Review: Kenny Rogers, "Life Is Like a Song"

By Joe Marchese | June 26, 2023 | 9 Comments

In the booklet to his new posthumous release Life Is Like a Song, the late Kenny Rogers is quoted: "Music is the greatest memory-maker you'll ever encounter.  A song can lock you right into a memory for a lifetime."  Rogers' own music, whether "The Gambler," "Through the Years," "Lady," "She Believes in Me," "You Decorated […]

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The Weekend Stream: June 24, 2023

By Mike Duquette | June 24, 2023 | 4 Comments

Welcome to The Weekend Stream, a relaxing review of notable digital-only catalogue titles. There may be no CD or vinyl, but there's plenty of great new/old music to float you into the weekend. This week, we're changing things up with a triplicate of great new songs out digitally, from favorite bands, up and comers and […]

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Miracles: Rhino Relaunches Quadio with Jefferson Starship, Black Sabbath, J. Geils Band, and Alice Cooper

By Joe Marchese | June 23, 2023 | 10 Comments

Quadio is back!  After past releases in the series including, most recently, box sets from The Doobie Brothers and Chicago, Rhino is once again taking a deep dive into the Warner Music family of labels for four reissues presenting original quadraphonic mixes of classic albums on Blu-ray Audio.  This quartet of titles is shipping now […]

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Release Round-Up: Week of June 23

By The Second Disc | June 23, 2023 | 2 Comments

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the new titles available today. Little Feat, Sailin' Shoes: Deluxe Edition (Warner/Rhino) 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 3LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 1972's Sailin' Shoes was the second album from the original Little Feat lineup of singer-guitarist Lowell George, drummer Richard Hayward, keyboard player Bill Payne, and bassist Roy […]

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Hey Little Sister: Billy Idol Expands Debut LP with Unreleased Live Show

By Mike Duquette | June 21, 2023 | 5 Comments

On July 28, it'll be a nice day to start again: Billy Idol's self-titled debut album will be reissued on CD with a bonus live show. Released in 1982, Billy Idol was the first full-length solo effort from the British rocker with the spiky bleached hair and the inimitable sneer. A year before, he'd issued […]

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