To mark the original album’s 60th anniversary, the Beach Boys have released 'The Pet Sounds Sessions Highlights' as a two-CD set and in multiple vinyl versions.
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I Shall Be Released: My Chemical Romance, Neil Diamond, AleeN ROSE (Daughters of Willie Nelson & Leon Russell), Fanny Mendelssohn’s Complete Piano Works
Amy Lee Nelson, daughter of Willie Nelson, and Tina Rose Bridges, daughter of Leon Russell, have released their first single as newly-formed duo AleeN ROSE.
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 »Music Reviews: Dale Watson Envisions a Party with Willie, Waylon, and Whiskey
Reviewed: "Unwanted," the latest from outlaw country singer Dale Watson, and "Wake," a new CD from the multitalented Dirk Powell.
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 »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 Review: Grievous Angels – ‘Revolution’
'Revolution' from the Grievous Angels is an uplifting and wonderful album for our times which will have you dancing on the picket lines.
Read More »Music Reviews: Jimmie Rodgers’ ‘A Career Anthology,’ plus the Cucumbers
"He didn’t sugarcoat things. He put a lot of things out there that were the way they really were. And he knew a lot.”
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