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Music Reviews: Iggy Pop’s ‘The Bowie Years,’ Plus John Craigie, Anthony Garcia, and Lee Gallagher

Wednesday, June 17, 2020
James Osterberg—who goes by the decidedly more hip-sounding name Iggy Pop—has twice made a distinctive mark on the music world. First, from 1969 through the early 1970s (when he was using the equally rock-ready moniker Iggy Stooge), he served as vocalist...

By Jeff Burger

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Album Review: David Bowie - Loving the Alien (1983-1988)

Monday, December 10, 2018
The fourth in a series of mammoth box sets covers David Bowie's output from 1983 to 1988. It's a mixed bag, but there are gems interspersed throughout.

By Jeff Burger

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Album Review: David Bowie - A New Career in a New Town (1977-1982)

Monday, October 23, 2017
The third in a series of gargantuan box sets documents one of the most adventurous parts of David Bowie's career.

By Jeff Burger

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Album Review: David Bowie - Who Can I Be Now? (1974-1976) (12-disc Boxset)

Thursday, October 6, 2016
A follow-up to last year's Five Years, which covered David Bowie's work from 1969 through 1973, exhaustively examines his 1974-76 output.

By Jeff Burger

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And The Stars Look Very Different Today... A Goodbye To David Bowie

Monday, January 11, 2016
David Bowie's art spoke to everyone on every wavelength, which makes his departure that much harder to bear for most of us.

By Matt Rowe

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Album Review - David Bowie - Five Years 1969-1973

Wednesday, October 7, 2015
An exhaustive box set documents five years from the early part of David Bowie's career. The material is uneven but frequently fascinating and sometimes superb.

By Jeff Burger

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New Music for Old People: A Tribute to Adrian Belew

Friday, December 5, 2014
Adrian Belew is regarded as one of the foremost innovative guitarists, singers, songwriters and sidemen in the history of rock. Here Al presents 16 tracks you'll want to hear.

By Al Kooper

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Blu-ray Review: Lou Reed - Classic Albums: Transformer & Live at Montreux 2000

Tuesday, April 1, 2014
A double-feature that upgrades two previously available DVD releases to Blu-ray with lossless audio. An examination of Reed's first classic album is paired with a blistering, late-career concert.

By Chaz Lipp

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New Music for Old People: David Bowie, Blonde Redhead, Griffin House, Boy and More

Monday, April 1, 2013
We're a little late this week, so instead of wrapping your week up, how 'bout we get it off to a good start? There's plenty here, including an offering for the adventurous. You don't have to be an April Fool to love it.

By Al Kooper

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New Music for Old People: David Bowie, Deerhoof, Walter Egan, Kinetix and More

Friday, October 5, 2012
Deerhoof does parties and gets yours started this week, because it's Friday and it's time for good music new and old.

By Al Kooper

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Mick Jagger Is Large, He Contains Multitudes

Monday, August 6, 2012
MIck contains within himself, within his persona as a performer, oppositions that he does not wish to resolve. We can't resolve them, either, so the line from "Sympathy for the Devil" that goes "what's puzzling you is just the nature of my game" is both ironic and accurate.

By Jim Curtis

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An Interview with Multi-Grammy Award Winning Producer and Engineer Hugh Padgham

Thursday, July 5, 2012
Mr. Padgham discusses everything from his superstar collaborations with Phil Collins and Sting to his thoughts on the ever-changing music industry.

By Chaz Lipp

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This Day in Music, Sept 1st: If At First You Don’t Succeed…

Thursday, September 1, 2011
On this day in 1967, David Bowie released the single “Love You Till Tuesday” which failed to reach the charts. Not suprising really, have you ever heard “Love You Till Tuesday” on the radio? No, you never have, because...

By Neil Cossar

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Are Jay Electronica's Tweets To Be Believed? No Bowie On His Album

Thursday, July 14, 2011
Jay Electronica brags about David Bowie appearing on his upcoming album. The Thin White Duke says "Not true."

By Jaan Uhelszki

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This Day in Music, July 13: The Global Jukebox Plugs In

Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Billed as The Global Jukebox, and described as "The Day Rock and Roll Changed the World," Live Aid became the biggest live rock event ever.

By Neil Cossar

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This Day in Music, July 9: Stop Monkeying Around

Saturday, July 9, 2011
Dylan records a classic, Hendrix gets canned, and rock stars have heart problems.

By Neil Cossar

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D Generation Reunite for Short Summer Tour: Howie Pyro Spills All

Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Beloved, iconic '90s glam revisionists and Joey Ramone's favorite band reunite for a short summer tour. Bassist Howie Pyro talks to The Morton Report in an exclusive interview.

By Jaan Uhelszki

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This Day in Music, May 26th - Mick Ronson, Guitarist, Singer, Producer and Songwriter

Thursday, May 26, 2011
Born on this day in 1946, Mick Ronson, guitarist,producer, singer, songwriter, who is best known for his work with David Bowie, as one of The Spiders from Mars.

By Neil Cossar

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