With just seven songs totaling 40 minutes, prog metal forefathers Uriah Heep created a monster of a record that has lost none of its meaty charm over time. The "alternate look" at the album that comprises the 11-track bonus disc adds a fuller picture of this era of one of early hard rock/metal's most overlooked acts.
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Sacramento Radio 94.7 Announces First Five Artists for 3rd Annual City of Trees Summer Concert Event
Blink-182 and Dreamcar are two of the headline performers at this year's City of Trees Summer Concert Event on September 24, 2017 in Sacramento, California.
Read More »Retro Modern: The Cranberries – ‘Something Else’
'Something Else' isn't about reinvention in the purest sense, but reimagination. It shows that The Cranberries are willing (and able) to retrofit their formidable canon, and that's not something every recording act is capable of 25 years into their career.
Read More »Music Review: The Whistles and the Bells – ‘Modern Plagues’
Tying together this dizzy tangle of glam-Americana, electronics, and collage-rock are three things: snarly vocals, literate and pointed lyrics, and creative muddling of roots and pop music traditions.
Read More »Music Review: Various Artists – ‘Max’s Kansas City: 1976 & Beyond’ (Feat. New York Dolls, Iggy Pop, Cherry Vanilla, Sid Vicious, & More)
Over 40 years after its initial release, 'Max's Kansas City 1976' has been greatly expanded (from 10 to 40 tracks) and is an indispensable source of music history of a club that spawned the likes of Bruce Springsteen, Velvet Underground, New York Dolls, and along with CBGB's, the NYC punk movement itself.
Read More »Jim Morrison: Unlocking The Doors, 50 Years On
Commemorating the 50th anniversary of 'The Doors' and the Summer of Love.
Read More »Concert Review: Dillon Lane Syndicate at Schnitzel Haus, Brooklyn, NY April 29, 2017
Equally as good as the originals, Dillon Lane Syndicate keep the iridescence of classic rock's flame burning bright.
Read More »Retro Modern: Hanson – ‘Middle of Nowhere’
'Middle of Nowhere' has remained as precocious as it was in 1997, brimming with zest and the promise of a band that had a sound that was only just beginning to make itself known.
Read More »Interview: England’s SuperGlu Takes No Prisoners at First U.S. Show During 2017 SXSW
England punk pop quartet SuperGlu chats about music and the secret to its success at South by Southwest.
Read More »Retro Modern: Gorillaz – ‘Saturnz Barz (Spirit House)’
'Saturnz Barz (Spirit House)' is delightfully weird, addictive and promises that its parent record 'Humanz' will be yet another post-modern masterpiece―and head-scratcher―like the four albums that preceded it.
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