‘Green Shirt’: Elvis Costello’s Pointed Pop Takedown Of Big Brother Imagine that it’s 1979, and you’re hearing Elvis Costello & the Attractions’ Armed Forces for the first time. The first side would be one surprise...
More Than Just A Face: Remembering The Much-Loved Ronnie Lane You rarely saw Ronnie Lane without a smile on his face. That’s only one of the reasons the former Small Faces, Faces, and Slim Chance...
‘It’s Just Music, My Music’: Gordon Lightfoot Develops His Song Craft With ‘The Way I Feel’ In the spring of 1967, Gordon Lightfoot was ready to release the second LP of a career that was winning him increasing acclaim as both...
‘The Snow Goose’: Camel Hit Their Mid-1970s Stride With Instrumental Masterwork With progressive rock on such a continuing upswing, the reverence for the bands that created it during the late 60s and 70s has made UK...
‘McLemore Avenue’: Booker T. And The MGs Take The Beatles To Stax When The Beatles released Abbey Road, on September 26, 1969, it was not met with universal admiration. Some reviews were somewhat critical… even some fans...
Best Blue Note Album Covers: 20 Groundbreaking Artworks When it came to jazz album covers, Blue Note was unequivocally the market leader in the 50s and 60s. In its dedication to excellence in...