The Aquarian

On the Record: ‘Tonight in Jungleland: The Making of Born to Run,’ plus Reggae from the Mighty Rootsmen and the Kingston Lions

September 5, 2025 0

Several albums in Bruce Springsteen’s discography have proven particularly significant, including 1982’s Nebraska, which showcased a dramatic reversion to unadorned folk, and...

On the Record: A Marianne Faithfull Box Set, plus Robin Batteau and an Anthology of Early Rock and Rockabilly

Jeff Burger

Columns

August 29, 2025 0

Like the Bee Gees, Fleetwood Mac, and a handful of other artists, the late Marianne Faithfull was lucky enough to have had...

On The Record: Bob Dylan Covers, plus Ray Peterson, Memphis Minnie, America, and a Clifton Chenier Tribute

Jeff Burger

Columns

August 22, 2025 0

Since Bob Dylan is arguably the best and most important songwriter of the entire rock era, it’s not surprising that...

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On The Record: Anthologies from the Pale Fountains & the Kinks, plus the Feelies & Kissing Other Ppl

Jeff Burger

Columns

August 15, 2025 0

At least in the States, hardly anyone knows the albums of the British rock band Shack and the subsequently issued...

On The Record: Nick Drake’s ‘The Making of Five Leaves Left’ & Eric Andersen’s ‘Blue River: Live in Tokyo’

Arts Weekly

Columns

August 8, 2025 0

Reviewers, including this one, have often yielded to the temptation to compare some of today’s artists to folk singer and...

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On The Record: Counting Crows’ ‘Butter Miracle, The Complete Sweets!’ plus Freedy Johnston & Mike Henderson

Jeff Burger

Columns

August 1, 2025 0

Counting Crows released nearly a dozen studio and live albums between 1993 and 2014, including six that reached the Top...

On The Record: An Expanded Edition of Talking Heads’ ‘More Songs About Buildings & Food’

Jeff Burger

Columns

July 25, 2025 0

Late last year, Talking Heads’ label released an expanded edition of the new-wave quartet’s groundbreaking debut album, Talking Heads:77. Now,...

Adios, Farewell, Goodbye, Good Luck, So Long - album cover

On The Record: A Live Buck Owens Compendium, plus Tami Neilson, Maria Muldaur, Jeffrey Foskett, & a Rockabilly Anthology

Jeff Burger

Columns

July 18, 2025 0

Singer/songwriter Buck Owens, who died in 2006, was the quintessential exponent of country music’s Bakersfield Sound, a rock-infused, back-to-basics style...