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18 Apr 2025
My Morning Jacket: Put Us In, Coach (Part 2 of 2)
Continued from Part One… Jim James says that when he’s engaged in the multitask endeavor of producing and being the artist, he sometimes “gets super-crazy about engineering and mic placement.” […]
17 Apr 2025
My Morning Jacket: Put Us In, Coach (Part 1 of 2)
An edited version of this featured appeared previously in SPIN. “Music is the invisible architecture that holds up the universe,” says Jim James. Leader, rhythm guitarist, singer and songwriter with […]
16 Apr 2025
Supertramp – Live in Paris ‘79
Supertramp was always a curious band. Showcasing inerrant pop songwriting values, the British group scored an impressive run of hits. The band’s sixth studio album, 1979’s Breakfast in America spawned […]
15 Apr 2025
30 Days Out, April 2025 #2: La Luz, Bonnie Raitt, Empire Strikes Brass, Badbadnotgood
Happy Tax Day! Go see some live music. If you please, here are a few really, really good suggestions. The Ramones sang “New York City really has it all,” but […]
14 Apr 2025
Five Alan Parsons Project Tracks You Should Know
Formed in 1975 by its namesake, the acclaimed producer and engineer, The Alan Parsons Project released its eighth studio album, Vulture Culture in March 1985. While the album wasn’t a […]
13 Apr 2025
Blu-Ray Review: The Fabulous Thunderbirds — Live in Houston
The Fabulous Thunderbirds have been doing their thing since 1974; that’s more than a half century. Founded by guitarist Jimmie Vaughan (older brother of you-know-who) and vocalist/harpist Kim Wilson, the […]
12 Apr 2025
Five Bruce Springsteen Classics Covered by Other Artists
Bruce Springsteen has written and recorded nearly 400 songs. A staggering number of them have become hits and/or classic album tracks. In recognition of that fact, Columbia Records – his […]
11 Apr 2025
EP Review: Little Richard – Try Some of Mine
By 1968, in some quarters, at least, Richard Penniman was considered well past his sell-by date. The man known to the world as Little Richard had already undergone more than […]
10 Apr 2025
Album Review: Various Artists — The Westbound Sound: Foundations
For Record Store Day 2024, Org Music released a superb compilation, The Westbound Sound. That LP drew upon the vaults of Detroit’s venerated Westbound Records, a label at the forefront […]
09 Apr 2025
Album Review: Various Artists – Cavestomp! Volume One
Cavestomp is something of an institution. A largely underground, for those-in-the-know sensation, but an institution nonetheless. Garage rock is a collector’s genre: it’s a style of music that – like […]