Infidelity, bottle-throwing, love and loss swirl around ‘Shoot Out the Lights,’ recorded 40 years ago this month by Richard and Linda Thompson.

Here’s a reissue that’s long overdue: an eight-disc set of Steppenwolf’s complete studio work and live releases – with lots of cool extras.

Released 15 years ago this week, ‘Love’ remains a treasure trove for open-minded listeners in search of new details in the Beatles’ well-worn catalog.

Neal Francis bares his soul on his satisfying sophomore release ‘In Plain Sight’ but also shows how to do it without dragging down his listeners in the process.

Shanti and JoAnn Pfeiffer joined Preston Frazier to discuss writing and recording the powerful first album from Atlanta’s Exquisite Gender.

Of course, any Pink Floyd novice should check out the actual album, but these star-packed reinterpretations of ‘Animals’ songs are pretty cool.

R.E.M.’s reflective and unconventional ‘Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage’ arrived 10 years ago today as a sort-of concept greatest-hits set.

In retrospect, it’s not hard to see why this copycat-sounding self-titled debut is their only LP. ‘Gerard’ is perhaps the best Chicago album of the era.

Ken Sharp’s last studio album ‘Miniatures’ was cut from an orchestral-pop cloth, but the new single “Hellcat” returns to his power-pop roots.

Bob Dylan is back on the road. Nobody seemed happier about it during his tour-opening stop in Milwaukee than Bob himself.