Music Features
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Free Again: the Story Behind Alex Chilton's "1970" Sessions
When the Box Tops split in 1970, Alex Chilton had enough songs to shop around major labels while he completed his last obligations as a Bell Records artist. The album was to be called "1970".
Angel Aguilar takes us back... -
Quick Takes (May 2016)
In our monthly Quick Takes feature, where we revisit a handful of notable albums we missed during the last month, Carl and Juan share their thoughts on new efforts by James Blake, PUP, Kaytranada, Gorguts, and many, many more.
Let James Blake's ominous gaze take you there... -
Tracking Force - 3
An eclectic mix this time around. But two classics nonetheless.
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Quick Takes (April 2016)
In our ongoing latest Quick Takes installment, where we revisit a handful of albums we missed during the last month, Carl and Juan share their thoughts on new efforts by Kevin Morby, The Last Shadow Puppets, Greys, The Field, and many, many more.
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Chris Cornell - Belfast, Ulster Hall. 24/04/2016
Chris Cornell shares stories, humour and thirty years of career-spanning material in an intimate performance.
Carl Purvis enjoyed himself again... -
CLUSTER 1971-1981
While the notoriety enjoyed by the likes of their Krautrock peers, namely Kraftwerk, Neu!, and Tangerine Dream, seemed to elude Hans-Joachim Roedelius and Dieter Moebius, two halves of the pioneering electronic duo, Cluster, a new box set documenting the group’s most creatively robust period will hopefully right that wrong.
Sean Caldwell reviews... -
Overlooked Albums #43: Kid Creole And The Coconuts - Fresh Fruit In Foreign Places
Angel Aguilar revisits the inimitable New York City group's 1981 release Fresh Fruit in Foreign Places, a boundary-pushing pop record that still amazes with its amalgam of exotic rhythms and cinematic vistas.
Angel Aguilar takes us back... -
Sarah Neufeld - New York City, Le Poisson Rouge. 04/15/2016.
Sarah Neufeld brings the expansive, classical sounds of The Ridge to New York City.
Joe Marvilli was there... -
Quick Takes (March 2016)
In month number three of our slightly less newish Quick Takes feature, writers Juan Edgardo Rodríguez and Carl Purvis weigh in on some albums that deserve your undivided ear time.
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Tracking Force - 2
A couple of records that seem like an odd pair but brought together by the wonderful sound of the female voice.
