The passing decades have brought new admiration of a unique and quintessential pop star.
It was, at the time, an album of what might have been, but ‘Smiley Smile’ is nonetheless a fascinating chapter in the group’s story.
Many of the songs on Knopfler’s 2002 album were inspired by the struggles of itinerant working-class people.
The four-track release features previously unheard recordings from the landmark album’s original sessions.
The run begins in January and includes stops in Toronto, New York, Los Angeles, Paris, Berlin and London.
The 1978 ‘Parisienne Walkways’ recording features a Huey Lewis harmonica part absent from the hit version.
The quartet’s four-song set draws from ‘Filin’ and ‘Echoes Of The Inner Prophet.’
The 2010 track comes from their third studio album, ‘Free Wired.’
The five-member group also has a new Gap partnership and upcoming iHeartRadio Jingle Ball dates.
The Pharrell Williams collaboration appears on Legend’s new album ‘Muse,’ due October 23 via Republic Records.
From genre-blending excursions on the fringes of country-rock, to rebellious missives from young bucks, these are the best Americana albums of all time.
Cat Stevens’ ‘Buddha and the Chocolate Box’ became his fourth consecutive Top 3 LP on both sides of the Atlantic.
Offering radical reworkings of songs from the ‘Believe’ album, ‘Believe Acoustic’ revealed deeper levels of artistry underneath Justin Bieber’s pop façade.
Arrested Development’s debut album, ‘3 Years, 5 Months And 2 Days In The Life Of…’ offers heaps to appreciate today. Dig your hands in its works.
With ‘New Amerykah Part Two: Return Of The Ankh,’ Erykah Badu delivered an ’emotional and flowy’ album ‘about feelings.’
On ‘Teflon Don,’ Rick Ross lived up to his mafia moniker with outsized charisma and a lush, cinematic album to sell his rap fantasy.
With their debut album, ‘On Through The Night,’ Def Leppard proved they were no strangers to ambition, paving the way for later career highs.
