Iggy Pop to Release 4-CD Bootleg Collection
Shout! Factory is set to release a massive 4-CD collection of newly-remastered, live bootleg Iggy Pop recordings. Roadkill Rising: The Bootleg Collection 1977-2009 is sequenced by decade and includes key tracks from throughout Pop’s days with The Stooges as well as his extensive solo career.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsRichard Thompson: Dream Attic
A legend trades the studio for the stage Minus the applause, you wouldn’t know that Richard Thompson’s Dream Attic is a live album. The former Fairport Convention lead guitarist supposedly chose this setting for its inherent spontaneity, but the songs are played, produced and mixed with such flawless precision that they’re missing the color and blemishes of an actual live show. That’s not to say the album lacks spirit; it could just be that, after 40 years as a performer, he doesn’t make mistakes. Dream Attic, which contains all new material, was recorded over three nights at the Great American... read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsLos Lobos: Tin Can Trust
Kicking the same old can By now, Los Lobos qualify as a Los Angeles institution—but the problem with institutions is that they tend to produce predictable products. Tin Can Trust fits the mold David Hidalgo and company have constructed over the last 30 plus years—namely, blues-infused rock, with Hidalgo’s numerous solos serving as high points.... read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsFormer Beulah Frontman Miles Kurosky to Release Debut Solo Album
It's time to bounce back from the collective sigh Beulah fans exhaled when the band said adieu in 2004: Former frontman Miles Kurosky is prepping his first solo album for a March 2010 release.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsTom Russell: Blood and Candle Smoke
The halls of Americana are crowded to capacity with... read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsRhett Miller: Rhett Miller
On Rhett Miller’s fourth solo album, the former Old 97’s frontman... read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsLocal H plays Block Party, hits the road in Angry Months ahead
Chicago scene mainstays Local H will be hitting the road with Electric Six after playing the Q101 Block Party this Sunday. They'll be touring behind their recent concept album, 12 Angry Months (Shout! Factory), which centers on the differing stages of a breakup unfolding throughout a calendar year, and finds the one-time late-era grunge act venturing into more expansive territory, including more vulnerable acoustic fare. ... read more
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