' and 'Lady Macbeth' by Jon Symon's Warlock

‘Memories of a White Magician’ and ‘Lady Macbeth’ by Jon Symon’s Warlock

Jon Symon’s Warlock proved over three criminally under-appreciated early-’80s albums that Claude Debussy was right when he said “music is the space between notes.”

Michael Leonhart Talks Steely Dan, Solo Success and Working With Family

Michael Leonhart Talks Steely Dan, Solo Success and Working With Family

Michael Leonhart joined Preston Frazier to discuss his lengthy musical partnership with Steely Dan, among other career highlights.

Ken Russell's 'Altered States' (1980): Reel to Real

Ken Russell’s ‘Altered States’ (1980): Reel to Real

Director Ken Russell’s deliciously over-the-top movie follows a scientist’s increasingly precarious and otherworldly investigations into altered states.

OHMA [Mia Garcia + Hailey Niswanger] - 'Between All Things' (2022)

OHMA [Mia Garcia + Hailey Niswanger] – ‘Between All Things’ (2022)

Mia Garcia and Hailey Niswanger of OHMA made a pure chilled vibe record with ‘Between All Things,’ arguably the best such record of 2022.

Back to Bruce Springsteen's 'Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.,' and Greasy Lake

Back to Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.,’ and Greasy Lake

Mark Saleski finds new meaning during a track-by-track return to Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.,’ released 50 years ago today.

Szun Waves - 'Earth Patterns' (2022)

Szun Waves – ‘Earth Patterns’ (2022)

British experimental band Szun Waves scours dark sonic corners for melodic human hope on ‘Earth Patterns’ – and that’s a tough thing to do.

Zeal & Ardor, Whiskey Myers, Arch Enemy + Others: Fred Phillips' Best of 2022

Zeal & Ardor, Whiskey Myers, Arch Enemy + Others: Fred Phillips’ Best of 2022

Fred Phillips’ Best of 2022 includes Zeal & Ardor, Whiskey Mysters, Arch Enemy, Ozzy Osbourne and Skid Row, among others.

Hal Galper, feat. John Scofield - 'Ivory Forest Redux' (1979; 2022 reissue)

Hal Galper, feat. John Scofield – ‘Ivory Forest Redux’ (1979; 2022 reissue)

Hal Galper’s ‘Ivory Forest Redux’ easily justifies the decision to polish up these recordings and take them back out of obscurity. Artists well-known and should be better-known all shine on it.

Trevor Dunn's Trio-Convulsant - 'Séances' (2022)

Trevor Dunn’s Trio-Convulsant – ‘Séances’ (2022)

Getting it right instead of getting it sooner paid off handsomely for Trevor Dunn and his Trio-Convulsant on ‘Séances.’