Why Black Sabbath Went Out on a High Note With ’13’
Black Sabbath called it a career 10 years ago with ’13,’ an album that mixed and matched sounds from every one of their classic eras.
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How Johnny Cash’s ‘Hundred Highways’ Kept Adding to His Remarkable Legacy
The first posthumous Johnny Cash LP arrived 15 years ago with plenty of harsh truths, but ‘A Hundred Highways’ never forgot the simple pleasures either.
Tom Petty, Johnny Cash + Beastie Boys: Rick Rubin’s Most Important Albums
A prominent figure in the histories of rap, metal, country, rock and more, Rick Rubin is the premier music producer of our time.
How Johnny Cash Challenged Convention Once Again on ‘American Recordings’
Johnny Cash’s ‘American Recordings’ arrived 25 years ago today like this shimmering life preserver amid a sea of hat acts.
Johnny Cash’s American VI: Ain’t No Grave was a rustic, spiritual, unbent farewell
Issued five years ago today, ‘American VI: Ain’t No Grave’ finds Johnny Cash in the midst of a bracing acceptance of his looming fate.
‘I’m not trying to slag the guy’: David Crosby returns to Crosby Stills and Nash’s failed Rick Rubin collaboration
This mismatched partnership generated far more headlines than actual music.
Almost Hits: Tom Petty, “It’s Good To Be King” (1995)
“It’s Good To Be King,” which somehow only crept up to No. 68 on the charts, doesn’t sound like any side Tom Petty had ever put out — and, at the same time, like all of them. You May Also Like: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ gritty Mojo was moreRead More
‘What Black Sabbath does is a lost art’: How Rick Rubin convinced a band to rediscover itself
Producer Rick Rubin recognized something about Black Sabbath. It wasn’t just that none of their inheritors make records like the band’s earliest triumphs anymore. Even the co-founding members themselves hadn’t lately. You May Also Like: Why Black Sabbath Went Out on a High Note With ’13’ Black Sabbath – ‘BlackRead More
‘It makes you want to be great’: Brad Wilk enthuses about Black Sabbath’s loose, fun reunion
Brad Wilk, who was plucked out of Rage Against the Machine by producer Rick Rubin, has come to think of his time playing drums on the forthcoming Black Sabbath reunion project in almost mythical terms. You May Also Like: Why Black Sabbath Went Out on a High Note With ’13’Read More
Something Else! sneak peek: Album art and a monster riff from Black Sabbath’s upcoming 13
To paraphrase Ozzy Osbourne, who whines with a dark menace on this preview video, there’s “no where to hide” from this monster riff as Black Sabbath offers a short preview of its forthcoming reunion project. You May Also Like: Ozzy Osbourne – ‘Patient Number 9’ (2022) Why Black Sabbath WentRead More
