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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...

"Gary Stewart was a great man and a dear friend. He was truly the architect and guiding spirit of Rhino. He defined what it meant to be a catalog label… not only for Rhino, but for the entire music industry....

27 years ago today, Don Henley demonstrated his love for Henry David Thoreau by doing his part to save Walden Woods from destruction. After discovering that publisher-developer Mortimer Zuckerman was planning to take an 18.5-acre parcel of land and put...

You knew it was coming…or if you didn’t, then you haven’t been paying attention, because it’s not like we haven’t been telling you about it…but this Saturday it’s finally here: Record Store Day! Yes, once again, vinyl junkies around the...

You know David Byrne – he was the lead singer of Talking Heads and has since carved out a nice solo career for himself – and you also know Brian Eno, thanks to his work as a member of Roxy...

30 years ago this month, Alphaville released their third studio album, an LP which found the German group trying to expand their sound and ending up in turmoil in the studio as a result. Co-produced by Klaus Schulze and the...

HOOTIE & THE BLOWFISH CRACKED REAR VIEW SET FOR 25TH ANNIVERSARY REISSUES Multi-Platinum, Grammy-Winning Band's Debut Will Be Newly Remastered With Rare And Previously Unreleased Studio And Live Recordings 3-CD/DVD And 2-CD Versions Will Be Available From Rhino On May...

Iris DeMent’s debut album, 1992’s INFAMOUS ANGEL, heralded a strong, authentic voice in country and folk music, a voice that was only amplified when her follow-up record, MY LIFE (1994) became a minor hit, landing in the Top 20 of...