Category: ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: The Beatles’ “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band 50th Anniversary Edition”

Surveying the Summer of Love that birthed Sgt. Pepper, there were certainly albums of equal (or greater) challenge to be

August 24, 2017 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

ZZ Ward’s gritty alto is perfect for singing the blues. Her songs are rooted in the sounds of the delta,

August 22, 2017 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Where some might see the culling of Can’s Singles as a cash grab, the reality is that the discovery of

August 22, 2017 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

The Banditos’ blend of country, Memphis soul, funk, rock, ’50s R&B and psychedelic folk is full of unexpected juxtapositions. When

August 20, 2017 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Technology has fucked up a lot of things for a lot of people, and if there’s even an iota of

August 19, 2017 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

A lot of water has passed under a good many bridges since Lindsey Buckingham and Christine McVie paired up for

August 17, 2017 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Miranda Lee Richards apparently lives in 1971 Laurel Canyon, according to her fourth LP, Existential Beast. Opener “Ashes And Seeds”

August 13, 2017 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

R.I.P. MAGNET Senior Writer Jonathan Valania