Details magazine editor Bart Blasengame once claimed that “if you don’t like Superdrag, you don’t like rock n’ roll.” It said that right on the sticker on the cover this album. You May Also Like: Toto, “Living For the City” from ‘Through the Looking Glass’ (2002): Toto Tuesdays Rita CoolidgeRead More

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When I saw titles like “All-You-Can-Eat Cancer” and “Bury the Tooth of the Hydra and a Skeleton Army Will Arise,” I knew I was in for something at least interesting. You May Also Like: Electric Simcha – ‘Joy’ (2020) How ‘Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols’ Changed EverythingRead More

The sophomore release from the best cartoon-band in the world found them skirting that dreaded sophomore-slump, for the most part. Out is Dan the Automator, in is Grey Album conspirator Danger Mouse, and the difference is notable in the tone of the album. Where the self-titled release was a littleRead More

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Drummer Paul Motian, who first came to prominence in the late 1950s with pianist Bill Evans’ pioneering trio, has died. A representative from ECM Records confirms he passed at 4:52 a.m. in New York City. A cause of death has not been disclosed. He was 80. You May Also Like:Read More

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A fun opportunity to catch up with Bill Wyman’s old-school R&B and blues revue arrives in the form of this sweeping five-disc retrospective focusing on the former Rolling Stones bassist’s subsequent Rhythm Kings band. You May Also Like: What ‘Back to Basics’ Said About Bill Wyman’s Post-Stones Career