Jason M. Rubin
The album suggests an earlier time, but most of the music is modern, relevant, and timeless.
Read MoreIf you’re brave enough to dip your toes into a musical unknown, there are pleasures a-plenty to be had in this recording, in which Joe Jackson takes us on what purports to be a musicological excavation of the works of a long-forgotten figure of the English Music Hall era.
Read More“Time Flies” offers approximately two hours of outstanding jazz, created by true masters with no other agenda than to play their asses off with the tape rolling.
Read MoreLike Thin Lizzy, Minx marries metallic thunder with melodic structures and lyrics worth listening to.
Read MoreThis album may be too mellow, too grim, too serious for the average listener but hear me: This is an amazing and important work of art, quite possibly the legendary songwriter’s own elegy.
Read MoreAmong its many virtues, this archival live release from Stephen Stills reminds us of an era when great music was human-generated — written and performed with love.
Read MoreNow an octogenarian, Ian Hunter remains a gifted songwriter, a distinctive vocalist, and a man who truly has a rock and roll heart.
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Arts Remembrance: Appreciating Robbie Robertson
Robbie Robertson was born and raised in Canada but he seemed to understand the American myth better than most of his southern neighbors did.
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