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Randy Travis’ first album, STORMS OF LIFE, was one of THOSE debuts — an instant classic, released in a year (1986) that also saw the likes of Dwight Yoakam, Lyle Lovett and Steve Earle also make an immediate impact on...

Today’s the day that we wish a happy birthday to Andy Bell, best known to most folks as the lead singer of Erasure. Bell was in the music business before teaming up with Vince Clarke, however, and he’s also done...

43 years ago today, Alice Cooper debuted The Nightmare, a conceptual art piece disguised as a TV special and doubling as a promotional tool for his latest album. Directed by Jørn Winther and written by Tony Hudz and Alan Rudolph...

Eight years ago this very evening, The Rascals reunited on a New York City stage in the name of charity, which is – as reasons for reunions go – about as good as it gets. The performance in question took...

50 years ago this month, The Monkees released their fifth studio album, an LP which delivered one of the band’s most iconic singles but – for the first time in the group’s career – failed to take them all the...

While you and the rest of the vinyl-loving public were celebrating Record Store Day on Saturday, Iggy Pop was celebrating his birthday. We’d like to formally apologize to Mr. Pop for not being in a position to post anything in...

On April 20, David Bowie’s ALADDIN SANE celebrated its 45th anniversary, and may we just say that we wish we could find makeup that’d let our lightning bolts last that long and still look that good. While we haven’t found...

Hey, everybody, it’s 4/20, and you know what that means, right? That’s right: it’s the release date of Rhino’s 40th Anniversary reissue of Cheech & Chong’s UP IN SMOKE! (Keep cool, man. We’re just trying to keep a low profile...

To many people, The Flaming Lips are one of the most fascinating bands of the past few decades, a musical collective filled with folks who have artistic sensibilities which lean heavily toward the eccentric but haven’t forgotten the value of...