Tuesday , July 28 2026

Jeff Burger

Jeff Burger’s website, byjeffburger.com, contains half a century's worth of music reviews and commentary. His books include Dylan on Dylan: Interviews and Encounters, Lennon on Lennon: Conversations with John Lennon, Leonard Cohen on Leonard Cohen: Interviews and Encounters, and Springsteen on Springsteen: Interviews, Speeches, and Encounters.

Book & Music Reviews: ‘Decade of Dissent: How 1960s Bob Dylan Changed the World,’ plus the Bongos & Robert Forster

Decade of Dissent

Can there really be anything more to say about Bob Dylan and his music? As it turns out, the answer is a qualified yes. Just don’t hold your breath awaiting major revelations.

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Music & Video Reviews: Badfinger’s Lost LP, plus Live Albums from Al Stewart, Translator, and Oregon

Badfinger--Head First

This new edition of Badfinger's 'Head First' employs the recently discovered master tapes, which have been newly mixed and mastered by Bob Jackson, the band’s only surviving member.

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Album Reviews: Eric Andersen’s ‘Dance of Love and Death,’ plus Cat Stevens and Wanda Jackson

Eric Andersen-Dance of Love and Death

Andersen has been serving up poignant, powerful music for six decades now. 'Dance of Love and Death' leaves no doubt that he can still deliver.

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Music Reviews: Vicki Peterson and John Cowsill, Matt Andersen, Domenic Cicala, and Charles Mingus

Peterson & Cowsill

Vicki Peterson and John Cowsill, Long After the Fire. This CD is a joint project by Vicki Peterson, who is best known as the Bangles’ lead guitarist, and her husband, John Cowsill, who struck gold as a singer and drummer in the siblings band the Cowsills. Here, they serve up …

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Book and Music Reviews: ‘Fleetwood Mac: All the Songs,’ plus the Wildwoods, Joe ‘King’ Oliver, Jim Wurster, Mike Delevante, and Freddie Hubbard

Fleetwood Mac All the Songs book

Fleetwood Mac's colorful history embraces lots of little-known stories and recordings, 15 lineups, and more than two dozen studio and live albums.

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Music Reviews: Nighthawk, Smoking Popes, the Seldom Scene, Maria Manousaki, Grey DeLisle, and Johnny Rawls

Nighthawk--Street Dog

Nighthawk (Parker Hawkins) is clearly brimming over with musical ideas, most of them excellent. And somehow, his seemingly disparate material all fits comfortably on one CD.

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Music Reviews: Elliott Murphy’s ‘Infinity,’ plus the Move, R&B Hits from 1955, Iron City Houserockers, and Chatham Rabbits

Infinity-Elliott Murphy

It's Murphy's 52nd album, so it’s not surprising that ruminations on aging, mortality, and years gone by permeate this engaging CD.

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Music Reviews: An Anthology Collects Hits from 1960, plus San Francisco Salsa, and CDs from Lance Cowan and Antonio Andrade

20th Anniversary Billboard

1960 is not exactly considered a peak year for popular music, and there's no shortage of drivel in this collection, but there are also dozens of great songs from the likes of Roy Orbison, Sam Cooke, and Ray Charles.

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