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Orianthi Built a Supergroup With Prince and Santana Alumni. Then They Recorded the Album Entirely in Analog

Orianthi Built a Supergroup With Prince and Santana Alumni. Then They Recorded the Album Entirely in Analog

Orianthi, Cindy Blackman Santana and Rhonda Smith form The Power of 3, recording their debut entirely in analog with legendary producer Eddie Kramer.

Alabama Shakes Are Back After 11 Years. They Sound Like a Band That Needed the Time Away.

Alabama Shakes Are Back After 11 Years. They Sound Like a Band That Needed the Time Away.

Alabama Shakes return after 11 years with *I Must Be Dreaming*, a richer, more psychedelic comeback that sounds less like nostalgia and more like a band changed by the time away.

Boston’s Lost Demos Are Finally Coming to Vinyl. Here’s Why That Matters

Boston’s Lost Demos Are Finally Coming to Vinyl. Here’s Why That Matters

Boston’s 50th anniversary edition finally opens Tom Scholz’s archive, pairing the classic debut with original demos that reveal how the band’s signature sound evolved.

Queens of the Stone Age Announce Perfecth. Maybe Imperfection Is the Point.

Queens of the Stone Age Announce Perfecth. Maybe Imperfection Is the Point.

Queens of the Stone Age are back with 'Perfecth', a new album built around the idea that perfection may be overrated. With “Insignificant Other” captured in just two takes, the band is leaning into groove, feel, and the imperfections that make rock music sound alive.

Big Thief Played 29 Unreleased Songs in One Night. That’s Kind of Brilliant.

Big Thief Played 29 Unreleased Songs in One Night. That’s Kind of Brilliant.

Big Thief debuted all 29 songs from their unreleased triple album 'Horsepower' in a single night at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium. In an era of teasers, clips, and instant reactions, the band turned listening itself into the event.

Audiophile Vinyl Is Finally Discovering the ’80s, ’90s, and 2000s

Audiophile Vinyl Is Finally Discovering the ’80s, ’90s, and 2000s

Audiophile vinyl is finally moving beyond the usual classics. R.E.M.’s new *Reckoning* One Step points to a broader shift toward premium editions of ’80s, ’90s, and 2000s albums, but are $100 plus records really the future of the format?

Frank Beard, ZZ Top Drummer, Dies at 77: Why Fandango! Is the Record to Play Tonight

Frank Beard, ZZ Top Drummer, Dies at 77: Why Fandango! Is the Record to Play Tonight

Frank Beard, the legendary drummer behind ZZ Top’s unmistakable groove, has died at 77. We look back at his legacy, and why Fandango! is the record to play tonight.