When Record Store Day announced this year’s event will be spread in three “drop” dates — August 29th, September 26th, and October 24th — we knew we had to organize three separate lists to highlight the event’s spectacular releases. The September drop, which occurs on Saturday, features classics (alternate takes …
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This story was originally published in a Fleetwood Mac special collector’s edition in May 2017. One night in the summer of 1967, a new band with no name and an unsettled lineup entered Decca Records’ London studios to make a demo tape. This was not an official booking. Producer Mike …
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OnGlee, Naya Rivera proved herself to be the ultimate triple threat. Starting out as the minor character Santana, she quickly stole scenes as the mean girl’s relationship with fellow cheerleader and best friend Brittany (Heather Morris) began to develop into one of the show’s most moving romantic pulses. By Season …
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Metaphorically and otherwise, things are falling down everywhere on the New Pornographers eighth LP: statues (“Colossus of Rhodes”), lovers (“Falling Down The Stairs of Your Smile”), performance conventions (“the 4th wall is falling on us” chime the worried singers on “Need Some Giants”), and especially people’s spirits — like the …
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