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Billy Altman  |  Jan 05, 2007  |  0 comments
Pretty Little Head Hungry Mouse
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When she debuted in 2004 with the double CD Get Away from Me, Nel
Ken Richardson  |  Oct 03, 2007  |  0 comments

Brett Milano  |  Nov 24, 2008  |  0 comments
Black Frog/Geffen
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It's a pretty decent album.
 |  Jun 09, 2011  |  0 comments

My current favorite all-format album is the Raveonettes' Raven in the Grave (Vice), which sounds smoky-fab whether I'm listening to it via CD, MP3, or LP. I asked Raveonettes co-founder Sune Rose Wagner, 38, how the band (Wagner and co-conspirator Sharin Foo) corrals the backbeat for its 21st-century-cool Wall of Sound. Read on for his answers (and for a listen to "Forget That You're Young," a track from the new album.)

Ken Richardson  |  Oct 22, 2013  |  0 comments
Also: Van Morrison’s Moondance in 5.1 on Blu-ray, Santana’s third album on audiophile vinyl, and ’80s tunes revamped by The Big Bright. Plus, let’s see…oh, yeah, Katy Perry.

Rob O'Connor  |  Mar 04, 2007  |  0 comments
Neon Bible Merge
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Whether the seven members of the Arcade Fire ever perform in arenas, they've got their music prim
Parke Puterbaugh  |  Nov 04, 2007  |  0 comments

Michael Berk  |  Aug 31, 2011  |  0 comments

One of the most famous (and probably most bootlegged) unfinished albums in rock history is about to see the light of day in an offical release, authorized by the band, including Brian Wilson (who had in 2004 released - with Van Dyke Parks - his

Jeff Perlah  |  Sep 14, 2005  |  0 comments
Mezmerize American/Columbia
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We won't know the full extent of System of a Down's third
Mike Mettler  |  Jun 09, 2006  |  0 comments
How We Operate ATO
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This freewheeling British fivesome loves to follow its own ramshackle muse.
Ken Richardson  |  May 03, 2007  |  0 comments

Porcupine Tree: Fear of a Blank Planet (Atlantic). As personified by this concept album's young protagonist, the worldview of the Planet isn't just blank.

Billy Altman  |  Jan 03, 2008  |  0 comments

Brett Milano  |  Apr 26, 2009  |  0 comments
Capitol
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It's no surprise that, after going semi-conceptual for The Crane Wife in 2006, the Decemberists have now gone al
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Nov 08, 2011  |  0 comments

The genius of Pink Floyd's music is intertwined with the genius of the recording of the music. And the innovative studio techniques used by the band and its producers and recording engineers are integral to the music. It's impossible to imagine The Dark Side of the Moon without vital creative touches such as the sound of clanging money or thumping heartbeats. Perhaps no other band has pushed the technical envelope so aggressively, or profited from it so enormously. The catalog of their works is one of innovation - both musically and sonically.

Richard C. Walls  |  Oct 01, 2005  |  0 comments
Chávez Ravine Nonesuch/Perro Verde
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Guitarist Ry Cooder's latest project is a concept album

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