The Beatles, “Two of Us” from Let It Be (1970): Deep Beatles
The Beatles’ “Two of Us” was meant to celebrate Paul McCartney’s new romance with Linda Eastman, but it also summarized his partnership with John Lennon.
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Bob Dylan’s Trouble No More: I Haven’t Heard It, But I Already Have Issues
Columbia Records touts the gospel-focused ‘Trouble No More’ as the “definitive retrospective of a pivotal period” in Bob Dylan’s canon. It’s not.
Mavis Staples Behind the Scenes at the Band’s ‘Last Waltz’: ‘It Wasn’t Rehearsed to Go Like That’
Mavis Staples joined the Band on “The Weight” after their famous ‘Last Waltz’ concert on Thanksgiving 1976 – and something amazing happened.
Farewell Milwaukee – FM (2016)
Even at 13 tracks, the gorgeous ‘FM’ almost seems too short. Farewell Milwaukee always leaves you wanting more.
Bob Dylan, “Pay in Blood” from Tempest (2012): One Track Mind
As an angry young man, Bob Dylan had very few rivals. “Pay in Blood” shows that he is still in a league of his own as an angry old man, too.
John Mellencamp’s No Better Than This was a darkly inspiring triumph
Even as shadows gathered around the superlative ‘No Better Than This,’ released this week in 2010, John Mellencamp clung to his weathered optimism.
Novalima – Planetario (2015)
‘Planetario’ may be Novalima’s most accessible release to date, but the Afro-Peruvian electronica group still packs quite a wallop.
Heartless Bastards – Restless Ones (2015)
There’s a gutsy musical experientation surrounding ‘Restless Ones,’ but the perfect Heartless Bastards album is still yet to be made.
Rickie Lee Jones, “Jimmy Choos” from The Other Side of Desire (2015): One Track Mind
‘Jimmy Choos,’ the lead track off the first album of original Rickie Lee Jones material in 10 years, sounds both familiar and different.
Los Lobos’ ‘Kiko’ Was a Mysterious, Completely Transfixing Triumph
Released on May 26, 1992, ‘Kiko’ is still, by any measure, Los Lobos’ most unusual album. That’s what lures me back, again and again.
