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If you've been a fan of Todd Rundgren since the '70s, then you know all about Bearsville Records, but for those of you who aren't in the know, here's a quick history lesson: it was a label that was started...

43 years ago today, Alice Cooper released his sixth album, and it proved to be a doozy: not only did it hit #1 in both the US and the UK, but it became the best-selling album of his career up...

It’s pop vs. r&b, song craft vs. even more song craft! It’s The Rascals vs. Todd Rundgren...this week on Dr. Rhino’s Picks! ABOUT DR. RHINO A young Dr. Rhino first encountered the magic of song whilst being born in the...

45 years ago today, Cactus - not the spiky plant that thrives in arid climates, but the band often described as the American Led Zeppelin - released their sophomore album. The buzz surrounding Cactus was a substantial one when they...

40 years ago today, a week after releasing Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975), The Eagles officially became the first band to be able to say that they'd “gone platinum.” The RIAA Platinum Award is doled out to those albums which have...

Rhino has made it a point to reissue classic albums on 180-gram vinyl on a regular basis. These are the latest to get that treatment. You're welcome. Jethro Tull, Living in the Past (1972): This 2-LP compilation may share its...

29 years ago today, The Smiths released the second compilation of their career on Rough Trade Records. As with the first one, Hatful of Hollow, it was not initially released in the US, but also like the first one, it...

23 years ago today, Radiohead released Pablo Honey, an album which - when compared to the material they've been recording for the past few years - sounds almost absurdly mainstream in its musical approach, but that doesn't change what a...

16 years ago today, Jack Blades, Michael Cartellone, Ted Nugent, and Tommy Shaw released their debut album as Damn Yankees. The idea of putting Nugent together with the lead singer of Night Ranger and the guitarist/vocalist from Styx emerged from...