Beautiful Like a Rainbow: Cyndi Lauper's 'Let the Canary Sing' Documentary Gets Companion Vinyl

By Mike Duquette | May 9, 2024 | 2 Comments

In a solo career that's stretched past 40 years, Cyndi Lauper has gone from unlikely pop idol to one of the genre's great, enduring voices - not to mention an icon and activist for the LGBTQ+ community. All of those sides of her work are the subject of a forthcoming documentary this summer - and […]

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Go Insane: Lindsey Buckingham's Early Solo Albums Collected in New Box Set

By Mike Duquette | May 8, 2024 | 1 Comment

Lindsey Buckingham's earliest solo works are getting a box set from Rhino this summer. True to its name, 20th Century Lindsey will feature remastered versions of the three albums the Fleetwood Mac singer/guitarist issued during the 20th century - 1981's Law and Order, 1984's Go Insane and 1992's Out of the Cradle - plus a newly compiled disc […]

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Beautiful Music: Barry Manilow's "Live in Britain" Returns to CD

By Joe Marchese | May 7, 2024 | 7 Comments

Barry Manilow hasn't been resting on his laurels. In recent months, the superstar entertainer saw his musical Harmony finally make it to Broadway, continued his record-breaking residency in Las Vegas, sold out New York's Radio City Music Hall, and announced from the stage of Carnegie Hall that he had re-entered the studio at the instigation […]

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What's So Funny: Cherry Red, Lemon Collect Brinsley Schwarz Albums on "Thinking Back"

By Joe Marchese | May 6, 2024 | 6 Comments

Brinsley Schwarz, the band, may be best-remembered today as the launching pad for singer-songwriter Nick Lowe and as a prime exemplar of the U.K. pub rock scene.  The band's studio albums, though, reveal diverse influences and a vibrant sound that more than holds up today.  In recent months, Cherry Red's Lemon Recordings imprint brought together […]

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The Weekend Stream: May 4, 2024

By The Second Disc | May 4, 2024 | 0 Comments

Welcome to another edition of The Weekend Stream, The Second Disc's review of notable catalogue titles (and some new ones, too!) making digital debuts. The Alan Parsons Project's biggest album gets a second look, plus new music from John Williams, Daryl Hall and the unexpected sort-of return of one of country music's best-known voices. Alan […]

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