A 1985 live performance from the Velvet Underground’s cult icon! Nico’s doom-laden contralto voice, the bizarre choice of a harmonium for accompaniment, and the sheer eeriness and other-worldliness of her repertoire mark Nico as one of the most extraordinarily original performers of the rock era. On translucent blue vinyl!

Seit ihrer Gründung vor über 20 Jahren hat sich Eisbrecher als eine der wichtigsten Größen der deutschen Rockmusik etabliert. Ihre letzten Alben "Sturmfahrt" (2017) und "Liebe macht Monster" (2021) erreichten Platz 1 der Charts und festigten ihren Ruf als titanische Live-Macht. Mit ihrem neuen Album Kaltfront°! leiten sie nun eine neue Ära ein, die sogar die eigene, „arschcoole“ Vergangenheit in den Schatten stellen soll. Mit dem Vorab-Release "Everything is wunderbar" stampfen Eisbrecher die Lethargie der Welt in Grund und Boden und fordern einen mutigen Widerstand gegen den selbstverliebten Hedonismus. Der einzigartigen Mischung aus donnernder Härte, satirischem Zynismus und emotionaler Tiefe bleibt die Band auch auf diesem Werk treu und liefert eine kraftvolle Botschaft. Das Album Kaltfront°! enthält 15 Tracks und erscheint am 14. März 2025 in verschiedenen spektakulären Formaten, darunter als Digipak, Doppel-Vinyl, sowie als limitierte Fanbox mit Beanie, Fanschal, Sticker & Eiskratzer.

Four years ago, Stephan Moccio was struck by a flash of inspiration that set him on the path to fulfilling a lifelong dream. Recognized in 1988, this dream was to create an epic anthem for the Olympic games upon their return to Canada. Recently released nationwide, his 2010 Olympic theme “I Believe,” performed by the young and talented Nikki Yanofsky, invokes the captivating spirit of the games while bringing all Canadians together in support of a country destined to win at home. Working alongside long-time friend and eventual collaborator, Alan Frew of Glass Tiger fame, Stephan has created a musical classic, representing the emotional, uplifting and empowering disposition of the Olympics. In addition to the official 2010 song, Stephan has reworked the theme for over 200 cues to be heard throughout CTV’s 16-day broadcast.

Lonesome Drifter is the new album from GRAMMY Award-nominated artist Charley Crockett. Crockett co-produced the album alongside multi-GRAMMY Award-winning musician and producer Shooter Jennings. Over the course of just 10 days, they cut 12 tracks live at the legendary Sunset Sound in Los Angeles. Crockett's Island Records debut is a culmination of all that has come before, with the same unapologetic spirit, die-hard work ethic, and no-nonsense honesty that has driven his artistry across his 14 previous studio albums. In the end, Lonesome Drifter takes stock of Charley's road in the rearview as it paves a path into the future.

It's arguable that Miranda Lambert's debut album, Kerosene, is the first true Nashville product produced in the wake of Gretchen Wilson, crafted with an eye on the audience that Wilson's stylized redneck raunch won. Of course, with her golden blonde hair and good looks, Lambert seems like she would be crushed by the rampaging Gretchen, and there's a certain truth that Miranda is a bit fabricated and polished.

Memphis Slim's classic United label sessions from 1954 comprise this exceptional document of the master pianists work: 19 of the some 30 tracks he waxed during four sessions, and very well-produced, considering the time frame.

This 1960 solo album by pianist Byard gets a welcome remastering and reissue because Byard seems a largely forgotten figure. His powerful playing and inventiveness showed him capable of working in an almost barrelhouse style as well as playing with Charles Mingus (notably on Black Saint and the Sinner Lady), Art Blakey, Roland Kirk, George Benson and in big bands.

Benjamin Earl King (né Nelson; September 28, 1938 – April 30, 2015) was an American soul and R&B singer and songwriter.

Aimi Kobayashi, who rose to prominence as a prizewinner at the 2021 International Chopin Piano Competition, has been praised by Gramophone as a pianist who can “rivet the attention through fine-drawn line and hushed dynamics as much as through vivid gesture and brute force”.

On Wild Women Don't Have the Blues, her debut album on Candid Records, Nancy Harrow showed she was a jazz singer to the manner born, with a straightforward, uncluttered approach and a sweet, unsentimental voice that recalls Mildred Bailey.

Shrinkwrapped is the sixth studio album by Gang of Four. It was released in 1995 on Castle Communications. Some of the songs are featured on the Peter Hall film, Delinquent.

The pianist Claudio Arrau fully deserves the epithet "legendary": a sovereign technical command, a deep patience and a gravitation towards weighty matters, enriched by his study with 'philosopher pianists' such as Busoni and Martin Krause.

Georg Philipp Telemann(1681–1767) was—to characterize him in contemporary terms—a workaholic, thanks to which we have, amongst his 3,000-plus works, his two sets of marvellously rich Paris Quartets.

Celebrating 20 years as a formidable force in Heavy Rock, RED FANG return with Deep Cuts!

Snow Patrol are to issue what they are calling an ‘Extended Edition’ of their 2024 album The Forest is the Path on CD, in March.