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Royal Philharmonic Elvis CD brings fresh takes to classics

Friday, 9 December 2016, 15:45 Last update: about 10 years ago

The Wonder Of You: Elvis Presley With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, on October 21, 2016, Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment "The Wonder of You," recorded at...

Quest still on: Tribe makes prodigious return on final album

Thursday, 8 December 2016, 15:45 Last update: about 10 years ago

On Veteran's Day, A Tribe Called Quest released their first album in 18 years with all four founding members - Q-Tip, Phife Dawg, Ali Shaheed Muhammad and Jarobi - taking part. Phife, who called...

Pink Martini's new album is entertaining global trip

Wednesday, 7 December 2016, 15:44 Last update: about 10 years ago

Pink Martini brings its progressive commitment to "Je dis oui!" ("I say yes"), an entertaining global jaunt in eight languages and a whirling variety of styles. With no airs and graces but plenty...

Miranda Lambert's album highlights duality as singer, writer

Tuesday, 6 December 2016, 15:39 Last update: about 10 years ago

Double albums are rare these days and the best ones came out decades ago in vinyl form. But country star Miranda Lambert revives that tradition in an expansive new album, "The Weight of These Wings,"...

Twisted Sister behind him, Dee Snider has a creative surge

Saturday, 3 December 2016, 14:57 Last update: about 10 years ago

With Twisted Sister in his rearview mirror after 40 years of glam metal mayhem, vocalist Dee Snider has unleashed a torrent of creative fury on his new solo album, "We Are the Ones." While at...

Shawn Mendes, the serious, striking musician, emerges

Friday, 2 December 2016, 14:57 Last update: about 10 years ago

When Shawn Mendes went into the vocal booth to sing "Mercy," the gravelly, deep, emotional rock song from his latest album, he discovered a new side of himself. He found his voice. "When I...

Richer version of 'Road to Perdition' is released

Friday, 2 December 2016, 13:40 Last update: about 10 years ago

Readers can be forgiven if they believe there's nothing more to be done with "Road to Perdition," the murderous tale of a mob kingpin, his favored hit man and the lengths each was willing to go to...

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