Everything here sounds worthy of the Stones, probably in no small part because it sounds as if they’re still having fun making music. If this is their coda, it's a good one.
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Music Reviews: The Cyrkle’s ‘Revival,’ plus C. Gibbs and Ray Campi
Members of the Cyrkle, a group best known for the 1966 smash hit "Red Rubber Ball," deliver new music half a century later. Plus, reviews of CDs from C. Gibbs and Ray Campi.
Read More »I Shall Be Released: New and Upcoming Music from Matt B, Heated Rivalry, DJ Daddy Trance, Rush, Mekons, Robyn Hitchcock
Rush in high fidelity, Matt B with the London Phil, dancing with DJ Danny Trance, chill string trios, and more.
Read More »I Shall Be Released (Old School Edition): Rolling Stones, Madonna, Jack White, plus Ariana Grande and Collective Soul
Have the Stones, Madonna, and Jack White still got what it takes? Can Ariana Grande defy gravity? And can Collective Soul ride a new wave?
Read More »Music Reviews: George Thorogood, plus Samantha Fish, Sensational Country Blues Wonders!, and Fruit Bats
There’s a reason George Thorogood & the Destroyers’ discography includes more than half a dozen live albums. Their high-octane, sax-spiced, blues-rock works best in a concert setting, where audiences seem to energize Thorogood, and he interacts with them as well as he does with his guitar. The latest recorded evidence …
Read More »Music Reviews: Lovin’ Spoonful’s Complete Recordings, plus Joey Quinones and JP Soars with Anne Harris
The band continually reinvented itself, serving up hits that each seemed quite unlike the one that came before.
Read More »10 Underappreciated Music Acts You Need to Hear
Dwight Twilley's best work is characterized by jangly, ringing guitars, indelible rhythm, and shimmering, full-bodied productions that equal the finest work of acts like Electric Light Orchestra.
Read More »Music Reviews: Abigail Lapell Sings Her Way to Motherhood, plus a Rockabilly Anthology
On the new 'Shadow Child' Lapell turns entirely inward for a soft-spoken standout about her journey to motherhood.
Read More »Bowie, Dylan, Eagles, Pretenders, Hank Williams, Grateful Dead and Much More: 21 Stupendous Big Box Sets for Music Fans
Here are 21 of popular music’s most spectacular gargantuan anthologies, each featuring 10 or more discs.
Read More »The Great Dan Penn (and Why You’ve Probably Never Heard of Him)
If you've never heard of Dan Penn, one reason is probably that you’re not the sort of person who reads songwriting credits.
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