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Vinyl Releases of the Week: June 15, 2011
Wednesday, June 15th, 2011Reissues are in bloom this week! In addition to deluxe Paul McCartney, Deep Purple, Depeche Mode, and Neil Young reissues, there is a treasure chest of jazz vinyl imports from the Wax Time imprint and an anthology from Motown’s West Coast subsidiary, Mowest. Paul McCartney – McCartney, McCartney II (HEAR Music) Two of Paul McCartney’s [...]
Vinyl Releases of the Week: May 25, 2011
Wednesday, May 25th, 2011Yesterday, Bob Dylan turned 70 and all of these great records were released on vinyl: Bootsy Collins – Tha Funk Capitol of the World (Mascot Records) The new album from legendary funk bassist Bootsy Collins is now available on vinyl. Described by Collins as a “musical biography,” it features collaborations with fellow P-Funkers George Clinton [...]
Vinyl Releases of the Week: April 13th, 2011
Tuesday, April 12th, 2011Get a jump on Record Store Day with these awesome new releases and reissues – out now! Foo Fighters – Wasting Light (RCA) The Foo Fighters’ seventh studio album was recorded entirely on analog tape in Dave Grohl’s garage by Butch Vig, the man behind Nirvana’s Nevermind (among many other seminal albums) and the band [...]
The Best Miles Davis Albums
Monday, January 31st, 2011Miles Davis is one of the most important figures in modern music. He began his career in the bebop scene with Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker, reinvented jazz with John Coltane in the 50′s, formed one of the greatest jazz bands in the 60′s, played with Hendrix, introduced electric jazz towards the end of the [...]
Rock With Barack: The President’s Playlist
Tuesday, September 28th, 2010This story is too good for me to pass up! It turns out Barack Obama was recently interviewed by Rolling Stone Magazine about his musical taste, and other things…politics, foreign policy, blah, blah, blah. This of course, does not concern me at all. So! What music does the pres like to listen to? He says [...]
Jazz Fusion: A Primer
Thursday, January 22nd, 2009My current music obsession is jazz fusion. This genre got its start in the late 1960′s; many cite Miles Davis’ “In a Silent Way” as the first “fusion” album. So, what is it? In short, jazz mixed with a little rock and a little funk. Of course, there are variations. Some say fusion is “electric” [...]
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