In 1976 David Bowie released the stunning Station To Station, a year that was also characterized by cocaine, fascism, Isolar and leaving the US!
Category: Review
Jan 20 2026
The story of Cat Power’s superb The Greatest
Cat Power gets the success she didn’t ask for, but most certainly deserved, with the release of The Greatest. The full story!
Dec 24 2025
Star Wars and Christmas?
Christmas In The Stars – Star Wars Christmas Album was a one off combination of the Star Wars franchise and Christmas: a stinker!
Dec 15 2025
Parliament’s funk masterpiece Mothership Connection
Late 1975 Parliament released their first funk masterpiece. The start of the P-Funk universe, the story of Mothership Connection!
Dec 15 2025
Parliament – Mothership Connection – Reissue liner notes
In 2003 Parliament’s Mothership Connection was re-released, with extra music and beautifully written liner notes. Read them here!
Dec 12 2025
Prince’s HITnRUN Phase Two: another hit or miss?
Was Prince’s HITnRUN Phase Two a hit or a miss like the preceding Phase One album? It was a hit, big-time!
Dec 10 2025
Fine Young Cannibals debut in 1985
In 1985 the Fine Young Cannibals released their soulful debut. The full story about the band’s meteoric rise and subsequent disbanding!
Nov 30 2025
Keith Jarrett – The Köln Concert
In 1975 Keith Jarrett released the double live album The Köln Concert. Everything pointed to a failure, but it turned out to be a triumph!
Nov 22 2025
Kanye West and his hip-hop masterpiece My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
In 2010 Kanye West released his My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. A hip-hop masterpiece and one of the most important albums of all time. A look back.
Nov 15 2025
Etta James At Last!
Etta James released her debut album in 1960. Soul, gospel, blues and jazz blended together on this beautiful album!
Nov 08 2025
Motörhead – Ace Of Spades
In 1980 Motörhead released Ace Of Spades. The story of Lemmy, rock ‘n’ roll and an album that’s a true classic!
Nov 01 2025
Joni Mitchell experiments on The Hissing Of Summer Lawns
In 1975 Joni Mitchell released The Hissing Of Summer Lawns. The story of a, at that time, misunderstood masterpiece.
Oct 24 2025
Roxy Music and the story of Siren
In 1975 the classic Roxy Music run came to an end with the release of Siren, the fifth studio album. Read the full story here!
Oct 24 2025
Roxy Music – Siren – The reviews
The fifth Roxy Music album Siren was (reasonably) well received in the British, American and Dutch press. Some samples!
Oct 23 2025
The Smashing Pumpkins and the 28 (!) song masterpiece Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness
In 1995 The Smashing Pumpkins released the fabulous double album Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness. Read the story here!
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