Cofounded in Australia in the early ’80s by Irish punk bassist/singer Brendan Perry and Australian vocalist Lisa Gerrard, Dead Can Dance transplanted to London in 1982 and quickly became globally renowned for their stylistically diverse and groundbreaking music as well as their incredible live shows. Fusing atmospheric, ambient pop, spiritual undertones, and alt-electronica with world beats and European …
The Doors supplied plenty of post-Independence Day fireworks on July 5, 1968 when the legendary quartet played the Hollywood Bowl, a concert that is considered to be the band s finest on film. For the first time, the film from the historic performance has been painstakingly restored using the original camera negatives and the audio has been remixed …
Fear of Music is the third studio album by American New Wave band Talking Heads, released on 3 August 1979 on Sire Records. It was recorded at locations in New York City between April and May 1979 and was produced by the quartet and Brian Eno. The album reached number 21 on the Billboard 200 in the United …
The Sex Pistols’ only studio album, 1977’s Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols was called ‘just about the most exciting rock & roll records of the Seventies’ in Rolling Stone’s original review. A quarter-century later, with none of the album’s scathing fury and massive influence diminished, the magazine ranked this title #41 on its list of …
Steel Pulse True Democracy Reggae Vinyl Record Album LP 1982 E1-60113 One) Vinyl Record LP 33 stereo E1-60113 (One) Record Cover / Jacket (One) Record interior Sleeve – paper May 1982 Elektra Records USA …
You could learn to mambo for that upcoming New Year’s Eve party. Or you could pick up Mambo Santa Mambo and get that bad groove before its 18 tracks are over. Packed with delights and surprises, it mines the past 40 to 50 years of prime-time Latin Christmas tunes–complete with campy, cheesy, and cool Yuletide vocals–and succeeds mightily. …
The popularity of tango comes and goes, but the “vertical expression of horizontal desire” has remained synonymous with passion, unrequited love, and nostalgia for more than a century. Popularized by Rudolph Valentino and Carlos Gardel, and more recently by Madonna and Julio Iglesias, and often celebrated by Hollywood and Broadway, the …
Fusing timeless pop-rock sensibilities with contemporary and age-old Celtic flavors, The Corrs’ unique sound is Irish at its core and universal in its appeal. A quartet comprising sisters Andrea, Caroline, Sharon, and brother Jim, The Corrs popularity in the U.S. blossomed in the mid-90’s and has thrived throughout a string of acclaimed releases. On Home, their latest album, …
Chicago’s Christmas album, Chicago 25 , was one of the most successful modern holiday albums. Retitled, remastered and now with six new songs, this is a jazz-rock, bell-jinglin’ gem: Silent Night; Sleigh Ride; Little Drummer Boy; Winter Wonderland; White Christmas , and more Xmas music …
Chicago IX: Greatest Hits ’69 – ’74 was the band’s first greatest hits collection. Originally released 30 years ago in November of 1975, it spent five weeks atop the Billboard album chart and has been certified four times platinum! Still to date, it is the biggest selling album of their career. Chicago IX features signature favorites the band …