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Acknowledging an Influence? Or Grounds for a Lawsuit?

Acknowledging an Influence? Or Grounds for a Lawsuit?

“Greensleeves” has disappeared from the end of the Beatles’ “All You Need Is Love” – and that’s just the beginning.

Bachman-Turner Overdrive Set a New Standard With 'Not Fragile'

Bachman-Turner Overdrive Set a New Standard With ‘Not Fragile’

Grunting and grinding with power and volume, Bachman-Turner Overdrive’s ‘Not Fragile’ arrived 50 years ago as the ultimate classic hard-rock album.

How Talking Heads' 'Fear of Music' Opened Up a World of Art and Sound

How Talking Heads’ ‘Fear of Music’ Opened Up a World of Art and Sound

When the Talking Heads’ ‘Fear of Music’ came wiggling out of my speakers for the first time 45 years ago, it was obvious I was onto something different.

IO Earth Seeking Donations After Devastating Fire

IO Earth Seeking Donations After Devastating Fire

IO Earth lost almost all its equipment when a fire swept through the complex where the British prog rock band’s studio and rehearsal space were located.

How Yes' First Album Hinted at the Future: Gimme Five

How Yes’ First Album Hinted at the Future: Gimme Five

Here’s a look back at a handful of early songs that pointed the way from Yes’ self-titled debut, released 55 years ago today.

The Dark Monarchy - ‘Weight of the World’ (2024)

The Dark Monarchy – ‘Weight of the World’ (2024)

‘Weight of the World,’ the latest release from prog-metal multi-instrumentalist Mark Anthony K and Joe Bailey, continues Dark Monarchy’s upward progression.

'Rock Lobster' Defined the B-52's While Leading Us Out of the '70s

‘Rock Lobster’ Defined the B-52’s While Leading Us Out of the ’70s

“Rock Lobster” arrived 45 years ago today on the B-52’s debut, with a zany approach that softened the defenses of even the most stubborn music snob.

How Mitch Easter Helped Take Velvet Crush to a New Level

How Mitch Easter Helped Take Velvet Crush to a New Level

Velvet Crush had already made a critical splash before ‘Teenage Symphonies to God’ arrived 30 years ago today. Then something amazing happened.

Kilbey Kennedy – 'Premonition K' (2024)

Kilbey Kennedy – ‘Premonition K’ (2024)

In keeping with Kilbey Kennedy’s previous ‘Jupiter 13’ and ‘The Strange Life of Persephone Nimbus’ albums, ‘Premonition K’ boasts a lunar prismatic charm.

Discover (or Rediscover) Dan Penn and Spooner Oldham on 'Moments From This Theatre'

Discover (or Rediscover) Dan Penn and Spooner Oldham on ‘Moments From This Theatre’

Dan Penn and Spooner Oldham are hardly household names, even though they’ve been a consequential part of the American popular music scene since the 1960s.