album review
Lana Del Rey Releases Debut Album “Born To Die” [Review, Video Interview]
Lana Del Rey has had quite the ride since her song “Video Games” and its accompanying video went viral in 2011. Hers is the classic story of how the internet giveth and the internet taketh […]
“Ideas,” Some Old, Some New, Permeate New Album From Leonard Cohen [Album Stream]
[pullquote quote="I'm looking forward to rehearsing these songs with my band." credit="Leonard Cohen, speaking about 'Old Ideas'"]If 2012 truly brings about the end of the world, fans of [lastfm]Leonard Cohen[/lastfm] will line up at the […]
Over 70 Artists Cover Bob Dylan On “Chimes Of Freedom” To Honor Longtime Human Rights Activists Amnesty International
[pullquote quote="This album is a powerful fusion of the music community's respect for Amnesty's life-affirming work and for Bob Dylan's enduring brilliance" credit="Producers Jeff Ayeroff & Julie Yannatta"]This year marked 50 years of dedicated human […]
Album Stream: Noel Gallagher’s Songwriting Keeps Soaring With “High Flying Birds”
A soaring example of excellent song craftmanship, gorgeous production, and skilled musicianship, [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Noel Gallagher[/lastfm]‘s long-awaited solo début High Flying Birds is a culmination of two years of flying back and forth from London to […]
Pink Floyd’s “Wish You Were Here” Remastered And Reissued In Two- And Five-Disc Sets
After breaking into superstardom with their 1973 masterpiece The Dark Side of the Moon, the members of Pink Floyd faced a daunting task. How does anyone follow up a release like that? Many a great […]
Album Stream: Beach Boys Finally Finish Their 1967 Album “Smile” With “The Smile Sessions”
The Smile Sessions is being touted as the [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Beach Boys[/lastfm]‘ final finishing of 1967′s Smile–an album that was supposed to be the follow-up to the still-influential 1966 classic Pet Sounds. While that may be true, […]
Album Stream Florence + The Machine Explores Feminine Archetypes With Goth-Pop Album “Ceremonials”
[photogallerylink id=84347 align=left]Richly swathed in the metaphorical echoes of Gothic Victorian ghost stories, rolling hills of sonic lavender, decrepit organs moaning through cob-webbed church steeples, ghost ships full of loved ones perishing in waves of […]
Album Review: Tom Waits “Bad As Me”
[photogallerylink id=69303 align=left] [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Tom Waits[/lastfm] has had a subtle but dramatic influence on music over the last several decades, he’s been regarded as ‘ahead of his time.’ With Bad As Me, his first all-new […]
“Mylo Xyloto” Is Here! Read Tracklist, Find Videos and Watch Coldplay Perform The New Songs Live
The wait is finally over! Today [lastfm]Coldplay[/lastfm]‘s much-anticipated Mylo Xyloto hits store shelves today (Oct. 24) after one of the biggest runups to an album release in recent memory. After a month-long blitz of promotion […]
Jane’s Addiction Defies Expectations With “The Great Escape Artist”
[pullquote quote="It could be about escaping to the outdoors or escaping the expectations of old Jane's fans with another great record." credit="Lead Singer Perry Farrell"] It’s almost impossible to find someone who hasn’t heard of […]


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