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The Rolling Stones: Some Girlsnew
The Rolling Stones' last perfect album arrived at a crossroads for the band. They were coming off a string of disappointing albums in the wake of Exile on Main St., their greatest achievement, and, in a turn of the tides lost on no one, disco had replaced rock 'n' roll on the radio in the summer of 1978.
San Antonio Current |
Michael Gallucci |
11-30-2011 |
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Chris Cornell: Songbooknew
Grunge veteran Chris Cornell just can't be stopped. After calling it quits with Soundgarden in 1997 and Audioslave in 2007, a reunion Soundgarden tour, and slew of solo shows, he's released Songbook, a three-part EP with tracks taken from the best hits of his career to date.
San Antonio Current |
Veronica Anne Salinas |
11-28-2011 |
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The Essential Phil Spectornew
Ever since a 17-year-old Spector produced his own composition, "To Know Him Is To Love Him," for the Teddy Bears in 1958, record production has never been the same.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
11-28-2011 |
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Bryan Hamilton: Welcome to Dreamlandnew
Local producer Bryan Hamilton has described Welcome to Dreamland as a "bunch of angels talking to each other.
San Antonio Current |
Adam Villela Coronado |
11-28-2011 |
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Victoria Celestine: From the Outsidenew
You may have heard of 15-year-old Victoria Celestine. When she was 14 (and known as Victoria Zaleski), she recorded a handful of tracks with producer Gordon Raphael and did a few well-received acoustic shows here and there.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
11-28-2011 |
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R.E.M.: Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbagenew
I'll never forgive Michael Stipe for once saying that the Beatles sounded like "elevator music" to his ears. What I will forgive him for is continuing R.E.M. even after drummer Bill Berry left in 1997.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
11-16-2011 |
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Jenn Alva (Girl In A Coma) on The Smiths Box Setnew
"You've Got Everything Now." You would if a complete box set of every Smiths album is your ultimate ambition.
San Antonio Current |
Jenn Alva |
11-10-2011 |
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Memory of a Melody: Things That Make You Screamnew
San Antonio has never had a dearth of talent, but few bands have possessed the potential to break into national or international consciousness the way Memory of a Melody does.
San Antonio Current |
Gonzalo E. Pozo |
11-10-2011 |
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Florence + The Machine: Ceremonialsnew
With her stunning 2009 debut, Lungs, Florence Welch proved she had the pipes, the songs, and enough musicians around her to give you explosions and silences.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
11-10-2011 |
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U2: Achtung Baby (20th Anniversary Edition)new
Achtung Baby, described by Bono as "the sound of four men chopping down The Joshua Tree," was U2's first great reinvention, and their message to the '90s: "We're not going anywhere."
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
11-10-2011 |
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The Beach Boys: The Smile Sessionsnew
The Beach Boys' Smile long loomed as pop's greatest unfinished masterwork, before the weight of its ambitions took both Smile and the Beach Boys down with it.
San Antonio Current |
J.D. Swerzenski |
11-09-2011 |
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White Denim: Takes Places in Your Work Space EPnew
Standard EP recipe: Add album rejects, studio scraps, perhaps one or two über-experimental tracks, stir for 15-30 minutes, and serve quickly to fans impatient for the next full-length.
San Antonio Current |
J.D. Swerzenski |
11-03-2011 |
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Tom Waits: Bad As Menew
On his latest release, Tom Waits channels both prison junkies and disabled vets bitterly spouting out their frustrations and temptations.
San Antonio Current |
Jay Whitecotton |
11-03-2011 |
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Justice: Audio, Video, Disconew
Like the Strokes in 2001, Justice's 2007 arrival signified a paradigm shift in their genre.
San Antonio Current |
Adam Villela Coronado |
11-03-2011 |
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Paul Simon: Songwriternew
Paul Simon is America's greatest living pop songwriter. There, I said it. I can already hear my editor shouting "What about Dylan?!" but I'm sticking to my guns on this one.
San Antonio Current |
Chuck Kerr |
11-03-2011 |
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