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How Velvet Underground Created the DIY Movement With 'White Light / White Heat'

How Velvet Underground Created the DIY Movement With ‘White Light / White Heat’

The Velvet Underground released ‘White Light / White Heat’ 55 years ago this week. Lou Reed later rightly described it as “the Statue of Liberty of punk.”

Returning to One of Yes' Most Overlooked Eras: 'Open Your Eyes'

Returning to One of Yes’ Most Overlooked Eras: ‘Open Your Eyes’

John M. Gouldin breaks down five less-heralded albums Yes released between 1996-2001, continuing with 1997’s ‘Open Your Eyes.’

Thomas Truax - 'Dream Catching Songs' (2023)

Thomas Truax – ‘Dream Catching Songs’ (2023)

Thomas Truax’s ‘Dream Catching Songs’ thrillingly spins with gadgets, weird combustions, Budgie the drummer, urgent electric guitar and the odd idea or two.

Tobin Mueller - 'Prestidigitation'; Kansas - 'Another Fork in the Road' (2022)

Tobin Mueller – ‘Prestidigitation’; Kansas – ‘Another Fork in the Road’ (2022)

Is this jazz? Is this rock? Is this “progressive” – and if so, what does that mean? Tobin Mueller and Kansas lead us back into an age-old discussion.

Mike Dillon & Punkadelick - 'Inflorescence' (2023)

Mike Dillon & Punkadelick – ‘Inflorescence’ (2023)

Punkadelick’s ‘Inflorescence’ is one of Mike Dillon’s most balls-out records, thanks to the backing of seasoned, genre-free vets Brian Haas and Nikki Glaspie.

Blue Cheer Set a New Rock Standard With 'Vincebus Eruptum'

Blue Cheer Set a New Rock Standard With ‘Vincebus Eruptum’

Louder than Cream and the Jimi Hendrix Experience, Blue Cheer arrived 55 years ago this month as something radical – even by the era’s standards of anything goes.

GEORGE [John Hollenbeck] - 'Letters to George' (2023)

GEORGE [John Hollenbeck] – ‘Letters to George’ (2023)

With ‘Letters to George’ by his exciting new combo GEORGE, John Hollenbeck once again takes a somewhat odd assortment of musicians and shaped them into the something truly fresh and compelling.

Returning to One of Yes' Most Overlooked Eras: 'Keys to Ascension' + 'Keys to Ascension 2'

Returning to One of Yes’ Most Overlooked Eras: ‘Keys to Ascension’ + ‘Keys to Ascension 2’

John M. Gouldin is breaking down five less-heralded albums Yes released between 1996-2001, beginning with the ‘Keys to Ascension’ projects.

The Night When David Crosby (Justifiably) Flipped Me Off

The Night When David Crosby (Justifiably) Flipped Me Off

David Crosby was a little ways off, walking away from where I stood — then I shouted out. His quick acknowledgement amused me greatly.

How I Finally Fell For Pink Floyd's 'Dark Side of the Moon'

How I Finally Fell For Pink Floyd’s ‘Dark Side of the Moon’

Released 50 years ago, Pink Floyd’s ‘Dark Side of the Moon’ was from a different time – and from a very different place. A long while passed before I grew into it.