After a thorough listen to the "Sly and the Family Stone: Higher" box set, you'll quickly realize they've made a lot of funky music, but not all of it is worth a second...

The Amnesty International box poses an interesting question: is it best to see or just hear the music?   The "Released!" compilation of highlights from benefit concerts, tours and...

Nirvana was probably rock 'n' roll's last truly unifying band, and it's completely polarizing third album, "In Utero," stands as a puzzling final word from Kurt Cobain....

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Woody Guthrie, "Woody Guthrie: Radical American Patriot" (Rounder)   Given Woody Guthrie's restless nature, it's amazing he sat still long enough to record five hours of...

Playwrights Alfred Buttigieg and Clare Azzopardi will be interviewed by Immanuel Mifsud as part of the next Mid-Dinja tat-Teatru session, which will be held on Tuesday 3 December at 7pm at The Manoel...

Van Morrison, "Moondance Deluxe Edition" (Rhino)   Full disclosure: "Moondance" was my wedding song.   Van Morrison's seminal 1970 album of the same name,...

There's just one way to escape the blitz surrounding Lady Gaga's new album: completely unplug from society.   To kick off the release of her new album, "Artpop," this week,...

The Velvet Underground, "White Light/White Heat" 45th Anniversary edition (Polydor/Universal)   Who knew that the release on Dec. 10 of the 45th anniversary super deluxe edition of...

Kellie Pickler, "The Woman I Am" (Black River Entertainment)   Kellie Picker, on her new album "The Woman I Am," merges the tradition-minded sound of her previous album...