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Progressive rock hit a definite stride in the early 70s with a number of groups exploring the outer limits in grandiose fashion. Tradition...

Before delving into the content of this truly fantastic disc, please take a moment to ponder the subversive sense of humor at work behind t...

Today marks the 33rd anniversary of the release of Diver Down. Van Halen's fifth LP in a four year span was greeted with mixed reviews...

Changes fill my time, baby, that's alright with me In the midst I think of you, and how it used to be Anniversaries offer an opport...

The country music station plays soft, but there's nothing, really nothing to turn off... Bob Dylan closed out his 1960's discogr...

Joni Mitchell made bold strides away from her singer-songwriter-folkie persona in the mid seventies, taking a decision to explore the oute...

Trends exist first in the minds of marketing geniuses, require repetition to achieve some traction with consumers and become redolent of t...

Recording software has made an enormous impact on contemporary music production. Through the manipulation of noises as expressed in ones a...

True talent isn't always recognized by the masses. Ingenuity shouldn't toil in the long shadow of mediocrity, though this is realit...

SIN AFTER SIN Definitely brings back many hazy memories of high school. Occasionally, side one of this disc would be in rotation in my ...

Produced over months of arduous sessions, the $100,000 wet dream that became The Soft Parade was universally panned when it first appeared...

Seano over at Circle of Fits always turns out thought provoking, incredibly well written posts. This one is no exception. For all of you w...

Absolutely bare-bones, lovely, unfinished, ethereal, ragged, uplifting and heartbreaking all apply to Oar, the lone solo recording by Alex...

Pure, unadulterated adulation greeted Saul Hudson and his mates as they appeared to dispense good will and face-melting solos to the thous...

Blondie always conjures up odd memories for me. When "Heart of Glass" was issued as a single back in 1979, my sister secured a c...

Anthemic radio staples (and smoke from many left-handed ciggies) filled the air around the Bell Stage tonight as Collective Soul brought the...

Everyone should be reminded on a regular basis that they are exactly where they should be in their current position in the cosmos. This wr...

Torrential rain did not deter fans of Queens of the Stone Age, who waited patiently in front of the Claridge Stage for skies to clear. Follo...

I see a lot of love out there tonight!!!! Indeed there was, with every ounce of it directed toward the Bell Stage on Tuesday night. You ...

Ottawa Bluesfest marked the 21st gig of Lady Gaga's artRAVE tour. Nine tour buses, truckloads of equipment, a personal entourage of 12...