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The 1970s was a very good decade to be Al Stewart: thanks to such major hits as “Year of the Cat,” “On the Border,” and “Time Passages,” the Glasgow-born, Dorset-raised singer/songwriter became a big name on both sides of the...

31 years ago today, Dire Straits’ blend of computer-animated shenanigans and concert footage walked away with the award for Video of the Year at the 3 rd Annual MTV Video Music Awards. When the awards ceremony kicked off at the...

This year’s Record Store Day brought a true treat for David Bowie fans: CRACKED ACTOR (LIVE LOST ANGELES ’74), an audio document of what it was like to see the Thin White Duke during his tour in support of his...

If you’re an alternative music fan whose tastes came of age in the ‘80s, then you know just how influential the Sisters of Mercy were, but those who were first introduced to the band during the FLOODLAND era, when everyone...

Today we celebrate the birth of Sir George Ivan Morrison, a gentleman known more familiarly as Van. We’ve pulled together a playlist featuring all of his albums that currently reside within our catalog, but in addition to this lovely listening...

50 years ago today, Dionne Warwick released her eighth studio album, an LP which kicked off with a song which would prove to be one of the most iconic singles of her long career. Produced – as ever (at least...

If you’d bought Patrick Simmons a beer at one of the biker bars the Doobie Brothers frequently played in 1970, and told him he was ten years away from playing the Grammys in a suit and tie with a guy...

45 years ago today, Dan Seals and Dash Crofts – known collectively as Seals & Crofts – released the album that would serve both as their commercial breakthrough and, indeed, the defining album of their entire career. Produced by Louie...

22 years ago today, Martha’s Vineyard played host to a reunion that some might well have said would never have happened outside of a wedding or funeral, getting a former music power couple back onstage to croon a few tunes...