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08 Oct 2026
Blues Traveler: 40 Years of Run-Away Success (Part 2 of 2)
Continued from Part One… Speaking of which, in recent years some artists have scaled back – or in some cases completely dispensed with the idea of – making albums. Instead, […]
17 Mar 2025
Review Roundup: King Crimson
King Crimson has changed its sound with virtually every album. From 1969 until just a few years ago, the group – with an ever-changing lineup – made some of the […]
11 Feb 2025
Album Review: Ronnie Baker Brooks – Blues in my DNA
Acclaimed blues guitarist and singer Lonnie Brooks had a stellar career, working in Chicago’s West Side and releasing scattered singles throughout the ‘60s. By 1969 he landed an album deal. […]
29 Apr 2024
Preview: Music to Your Ears: R.E.M.’s ‘Reckoning’
R.E.M. debuted with their Chronic Town EP and followed it up with the great Murmur. But it was the band’s second long-player, 1983’s Reckoning that truly broke them nationally. Tracks […]
26 Mar 2024
DELETED — Album Review: Johnny Winter – The Johnny Winter Story
NOTE: This title has been removed from sale, and I’ve been asked to remove my review. — bk
30 Nov 2023
Preview: Music to Your Ears presents ‘Band on the Run’
Hosted by the Asheville Guitar Bar, a discussion series provides deeper understanding and greater enjoyment of classic albums and recording artists. Led by Asheville speaker, author and music journalist Bill […]
27 Nov 2023
Preview: A Hard Day’s Night
The feature film debut from The Beatles, A Hard Day’s Night captures the humor, exuberance and musical genius of The group at the height of the Beatlemania phenomenon. A special […]
03 Nov 2023
Preview: Music Movie Monday – The Stones and Brian Jones
The story of Rolling Stones founder and guitarist Brian Jones is explored in a new documentary, made with the close cooperation of Stones bassist Bill Wyman. A special November 13 […]
02 May 2023
Preview: Music Movie Mondays – ‘Quadrophenia’
In October 1973, The Who released their ambitious 2LP set Quadrophenia. Following on from songwriter Pete Townshend’s previous conceptual/narrative works Tommy and (the aborted) Lifehouse, Quadrophenia was superior in most […]
14 Mar 2023
Interview Roundup: Emerson, Lake & Palmer
In the years after punk and new wave had their moment, it would become fashionable to rag on the so-called “dinosaurs” of progressive rock. The thinking went – or so […]