Yes, Roxy Music’s long-delayed reunion record is in line behind Bryan Ferry’s latest solo outing- an album comprised completely of Bob Dylan covers called, well, Dylanesque, of course. The set , due June 26, was recorded in a live-in-the-studio session over the course of one week, and the songs benefit from the loose and breezy […]

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The Warmth of the Sun is due May 22 via Capitol/EMI with 28 songs hand-picked by The Beach Boys (the ones that remain, obviously). Avoiding much of the band’s commercial side (and painful faux pas like “Kokomo”), this collection focuses on some of the more obscure, artsy tracks in The Beach Boys’ heady oeuvre, including […]

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What’s the fastest way to bore yourself into a stupor? Listening to a seven-disc set of live Pearl Jam, obvs. I almost fell asleep just typing that. Yes, for some ungodly reason, Pearl Jam is unleashing 76 songs worth of live material on its poor fans, whoever they may be these days. Honestly, who is […]

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On May 22 Legacy will release So Real: Songs from Jeff Buckley– an anthology that purports to honor the tenth anniversary of Buckley’s death (its release is exactly one week shy of his drowning at Mud Island in Memphis, TN). Having released only one proper album, 1994’s Grace, this man’s back catalog has been squeezed […]

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In October of this year, The Wedding Present will play a series of shows commemorating the 20th anniversary of its debut album, George Best. On the British leg of the tour, the band will play the exact towns as on the original George Best tour. And, as part of the set each night, the classic […]

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The soundtrack to Quentin Tarantino’s half of Grindhouse, Death Proof, comes in a bad ass limited edition leatherette puffy sleeve with foil stamped logo. The LP vinyl version has a unique blood splatter on each record, and it’s also available as a 7″ box set. Tarantino certainly knows how to market his junk. The soundtrack itself is packed […]

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With only a smattering of live shows in the US this spring, Damon Albarn’s dowdy postcard from London, The Good, The Bad & The Queen, hit the NYC Apple store on March 12th for a quick set, which has, rather opportunistically, turned into an exclusive live EP on itunes.

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