Why Pink Floyd’s ‘The Endless River’ Provided a Perfect Ending
Released 10 years ago this week, Pink Floyd’s determinedly uncommercial ‘The Endless River’ reminded us just how fantastically weird they once were.
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The ‘Wildflowers’ Track That Pointed to Tom Petty’s More Mature Path
Released 30 years ago this week, Tom Petty’s complex and satisfying ‘Wildflowers’ is a place we still like to go from time to time.
The Five Must-Have Songs For Your Halloween Playlist
Stuck for a Halloween playlist to help while away the minutes between tonight’s zombie apocalypses? Start here.
Why King Crimson’s Biggest Hit LP Was ‘So Fully Formed, But Also So Unusual’
Released 55 years ago, King Crimson’s ‘In the Court of the Crimson King’ offered a dark burst of seminal progressive rock that presupposed a new rock trend.
How Paul McCartney’s ‘Run Devil Run’ Served as a New Launching Pad
Heartbroken over the loss of Linda, Paul McCartney began a creative resurgence 25 years ago this week with the throwback ‘Run Devil Run.’
Why Supertramp’s ‘Crime of the Century’ Still ‘Has a Wonderful Feel to It’
Roger Hodgson joins us to discuss ‘Crime of the Century,’ the breakthrough Supertramp album released 50 years ago this month.
How ‘Love is Strong’ Grew Into a Stone-Cold Rolling Stones Classic
Released 30 years ago today on ‘Voodoo Lounge,’ the shoulda-been-hit “Love Is Strong” showed the Rolling Stones hadn’t lost their flair for a snarky come-on.
On the Genius (and Ubiquitousness) of Saxophonist David Sanborn
Often situated in a cloud of opaque neo-funk, the late David Sanborn’s talents could be understandably obscured. Yet, there’s no mistaking, or escaping, that tone.
Why Joe Jackson’s Retro ‘Body and Soul’ Said So Much About His Future
Released 40 years ago today, the daring ‘Body and Soul’ put to bed forever the idea that Joe Jackson was just another punk.
How Rudolph Stole the Show on ‘The Temptations Christmas Card’
This album will always be defined by its lead-off moment, as the Temptations take a kid’s song and transform it into a funked-out Yuletide hoot.
