Roxy Music
When you’re an early-1970s rock band that tours with your own fashion designer, hair stylist, photographer and “PR consultant”, chances are you’ll take some heat. Roxy Music, the English glam-art band formed by […]
British Artists
Procol Harum
Buy Procol Harum Procol Harum released their fantastic eponymous debut at the end of the summer of 1967 but most listeners have not had an opportunity to hear it as it was created. […]
Pink Floyd in 1969
Buy More Buy Ummagumma The recorded output by Pink Floyd during the year 1969 was ubiquitous, original, creative and disjointed. During the year, the group released the LP soundtrack to the film More […]
Peter Gabriel 1977 debut album
Buy Draw the Line After departing from Genesis, the group he founded and fronted for nearly a decade, Peter Gabriel slowly worked his way into launching a solo career. His 1977 debut album […]
Paul McCartney Turns 80
Rumors in recent years have stated that this would be the age at which Paul McCartney would stop touring and possibly even recording. Frankly, we hope these to be unfounded for no other […]
Motörhead’s 1979 albums
Buy Overkill Buy Bomber During the year 1979, Motörhead released their second and third albums, Overkill and Bomber, two records that put this hard rock trio on the map. Overkill was an unexpected […]
Mike and the Mechanics
Buy Mike + the Mechanics Mike + The Mechanics was a quasi-solo project by Genesis bassist and guitarist Mike Rutherford The 1985 self-title debut was a commercial success which spawned three hit singles […]
Led Zeppelin:
Standing Against Time
by Julia Dragomirescu I hear the “ding dong” sound as I enter the vinyl record shop. The smell of antiques wafts gently through the air, beckoning to the wanderer to enter a realm […]
Led Zeppelin’s 1969 Albums
Buy Led Zeppelin I Buy Led Zeppelin II While there have been many fine debuts in rock history, it can be argued that no band ever made such a game-changing splash than Led […]
Led Zeppelin III
Buy Led Zeppelin III Led Zeppelin III is a classic album from Led Zeppelin. Composed largely at a remote cottage in Wales which lacked any modern amenities, the band found a pastoral vibe […]