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26 years ago today, Phil Collins released the first single from his fourth album, a track which found him getting more socially conscious than usual and focusing on the plight of the homeless. In 1989, Phil Collins was practically unstoppable...

Before this headline slot, many were doubting Muse's ability to headline a mainstream festival such as Glastonbury - let alone closing the entire event. The set they came up with proved many wrong, including a sizable TV audience watching at...

35 years ago today, Talking Heads released their fourth studio album, an effort seen by many as the one that left them poised and ready for full-fledged mainstream success. And you may ask yourself, “How did they get here?” Well...

24 years ago today, Eric Clapton released the audio document of the 42 concerts he performed at the Royal Albert Hall between 1990 and 1991, a run which featured a record-setting 24-night run between February 5 and March 19, 1991...

Dr. Rhino is keeping it alive with 2005! ABOUT DR. RHINO A young Dr. Rhino first encountered the magic of song whilst being born in the front seat of a Lincoln Continental. As the attending physician recalls, the tune was...

55 years ago today, saxophonist Hank Crawford released an album with a slightly misleading title: it wasn't a second helping of soul, it was his first outing as leader of his own music outfit. In 1961, Crawford was arguably best...

33 years ago today, a certain Material Girl released her debut single on Sire Records, and now “Everybody” knows her name. (Did you see what we did there?) Even before Madonna was anybody, she walked around New York with the...

This week, our 180-gram vinyl reissue program is providing you with one of the true gems of the Britpop era: the debut album from Supergrass. Recorded at Sawmills Studios in Cornwall, England, I Should Coco is such an exuberant pop...

Legendary Jamaican music behemoth, Trojan Records, is synonymous with both the history and proliferation of island's Reggae, Rocksteady, Ska and Dancehall scenes. Over the past decade the label has released a vast amount of compilations, box sets, retrospectives and 'celebrity'...