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Ahleuchatistas - 'The Summer We Went West [and East] – Live 2006' (2023)

Ahleuchatistas – ‘The Summer We Went West [and East] – Live 2006’ (2023)

Ahleuchatistas long ago proved to be a ferocious live act, so ‘The Summer We Went West [and East] – Live 2006’ is a release that needed to happen.

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In Flames, Metallica, Avatar + Others: Fred Phillips’ Best of 2023 Hard Rock and Metal

Nita Strauss, Extreme, Overkill, Winger and Ad Infinitum are among the others who appear on Fred Phillips’ Best of 2023 hard rock and metal albums list.

Will Regnier, "Not a Real Place" from 'Traces' (2024): Something Else! video premiere

Will Regnier, “Not a Real Place” from ‘Traces’ (2024): Something Else! video premiere

Here is the video premiere of “Not a Real Place” from Montreal drummer Will Regnier’s debut album ‘Traces.’

'George Harrison: The Reluctant Beatle' by Philip Norman (2023): Books

‘George Harrison: The Reluctant Beatle’ by Philip Norman (2023): Books

Philip Norman’s ‘George Harrison: The Reluctant Beatle’ is a fine book, even if it’s not the best Beatles biography ever written.

Sunny Five [Tim Berne, David Torn, Ches Smith, Devin Hoff + Marc Ducret] - 'Candid' (2024)

Sunny Five [Tim Berne, David Torn, Ches Smith, Devin Hoff + Marc Ducret] – ‘Candid’ (2024)

In the end, the Sunny Five’s ‘Candid’ is a jam record but in this case, the jams expose just how scary talented this assemblage truly is.

Top 5 Martha Quinn Quotes From Nick DeRiso's 'Journey: Worlds Apart'

Top 5 Martha Quinn Quotes From Nick DeRiso’s ‘Journey: Worlds Apart’

Here’s an exclusive sneak peek at five key comments from Martha Quinn found in Nick DeRiso’s new Amazon best-selling biography ‘Journey: Worlds Apart.’

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Jose James, Jamie Leonhart, Nick Finzer + Others: Preston Frazier’s Best of 2023 Jazz

Preston Frazier’s Best of 2023 Jazz list includes Jose James, Jamie Leonhart, Ron Blake, Lucas Pino, Nick Finzer and others.

Asteroid Ekosystem - 'Live' (2023)

Asteroid Ekosystem – ‘Live’ (2023)

‘Live’ proves that adding Ed Kuepper to a very good acoustic jazz piano trio transforms Asteroid Ekosystem into an experimental, improvisation-heavy rock outfit.

Pre-Fame Bob Dylan Struck a Rebel's Pose, But Not Woody Guthrie's

Pre-Fame Bob Dylan Struck a Rebel’s Pose, But Not Woody Guthrie’s

Unlikely display 10 years ago showcased a photographer who described Bob Dylan as the embodiment of a generation’s “contemporary, pent-up feelings.”

How Mike and the Mechanics' 'The Living Years' Helped Bridge an Emotional Gap

How Mike and the Mechanics’ ‘The Living Years’ Helped Bridge an Emotional Gap

Released 35 years ago today, Mike and the Mechanics’ “The Living Years” came to terms with the wreckage left by a simple lack of communication.