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The Largely Forgotten Beatles B-Side That Tied Their Influences Together

The Largely Forgotten Beatles B-Side That Tied Their Influences Together

Passed over as an A-side, “Thank You Girl” illustrated the foundational role the blues, R&B, and early rock ‘n’ roll played in the Beatles’ early sound.

Blue Largo - 'Got to Believe' (2022)

Blue Largo – ‘Got to Believe’ (2022)

Blue Largo’s ‘Got to Believe’ is an album of sheer soulful joy, as this tight San Diego ensemble rocks, rolls, rumbles and tumbles through 11 tunes.

Steely Dan's 'Can't Buy a Thrill': Five Great Songs You Might Not Know

Steely Dan’s ‘Can’t Buy a Thrill’: Five Great Songs You Might Not Know

Steely Dan burst onto the music scene 50 years ago this month with their platinum-selling debut. Here’s a deeper dive into ‘Can’t Buy a Thrill.’

'Fight Club' + 'Man on the Moon' (1999): Reel to Real

‘Fight Club’ + ‘Man on the Moon’ (1999): Reel to Real

This edition of Reel to Real returns to a pair of challenging, but always intriguing films released in 1999 by directors David Fincher and Milos Forman.

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Deborah Holland, of Animal Logic: Something Else! Interview

Deborah Holland discusses how she reunited with Stanley Clarke and Stewart Copeland to create long-awaited new music – and what’s next for Animal Logic.

Desert Island Discs: Guilty Pleasures

Desert Island Discs: Guilty Pleasures

Here’s what we’ll be packing way in the back of our luggage – way, way in the back – before our fateful seafaring journey.

Delay Tactics - 'Elements of Surprise' (2022)

Delay Tactics – ‘Elements of Surprise’ (2022)

Carl Weingarten and Delay Tactics offer more tempered prog that’s still filled, thankfully, with a very earthy groove.

Animal Logic, "Can You Tell Me" (2022): One Track Mind

Animal Logic, “Can You Tell Me” (2022): One Track Mind

Animal Logic’s “Can You Tell Me” is an effective tease of things to come, and a welcome return from Deborah Holland, Stanley Clarke and Stewart Copeland.

How 'Fresh' Crowned the Raspberries as Power Pop's Forefathers

How ‘Fresh’ Crowned the Raspberries as Power Pop’s Forefathers

Issued 50 years ago this week, ‘Fresh’ lived up to its title as Eric Carmen and the Raspberries balanced radio-ready pop with muscled rock reflexes.

Michael Haneke's 'Funny Games' (1997): Reel to Real

Michael Haneke’s ‘Funny Games’ (1997): Reel to Real

Michael Haneke’s ‘Funny Games’ arrived 25 years ago as an ingenious meditation on hyper-gratuitous violence in mainstream cinema.