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The Reissue Section: Summer 2021
From deep jazz spiritualism to big dumb rock, Summer 2021 has been chockfull of archival releases of old favorites, obscure discoveries and newly unearthed recordings that will appeal to a vast array of music fans with ice cream money to burn. I keep hearing about how the CD era is dead and all that stuff. But this current cache of archival titles continues to prove the compact disc is very much a format that continues to bring joy and happiness to a large swath of the music-buying public. So yes, CD players still belong in cars, you savages! Stone Temple PilotsTiny Music…Songs From The Vatican Gift Shop Deluxe Edition (Atlantic/Rhino) Third albums are the ones that tend to cement an act’s career in a way that either helps them ascend to new heights or sink like a stone. For Stone Temple P...
Motörhead Share Live Version of ‘Rock It’ From Upcoming 2012 Concert LP
Motörhead’s Lemmy Kilmister may have died over five years ago, but his legacy and music continue to live on. Now, a new live single, “Rock It,” from the upcoming Louder Than Noise… Live in Berlin set captures the irrepressible Kilmister and the band at a 2012 show in Berlin. The song is off the band’s sixth studio album, 1983’s Another Perfect Day. Live in Berlin, featuring 15 songs including staples like “Overkill” and “Ace of Spades.” It is out April 23 on Silver Lining Music. Other tracks include “I Know How to Die,” “Going to Brazil” and “You Better Run.” The “Rock It” live footage was shot by filmmaker Herwig Meyszner, with longtime producer Cameron Webb doing a 5.1 mix of the DVD. Check out Motörhead’s live performance of “Rock It” below. [emb...
SPIN’s 2020 Holiday Gift Guide
COVID-19 brought the concert industry to a screeching halt in 2020. But all that disposable income music fans generally spend on concert tickets and tour merch has been redirected to the retail front: supporting artists and labels by shopping online during quarantine. And this holiday season brings an overwhelming amount of worthy box sets, books, vinyl and cultural ephemera. After many hours rummaging, scrolling, clicking and sampling, we’ve rounded up this holiday gift guide — consider it the sonic equivalent to a PS5 or Great Green Egg grill for the rabid music fan in your life. The Secret DJ – Book Two (Velocity Press) One-time pop star and acclaimed Mixmag columnist the Secret DJ continues to chronicle the last 30-plus years of dance music’s evolution as a superst...
