Insights: Buddy Holly ‘Well Alright’, Master of Pop Dynamics
When the B side of a record becomes the A side: the story behind Buddy Holly’s “Well Alright”
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Insights: The Emotional Power of Musical Ear Worms
Ear worms can be pleasurable, bringing forth emotion of a sentimental or nostalgic kind. Memories of people, places and times from our past coming flooding back.
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Music Insights: The Underrated, Supremely Talented Gene Pitney
One of the most underrated figures in all of popular music, from around 1959 to 1966 Gene Pitney was one of the greats.
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Essentials: Jimi Hendrix ‘Electric Ladyland’ Album Review
So soulful and revelatory was Jimi’s playing that his catalogue inspires players and composers across every genre.
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Essentials: Leonard Cohen ‘I’m Your Man’ Album Review
Almost 40 years on, this album still sounds fresh and filled with new ideas. It’s an Essential work from one of Canada’s greatest songwriters.
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Jean-Michel Jarre ‘ Equinoxe’ Album Review
What makes ‘Equinoxe’ significant is Jarre’s demonstration that his capacity for musical invention knows no boundaries.
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Pink Floyd ‘Live at Pompeii MCMLXXII’ Preview
Newly restored version of iconic 1972 film along with live album soon to be released by Sony Music Vision.
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Essentials: Bombino ‘Agadez’ Album Review
The mesmerizing, blistering guitar and vocals by Omara Bombino Moctar arise straight out of the Sahara Desert.
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Hermanos Gutiérrez ‘Sonido Cósmico’ Album Review
The Zurich-based Gutiérrez Brothers, guitar wizards in their own right, team up once again with Dan Auerbach to create the ethereal Sonido Cósmico.
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