Tag Archives: Lou Reed

Here are 21 of popular music’s most spectacular gargantuan anthologies, each featuring 10 or more discs.

We can argue about the wisdom behind the decisions to induct—or not induct—various artists into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. What seems undebatable is whether its annual induction ceremonies have been musically memorable.

The Beatles’ ‘Revolver’ Reappears as a Box Set Can we pinpoint the time when the Beatles took their first giant step beyond creating extraordinary pop/rock love songs to chase even loftier ambitions? The answer is yes: It was April 1966, a mere three years after the UK release of their …

A vastly expanded edition of Lou Reed's 'New York' includes a powerful concert recording. Plus, an album of Leonard Cohen covers from Gay Marshall and new music from Rick Shea.

A multi-artist tribute to rocker Willie Nile, plus the rarely heard Greg Copeland, the auspicious Juni Ata, and western music from Colter Wall.

An intriguing plunge into the many sharp and woolly possibilities of the cello in the age of electronics and genre-blending.

This live recording caught Dion at the height of his skill as an acoustic singer-songwriter who defined "hip" for his fans.

There is something for everyone in these new Christmas releases.

'The Velvet Oratorio' is a celebration of The Velvet Revolution that took place in Czechoslovakia brought to the world stage by Vaclav Havel, the Civic Forum, students and the Czech people. It is enjoyable and humorous reminder of Havel's playful wit incorporating the complex and haunting music of a time of revolution, hope and lasting change. There is nothing more revelatory for us at this time to inspire us.

This eclectic collection proves that even with her rough attitudinal edges, this vampy blues singer is an interpreter of the top rank.