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50 years ago today, Led Zeppelin’s first single hit its chart high on the Billboard 100, and let’s just say that as highs go, it was pretty darned low. But, hey, let’s keep our expectations in check, shall we? It...

Hey, Steve Nicks fans! Remember when we told you a few weeks ago about the 18-track best-of collection that Rhino released to commemorate Stevie’s induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? If you don’t, it’s okay. We all...

Today we commemorate the passing of one of the greatest album cover artists of all time, not to mention one who – although he’s well known for his many collaborations with a particular band – is often given short shrift...

38 years ago today, Yes officially broke up…for a bit. Picture it: the 1979 music scene. Having just scored a #1 hit in the UK with “Video Killed the Radio Star,” Trevor Horn and Geoff Downes were Yes fans, and...

Black Sabbath brought the best out of Ronnie James Dio. Whatever high-level mystical mojo Dio had on his own (the lush operatic tenor, the “horns up” hand sign, simply being Ronnie James Dio , etc.) was amplified by the formidable...

Welcome back to our weekly run-through of a quartet of cover songs from the Rhino catalog. This time around, we’ve got a collection of tunes which were originally recorded by The Smiths, Morrissey, LL Cool J, and Wreckless Eric, and...

50 years ago this month, The Modern Jazz Quartet released an album which offered fans of the group a rootin’, tootin’ good time...or at least implied as much with its title. Recorded in New York City during sessions in May...

20 years ago this week – if you’re the kind of person who needs to know the specifics, it was actually this past Saturday – The Rentals released their long-awaited sophomore album. Little did their fans know at the time...

It’s Tax Day, of course, which provides us with the opportunity to spotlight a Ry Cooder song which – while not formally released as a single – scored enough airplay through placement on promo compilations that we’re calling it a...