VIA PRESS RELEASE | Following a spectacular 2024 that saw him reach the top of Billboard Hot 100 with his single “Too Sweet,” 2025 sees world-renowned singer-songwriter Hozier celebrate 10 years of his 4x Platinum certified self-titled debut album with a very special vinyl repack. The release will come May 16th on Legacy/Columbia Records. Featuring […]
When two artists, a label manager, and a PhD in chemical engineering (who is also one of the artists) start a vinyl pressing plant in Pittsburgh and call it Hellbender, it’s pretty cool. On this episode of Radar I sat down with Pittsburgh native Jeff Betten (Misra Records) and musician/ entrepreneur Matt Dowling (SWOLL, bassist […]
VIA PRESS RELEASE | Shimmy-Disc shares the posthumous reissue of Bruce Haack’s 1975 album This Old Man (Shimmy-2029). This is the second Bruce Haack LP that Shimmy-Disc has re-released, following Captain Entropy (Shimmy-2019), in August 2023. This reissue is the first time This Old Man has been released on vinyl since 1975, originally via the […]
VIA PRESS RELEASE | Art Pepper An Afternoon in Norway: The Kongsberg Concert, a blazing, previously unreleased live recording by the great alto saxophonist captured at the titular 1980 festival in Norway, will be issued LP on May 9 by Elemental Music. The collection will be available as a two-CD set on May 16. Co-produced […]
VIA PRESS RELEASE | 1970s Platinum-selling Swiss hard rock/metal band Krokus successfully broke the US market in the ’80s and forged a path through the live sector there and on continental Europe that has continued one way or another to this day. In 1999, the band was back in the studio for 13th album, the […]
VIA PRESS RELEASE | Platinum-selling artist Marina marks the 10th anniversary of her critically acclaimed third album Froot with a special Limited Edition 2LP Red EcoRecord, set for release on 25th July 2025. Originally released in 2015, Froot was a turning point in Marina’s career, showcasing her songwriting and artistic independence. The album debuted at […]
VIA PRESS RELEASE | Craft Latino proudly announces a 50th anniversary reissue of the GRAMMY®-nominated album Barretto, the genre-defining salsa classic from legendary conguero and bandleader, Ray Barretto. The album, which returns to vinyl for the first time since its 1975 release, marks Barretto’s first recording to feature the renowned voices of Rubén Blades and […]
VIA PRESS RELEASE | Eli Paperboy Reed is celebrating 20 years of making soulful music with the re-release of his very first album, Sings Walkin’ And Talkin’ And Other Smash Hits! The set was originally recorded in a basement studio in Allston, Massachusetts, all live to analog tape in mono and pressed as a limited […]
PHOTO: GODLIS | I recently spoke with Cynthia Sley, the iconic frontwoman of Bush Tetras, the legendary NYC art-punk band that helped define the downtown underground scene of the late ’70s and early ’80s. Cynthia’s distinct image and half-spoken, sharp delivery have undeniably influenced current artists like Florence Shaw of Dry Cleaning. The band’s overall […]
VIA PRESS RELEASE | An expansive and revelatory inside look at John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s life in Greenwich Village in the early 1970s, One to One: John & Yoko delivers an immersive cinematic experience that brings to life electrifying, never-before-seen material and newly restored footage of John and Yoko’s only full-length concert. Featuring mind-blowing […]
VIA PRESS RELEASE | Legendary hard rock guitarist Pat Travers’ acclaimed series of archive live performances has already served up some exhilarating performances. But the latest, Statesboro Blues (Live In Baltimore 1982), is sure to be ranked among the greatest yet, and while we await its April 4 release, the title track peels off as […]
VIA PRESS RELEASE | Thames & Hudson are delighted to announce the forthcoming publication of Iron Maiden: Infinite Dreams – The Official Visual History, to be published globally in hardback in autumn 2025. A magnificent visual celebration of the first 50 years of Iron Maiden, this new book chronicles the evolution of heavy metal’s most […]
VIA PRESS RELEASE | “This is an excellent and well-made documentary that even those who don’t know a lot about Hopkins will find interesting.” —Aaron Badgley, Spill This 90-minute documentary tells the story of the legendary pianist Nicky Hopkins, dubbed rock and roll’s greatest session man, who played on over 250 albums and on some […]
VIA PRESS RELEASE | “Coles Corner is a glorious melange of love, loss, regret, homesickness and romance.” —MOJO Following the universal acclaim of his Top 5 2024 album, In This City They Call You Love, and the success of the award-winning musical featuring his songs, Standing At The Sky’s Edge, today Parlophone/Rhino announce details of […]
VIA PRESS RELEASE | The Oracle, Godsmack’s fifth album, was the band’s third consecutive number one on the Billboard 200. The record’s first single, the adrenalized “Cryin’ Like a Bitch,” became an anthem for the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship). The Oracle is a special entry in the Godsmack catalog, as it’s the band’s first album […]
