The best reissues, box sets and archival recordings released in 2021 include a mix of live tracks, session outtakes, alternate versions and long-forgotten songs pulled from the vaults and dusted off. And while you’d think by now – decades after CDs gave the music industry new life with box sets and other expanded collections – the shelf-clearing
0 Comments
The debut album by the Tunisian musician Houeida Hedfi has been more than 10 years in the making. In 2011 she played percussion on a compilation album of female musicians from Tunisia, many of them linked to the Arab Spring protests of 2010 and 2011. Hedfi’s contribution was mixed by the Swedish producer Olof Dreijer
0 Comments
Cosmic death metal band Blood Incantation  have just announced the release of their first ambient record, Timewave Zero, coming February 25, 2022. Recorded at World Famous Studio in Denver, Colorado, Timewave Zero will be available as 180g Gatefold LP+CD, Ltd. CD+Blu-ray Digipak and on all digital platforms. The Ltd. 2CD Digipak version will feature an additional 27-minute-long bonus track (“Chronophagia”)
0 Comments
As 2021 comes to an end, reflection on the year of music is a must, particularly related to the enormous amounts of R&B albums released.  Certainly, it can’t be denied that it has been a historic year for many of the genre’s most talented and prestigious artists, not just in chart numbers and records but
0 Comments
Who says people love to stay home and stream movies? Proving that theatrical is still king, Sony/Disney/Marvel’s Spider-Man: No Way Home rang up a massive $50M, the third highest preview night ever, and the most money Sony has ever seen for a Thursday preview night that easily buries the previous high we’ve seen during the pandemic, that
0 Comments
Queen guitarist Brian May has tested positive for COVID-19. “Yep. The shocking day finally came for me. The dreaded double red line,” May wrote in an Instagram post shared on Saturday. “And yes – definitely NO sympathy please – it has been a truly horrible few days, but I’m OK.” “And I will tell the
0 Comments
Cheers! Russ takes his family across the pond in the latest music video off his Chomp 2 album. Directed by Edgar Esteves, the Sicilian descent rapper, his mother, and love fly in their private jet and enjoy a family vacation in France. They fine dine at various restaurants in Paris, hit the local vineyards, and
0 Comments
Suddenly everyone had somewhere else to be – at least, that’s how Air remember the playback of their second album to Virgin’s UK executives. “After about 10 minutes, they were like, ‘Oh, we have a meeting we can’t postpone,’” says Nicolas Godin. “They were in panic. It was a big disaster for them… they were
0 Comments