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Jack White, Kacey Musgraves, Shaboozey, Post Malone, DIIV, and more top my list this year.
Read More »Charlie Doherty’s Top 20 Releases of 2024 (Post Malone, Jack White, Smashing Pumpkins, Kacey Musgraves, and More)
Classic Rock
Ten of 2024’s Best Albums and Box Sets
Critic Jeff Burger's picks for the best music of 2024 include releases from Willie Nelson, Joni MItchell, Laura Nyro, and more.
Read More »Music & Film Reviews: Rolling Stones’ ‘Welcome to Shepherd’s Bush,’ plus Sun Ra, Christopher Cross, and B.B. King
A “secret” 1999 concert at London’s Shepherd’s Bush Empire music venue by a fired-up Rolling Stones included some rarely heard numbers.
Read More »Music & Film Reviews: Southside Johnny ‘Live at Rockpalast,’ plus Lucinda Williams, Lightnin’ Hopkins, Emily Remler
...and just when you think things can’t get any hotter, Steve Van Zandt shows up to sing and play guitar on the show’s five final numbers.
Read More »Music Reviews: George Harrison’s ‘Living in the Material World’ (Anniversary Edition), plus The Blasters and More
Harrison's 1973 album earned laudatory reviews, rose quickly to the top of the charts, and spawned a No. 1 single. Now it's out in several expanded 50th-anniversary editions.
Read More »Music Reviews: An Anthology of Bob Dylan-influenced Music and More New Releases
Reviews of an anthology of Dylan-influenced music, plus Tom Petty, Mick Fleetwood and Jake Shimabukuro, and more.
Read More »Music & Film Reviews: Box Sets from Jimi Hendrix and Al Stewart, and More
Reviews of new albums, including Jimi Hendrix's Electrtic Lady Studios, Al Stewart's 50th-anniversary edition of Past, Present & Future, an Ike Turner collection, and more.
Read More »A Dozen Top 10 Songs Inspired by Real-life Loves
From 'Layla' to 'Go Your Own Way' to 'The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face,' real-life romances have sparked many Top 10 hits.
Read More »Music Reviews: Dickey Betts, Amanda Anne Platt, Teni Rane, and an Anthology of Early Rock and Rockabilly
Reviews: CDs from Dickey Betts, Amanda Anne Platt, & Teni Rane, plus a rock & rockabilly anthology.
Read More »Music Reviews: John Lennon’s Expanded ‘Mind Games,’ plus Iron Horse, ‘Silver Bullet Bluegrass,’ Sammy Walker, and the Magnolia Janes
John Lennon's 'Mind Games' reappears as an eight-disc box set. Plus bluegrass artists tackle rock, and reviews of CDs from Sammy Walker and the Magnolia Janes.
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