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When it comes to the Faces, the band’s first album should be viewed through the prism of its title: FIRST STEP. As debut albums go, it’s strong, make no mistake about that, but it’s not until the band’s second album...

50 years ago today, Otis Redding played the show that officially made him a superstar, even if he didn’t live long enough to really enjoy his status. When it comes to the iconic rock festivals of the 1960s, say what...

As we mentioned this time last week, June is African-American Music Appreciation Month, and as much as it sounds like a holiday that would’ve emerged from a record company board room, it’s actually something that’s been on the books since...

Attention, John Coltrane fans! Remember last week when we released TRANE: THE ATLANTIC COLLECTION, a nine-track compilation containing material drawn from his Atlantic Records work between 1959 and 1961, and we told you that we’d be offering up more Coltrane...

Yes, Bowie fans, our ongoing series of David Bowie 7” picture discs rolls on, and you can now pick up a copy of the latest entry: “Be My Wife.” The second and final single from Bowie’s 1977 album, LOW, “Be...

Believe it or not, it’s been almost 14 years since the Australian band known as Jet released their debut full-length album, GET BORN. Recorded at Sunset Sound Studios in Los Angeles with producer Dave Sardy, then riding high from his...

By the time 1974 had rolled in, Keith Emerson, Greg Lake and Carl Palmer were worn down. Recording five albums in a three-year span will do that to you, and filling the space between sessions with massive tours that required...

Whenever a band releases a new album, it generally inspires fans to take a step back and give a good listen to all of the other albums in the band’s back catalog. As such, since Depeche Mode released their latest...

49 years ago today, The Jeff Beck Group performed their first ever show in America, thereby also providing Rod Stewart – who was fronting the band – with his US live debut. It says something about how early into both...