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Rufus Wainwright’s Folkocracy Celebrates Timeless Songwriting Past and Present
Mark Smotroff appreciates great cover versions…
Frank Zappa’s Funky Nothingness: Revelatory Lost Sessions Trace Connections From Hot Rats To Apostrophe(‘)
Mark Smotroff goes deeper into the Zappa-verse… ...
Stax-O-Trax: Songwriter Demos 7 CD Boxed Set Delivers Amazing Insights Into Shaping A Sound Heard Around The World
Mark Smotroff gets immersed in the backbone of a legendary label… ...
Craft Recordings Restores Rare Recordings By Joe Bataan and Art Pepper From Golden Age Of Latin Soul & Jazz In All Analog-Mastered 180-gram Vinyl Reissue Series
Mark Smotroff rounds up some sweet reissues readers might have missed…
Rhino Records Celebrates 50th Anniversary of “Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era 1965-68” With 5 LP Expanded Record Store Day Edition
Mark Smotroff again goes down an Alice In Wonderland like rabbit hole of music discovery…...
New Vinyl & Streaming Releases: Bird Streets Return, Eno’s Record Store Day Special Voiceless Edition, Paco De Lucía at Montreux
Mark Smotroff catches up on some fine new pop, jazz and ambient music…...
Elusive Late ‘50s Epic “A Modern Jazz Symposium of Music and Poetry With Charlie Mingus” Returns In Expanded 2LP Kevin Gray Remastered Deluxe 180-gram Vinyl Reissue
Mark Smotroff wipes away a tear of joy… or sadness…...
Using Streaming Music Services To Explore A Brazilian Music Legend’s Remarkable Life Work: Hermeto Pascoal on Qobuz, Tidal, Apple Lossless and Spotify
Mark Smotroff tries to share his joy of discovery…...
Peggy Lee’s Twice-GRAMMY-nominated I’m A Woman A Fun High Resolution Stream On 96/24 Qobuz Hi Res and CD-Quality Tidal MQA
Mark Smotroff sets the way back machine to his infancy…...
Elton John’s 50th Anniversary Honky Château 2 CD Set Features Live Debut Of Rocket Man
Mark Smotroff lifts off in to the pop stratosphere with new live archival gems…. ...
New Zappa Mudd Club /Munich 3-CD Set Delivers Rich Les Paul-Driven Rock Crunch Throughout Overlooked 1980 Tour Recordings
Mark Smotroff rediscovers an era of Zappa music he under-appreciated… ...
The Songs of Bacharach & Costello: Four CDs Plus Two Vinyl LPs Super Deluxe Edition Boxed Set Shines Light On One Of The Great Modern Day Songwriting Collaborations In Music History
Mark Smotroff knows the way to San Jose and beyond… ...
Get Crazy! Classic Lost Film By Rock & Roll High School Director Sparkles In New 2K-Transferred Kino Lorber Blu-ray With Soundtrack By Lou Reed, Sparks, Marshall Crenshaw, Adrian Belew, The Ramones & more
Mark Smotroff rejoices over a fave film's restoration......
Rock Lives On Guided By Voices’ New Dual Releases “La La Land” & Tremblers & Goggles By Rank,” Out Now On Vinyl & Qobuz, Tidal & Apple Lossless Streaming
Mark Smotroff continues to be enchanted by Dayton Ohio’s favorite band…...