Monthly Archives: February 2012

Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr Take Nostalgic History Tours in 2012

The last time Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr released albums within weeks of each other it was in 1978, when Wings were one of the biggest bands in the world and Ringo was deep into disco. Some 34 years later, … Continue reading

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Leonard Cohen: Old Skin For Old Ideas

Odds are long that Old Ideas will be the last album Leonard Cohen makes. Assuming it’d take him eight years to finish another one—the span of time separating this and its predecessor, 2004’s Dear Heather—he’d be 85, which is awfully … Continue reading

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The Inevitable Reunion of Guided By Voices

Was it ever a possibility that Guided By Voices would not mount a reunion? They may not have achieved commercial success on the level of label-mates Pavement—who themselves hardly scaled crossover peaks—but they retained a large, loving audience who followed … Continue reading

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