The band continually reinvented itself, serving up hits that each seemed quite unlike the one that came before.
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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.
Read More »When John Mellencamp Was Johnny Cougar, a Zappa/Beefheart Box, and More
A new two-CD set called "American Dream" takes us back to Mellencamp's Johnny Cougar days, when the singer was a household name mainly just in his own household.
Read More »Rediscover Buddy Holly: A Revelatory Edition of His Classic LP with the Crickets, Plus New Music from Sky Smeed, Daphne Roubini, and Asher Brinson
'The “Chirping” Crickets' isn’t just any album. It has influenced countless musicians over the decades, and its songs have been savored by millions of fans. If you’re one of them, you’re bound to love the way those tunes have been enhanced for this release.
Read More »Music Reviews: Steve Forbert, plus Andy Hedges, Dwight + Nicole, a Rockabilly Anthology, and George Usher
Forbert was about 60 when he made this record, and he spends some of it looking back.
Read More »Music & Film Reviews: A Paisley Underground Anthology, plus ‘Elvis ’56,’ the Light Crust Doughboys, and Sam Lewis
The Dream Syndicate, Long Ryders, the Rain Parade, and, of course, the Bangles are here, along with groups you've probably never heard.
Read More »Music Reviews: 99 Hits from 1956 and Two Blasts from the Blasters’ Past
Like its predecessors, this latest compendium inevitably sounds as if it were designed for someone with multiple personalities.
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