Continuing our 40th anniversary bash, herein lies the best music of 1971, songs and albums. The albums are ranked, the songs are not. 100 songs may seem like a lot but it was a damn good year. Funk, soul, rock, proto-punk and R&B all jostled together on and off the charts. Here are my favorites. [...]
For our latest flashback we take you on a trip back to 1969 – the year of Woodstock and Altamont when peace and love co-existed with the fallout of the turbulence of the previous year’s wave of assassinations, the election of Richard Nixon, and the continuing trauma of the Vietnam War. It was a rich [...]
My initial response to Franz Ferdinand’s third album, titled perversely (for a non-live album) Tonight: Franz Ferdinand was tempered by the pre-release press and band statements that suggested a major sea-change for the band. Lo and behold, on first listen there are some departures but this is very recognizably the work of the Scotsmen who [...]
At first blush 2008 seemed like a, well, sucky year for new music. As I listened more it turned out to be less sucky, if still not a high water mark. Here are my top 40 favorite albums of the year – with a special shout out to my top 10. You can also see [...]
This year showed that the box set – due to price and lack of material – is on it’s way to becoming a rarity. Where New Order or The Replacements could have boxed up their notable songs with a bunch of rarities and called it a day, they instead went with the catalog re-issue route [...]
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