by Beverly Paterson There’s a new 35th anniversary edition import of this classic Aerosmith recording by Sony Japan? Has it really been 35 years since Rocks was released? You May Also Like: Aerosmith Finally Got Down, Dirty and Just Right Again on ‘Honkin’ on Bobo’ Aerosmith – ‘1971: The RoadRead More

Who lost their mind here? U2, their manager, the label? Was it all of them at once?

Rosalita. Thunder Road. Rosalita. Thunder Road. Rosalita. Thunder Road. Thunder Road. Yes. As I’ve said before, for the most part I don’t compare one song to another You May Also Like: Reevaluating Bruce Springsteen’s ‘The Wild, the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle’ Blackberry Smoke, “Waiting on the Thunder” fromRead More

Performing live, Lindsey Buckingham has developed this knack for stripping away his familiar in-studio sorcery — an exacting, very revealing process. You May Also Like: How Lindsey Buckingham Balanced It All on the Underrated ‘Gift of Screws’

The longest title on a Steely Dan song ever, “Daddy Don’t Live In That New York City No More” is another SD song set in the environs of the duo’s youth.

You could forgive Nils Lofgren, best known these days as a 27-year member of Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band, for issuing a contemplative record after such a difficult period. And there’s some of that here. You May Also Like: No related posts.

The Black Keys return with a grimy, fast-moving rock number that gasses up the deep-blues atmosphere of their breakout release Brothers. You May Also Like: The Black Keys Hit Upon the Right Rootsy Mix With ‘Brothers’ Why the Black Keys’ ‘El Camino’ Was More Continuation Than Breakthrough

It’s this time of year that I miss my Dad the most. He passed away in 2008, and though I think about him often, in the fall those thoughts are ever-present. You May Also Like: No related posts.

All hail the long-awaited return of the ass-kicking rebel chick Shirley Manson and her scraggly band of alterno-rockers in Garbage. You May Also Like: Why R.E.M.’s ‘Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage’ Remains Definitive

What better way to spend Halloween than with (as it’s lovingly referred to in the liner notes) this thing? You May Also Like: How Frank Zappa’s ‘Trance-Fusion’ Became Yet Another Unpredictable Gift Jon Larsen Did a Twist on Frank Zappa With ‘The Jimmy Carl Black Story’ Frank Zappa – ‘FunkyRead More