Marc Bolan had been championed by John Peel long before he had a chance to hang a hub-cap diamond star halo on music lovers with T Rex. The proof is in this 6-CD set featuring every appearance he ever made on the BBC. You May Also Like: T. Rex, theRead More

Composed of studio musicians, most notably the late great guitarist Hugh McCracken, who played with everybody from the Monkees to Simon to Garfunkel to Van Morrison to Steely Dan to John Lennon You May Also Like: Just Us, “I Can’t Grow Peaches on a Cherry Tree” (1966): Forgotten Series ThollemRead More

There are number of delicate treasures to be found on Tish Hinojosa’s 15th solo album After the Fair, her first since 2008’s Our Little Planet. Start with this Paul McCartney cover. You May Also Like: Giada Valenti, “Gracias a La Vida” (2018): One Track Mind Silvano Pagliuca-Mena, “La Tarabita” (2023):Read More

Best known perhaps as a pair of albums that produced hit singles (!) for Mike Oldfield, new 30th anniversary editions of Five Miles Out and Crises illustrate the imaginative depth found elsewhere. You May Also Like: Solitaire Miles, “Ghost Riders in the Sky” from ‘Susie Blue and the Lonesome Fellas’Read More

UB40 can be forgiven for getting a little maudlin, for enjoying some tear-in-your-beer saloon music. After all, it hasn’t been all red, red wine and roses lately for the British reggae-pop band. You May Also Like: Storm Thorgerson and the Art of Musical Visualization Joni Mitchell – ‘Chalk Mark inRead More

Dave Stewart continues blending his quirky brand of rock with rootsier influences, this time adding big-voiced country chanteuse Martina McBride — who gooses this yearning lament through its soaring bridge You May Also Like: Jeff Beck + Rod Stewart, “People Get Ready” from Flash (1985): One Track Mind Rod Stewart,Read More

Being prolific is one thing, but being prolific and having the ability to create high quality music is an entirely different animal altogether. However, Jeremy Morris is blessed with both attributes. You May Also Like: Jeremy Morris and the Lemon Clocks – ‘Open Minds’ (2019) Jeremy – ‘Pop Overflow’ (2019)Read More

With all of the buzz surrounding Paul McCartney today, it seemed like an opportune time for a return to this radically remarkable track from Roger McGough and Mike McGear’s self-titled 1968 collaboration. You May Also Like: Paul McCartney, “Hey Hey” from Pipes of Peace (1983): One Track Mind Paul McCartney,Read More

Rambling along with a scronky cadence, like a tougher “Penny Lane” or a less refined “Got to Get You into My Life,” Paul McCartney’s new song “New” doesn’t particularly live up to its name You May Also Like: Paul McCartney, “Hey Hey” from Pipes of Peace (1983): One Track MindRead More

You might reasonably assume, with two separate factions of Beach Boys on tour right now, that relations would be inevitably strained between Brian Wilson and Mike Love. Love begs to differ. You May Also Like: Brian Wilson’s No Pier Pressure was almost a Beach Boys album: ‘I changed my mind’