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Now Available: Chris Bell, I Am the Cosmos (Article)
Monday, November 10, 2014
If you never travel far without a little Big Star, then not only do you likely already know who Chris Bell is, but you probably already own the lone solo album by the late Mr. Bell, who played guitar and sang on Big Star’s boldly-titled debut album, #1 Record, before departing the band’s ranks for a solo career which ended abruptly when, at the age of 27, he was killed in a car crash. It was a sad, sudden end for a songwriter who’d already begun to earn respect from his peers, and it seems all the more tragic in retrospect, given how many artists have found inspiration in I Am the Cosmos since
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Digital Roundup: 11/05/14 (Article)
Wednesday, November 5, 2014
New this week in the Rhino Room at iTunes: Emmylou Harris, The ‘70s Studio Album Collection / The ‘80s Studio Album Collection: Technically speaking, we only have two releases being added to our digital catalog this week, but when you consider that one of those is a set that includes six albums and the other is a collection that includes eight albums…well, frankly, isn’t two releases enough? Emmylou Harris didn’t start her career on Reprise Records – which, sadly, is one of the reasons why her initial studio effort, 1969’s Gliding Bird, isn’t a part of The ‘70s Studio Album Collection (the
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Rhino Historic Tours: Prince Kicks Off the Purple Rain Tour (Article)
Tuesday, November 4, 2014
30 years ago on the stage of the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan, Prince simultaneously started the tour to promote his latest album, Purple Rain, while also allowing that evening’s audience to witness the live debut of his latest backing band, The Revolution. Actually, The Revolution was really just Prince’s former backing band, but in addition to finally getting a name other than “Prince’s backing band,” there was one very key change in the lineup: guitarist Dez Dickerson, who’d been a stalwart since Prince had toured behind his self-titled second album, departed the ranks. Depressing
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Happy Anniversary: David Bowie, The Man Who Sold the World (Article)
Tuesday, November 4, 2014
44 years ago today, the man occasionally identified as the Thin White Duke released the album which first took his music in the direction that made him a superstar and graced it with a title track so wonderful that a cover of the song became one of grunge’s greatest hits. It’s inarguable that David Bowie was already a success in the UK by the time he released The Man Who Sold the World in 1970, having left the ‘60s behind with a top-10 hit (“The Laughing Gnome”) and a bona fide chart-topper (“Space Oddity”) tucked snugly into his back pocket. The vaguely folky sounds of those songs, however
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Aquarium Drunkard Presents: November Jukebox (Article)
Monday, November 3, 2014
A sonic medley of oranges and browns, falling leaves and autumn tones. Embrace soulful western ballads, gentle whispers and cold and gritty tunes that demand the tempting warmth of your winter coat. Because it is almost time, but not quite yet. Loudon Wainwright II, John Cale, Paul & Linda McCartney, Nina Simone, Donovan, Fred Neil, Mike Cooper, Buffy Saint-Marie, Bobby Womacj, Lee Hazlewood . . and beyond. ABOUT AQUARIUM DRUNKARD Based in Los Angeles, Justin Gage is the founder of the long-running, eclectic music blog Aquarium Drunkard. In addition to the blog you can catch his weekly radio
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Digital Roundup: 10/29/2014 (Article)
Wednesday, October 29, 2014
New this week in the Rhino Room at iTunes: Today’s Digital Roundup consists of a trio of soundtracks – one from the ‘60s, two from the ‘70s – by two masters of movie music, and since both guys are pretty great in their own right, we’ll do things the only fair way and start off alphabetically. Lalo Schifrin, Boulevard Nights – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack: The first of two efforts by the great Lalo Schifrin, a man who secured street cred with jazz fans in the ‘50s and ‘60s by working with guys like Dizzy Gillespie and Xavier Cugat but earned pop culture immortality in 1966 by writing the
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Aquarium Drunkard Presents: The World of John Carpenter (Article)
Tuesday, October 28, 2014
It's nearly Halloween. If there was ever a time to celebrate the sonic aesthetics of the world of filmmaker/composer John Carpenter...well, this is it. Halloween (1978), Escape from New York (1981), Prince of Darkness (1987), Dark Star (1974), The Fog (1980), The Thing (1982) and beyond. Go ahead -- rev up those dark synths and play this while you pass out the candy. Trick or treat. ABOUT AQUARIUM DRUNKARD Based in Los Angeles, Justin Gage is the founder of the long-running, eclectic music blog Aquarium Drunkard. In addition to the blog you can catch his weekly radio show, Fridays, on SIRIUS
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Happy Anniversary: Pet Shop Boys, “West End Girls” (Article)
Tuesday, October 28, 2014
29 years ago today, the Pet Shop Boys released their debut single...again. If you’re at all familiar with the origins of Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe and how they came to join forces and become the Pet Shop Boys, then you may already know this story, but during the duo’s earliest days, they crossed the pond and recorded the better part of a dozen songs with famed producer Bobby Orlando in New York. On April 9, 1984, “West End Girls” saw its initial release on Bobcat Records, and while it wasn’t a huge hit by any stretch of the imagination, it nonetheless became a club hit in L.A. and San
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Now Available: Afghan Whigs, Gentlemen at 21 (Article)
Tuesday, October 28, 2014
We’ve been teasing it for awhile – most notably within our interview with Greg Dulli a few weeks ago – but at last it’s finally here: Gentlemen at 21, a reissue of the 1993 album which, in addition to taking the Afghan Whigs from the indie-rock ranks and giving them a chance to enjoy the major-label lifestyle, is also one of the strongest efforts in the band’s back catalog. As you might expect, this reissue includes the original 11 tracks from Gentlemen, all newly remastered, but you also get a variety of rare B-sides, live performances, and – here’s the bit that’ll really excite the fans –
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SPOTIFY LANDMARK: LED ZEPPELIN IV (Article)
Tuesday, October 28, 2014
In celebration of the recently re-issued Led Zeppelin albums, packed with unreleased material, Spotify Landmark is taking a closer look at LED ZEPPELIN IV. Head on over to Spotify for the "aural history" of this fine work with newly recorded interviews from guitarist and producer Jimmy Page; bassist, keyboardist and multi-instrumentalist John Paul Jones; and singer/lyricist Robert Plant.
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