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Astley never stops appreciating 'Never Gonna Give You Up'

Tuesday, 8 November 2016, 15:56 Last update: about 8 years ago

Rick Astley exiled himself from music for a good part of the last three decades, but he never really left pop's consciousness. For one, hits like "Never Gonna Give You Up" and "It Would Take A...

Phish delivers uneven effort on 'Big Boat'

Saturday, 5 November 2016, 16:09 Last update: about 8 years ago

Phish will not be remembered for its studio releases and "Big Boat" shows why. Bookended with a couple of duds, obfuscating some real gems in between, the Vermont-based jam band's 13th official...

Norah Jones returns to her roots

Friday, 4 November 2016, 16:06 Last update: about 8 years ago

Fourteen years later, we're still a deeply polarized nation. Those who loved Norah Jones' breakout debut album, "Come Away With Me," will enjoy "Day Breaks." It's music for the coffeehouse crowd that...

Jamie Lidell is a wonder on new CD _ Stevie Wonder

Thursday, 3 November 2016, 16:06 Last update: about 8 years ago

Prepare to slip on a turtleneck or maybe even a Nehru jacket when you give Jamie Lidell's new album a twirl. It's such a blast of smooth, '70s groovy soul that you might spontaneously grow...

Chrissie Hynde revives Pretenders on soulful 'Alone'

Wednesday, 2 November 2016, 16:05 Last update: about 8 years ago

Chrissie Hynde reverts to her Pretenders moniker on "Alone," a soulful production helmed by The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach and starring her tough-as-nails vulnerability. Hynde's wonderful voice,...

Bette Midler revisits 'old friends' _ her star-making songs

Tuesday, 1 November 2016, 15:59 Last update: about 8 years ago

The Grammy- and Emmy Award-winner is re-releasing a deluxe version of "The Divine Miss M," her 1972 debut album that included the hits "Do You Want To Dance," ''Chapel Of Love," ''Friends" and "Boogie...

Last surviving member of the Bee Gees comes back for more

Friday, 28 October 2016, 14:18 Last update: about 8 years ago

If anyone had said the Bee Gees' music would stand the test of time, most serious music people would have scoffed. Rulers of the disco era, the fraternal purveyors of nine #1 hits, including...

Keane's Tom Chaplin bares emotions on 'The Wave'

Thursday, 27 October 2016, 14:17 Last update: about 8 years ago

Keane singer Tom Chaplin bares his emotions and confronts his demons on "The Wave," a solo debut with soaring vocals vulnerable and victorious. Chaplin is honestly blunt in describing lapses and...

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