2016
Classic Tracks: Elvis Costello’s “Veronica”
“We said, ‘Let’s do everything we can to make it undeniably great and infectious’; every decision was made to maximize that impact."
2015
‘A Very Swingin’ Christmas’ with the Count Basie Orchestra
Music being one of the season’s greatest gifts, we interviewed the seven-time Grammy-winning producer/engineer/musician who made one of this year’s grandest Christmas albums: The...
2015
Cool Spin: Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, ‘It’s a Holiday Soul Party’
No one else working today makes real soul records like Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings. And now, in the great tradition of the big...
2015
Classic Tracks: Herb Alpert’s “Rise”
This is the story of a song that grew from the notion of Herb Alpert cutting his own disco record, but ended up being...
2015
Cool Spin: Sam Phillips – The Man Who Invented Rock ‘n’ Roll
Just cross everything else off of your Christmas list and buy these two things for every music lover you know: Peter Guralnick’s upcoming biography...
2015
Bellfuries, ‘Working Man’s Blues’
The Bellfuries’ latest album was recorded in Hi-Style Studios (Chicago) by engineer/musician Alex Hall. Working Man’s Blues reflects what Hall and Hi-Style capture so...
2015
The Stone Foxes, ‘Twelve Spells’
Engineer George S. Rosenthal’s parents assembled a demo studio in their live/work warehouse in the late ’70s, when the elder Rosenthals were musicians in...
2015
Jim Lauderdale, ‘Soul Searching’
The latest from Grammy-winning artist/songwriter Jim Lauderdale is a double-album of original songs offering two takes on soul music: On Disc 1, Lauderdale went...
2015
Josh Hoyer’s ‘Cooked Raw’
Soul singer/keyboardist Josh Hoyer and band capture the essence of live performance on their new album by recording direct-to-disc in Welcome to 1979 Studio...
2015
Cécile McLorin Salvant, ‘For One to Love’
With a voice so versatile and beautiful, there’s nothing this young jazz singer can’t do. On her second album, For One to Love, she...
2015
Mix Regional Canada: Big Move for Deluxe
Media Complex Decamps to New Location, Upgrades Facilities
2015
George and Chico Freeman at Southport for ‘All in the Family’
Guitarist George Freeman has crossed paths with Southport Records owner/engineer Bradley Parker-Sparrow many times since Sparrow founded the label in 1977. Freeman’s latest album,...
2015
Asleep at the Wheel, ‘Still the King’
Beloved Texas swing group Asleep at the Wheel have been carrying the torch for the late Bob Wills’ legacy almost as long as Wills...
2015
Classic Tracks: Paul McCartney and Wings’ “Junior’s Farm”
Mix’s May 2015 issue included a feature story on the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum exhibit titled “Dylan, Cash, and the Nashville...
2015
Ben Lee, ‘Love Is the Great Rebellion’
Ben Lee has released 11 solo albums, in addition to his band work with Noise Addict. The newest, Love Is the Great Rebellion, is...
2015
Jillian Speer’s ‘Daggers & Suede’
The urban-meets-singer/songwriter sound of Jillian Speer’s wonderful new EP gives the singer’s soulful songs just the right edge, and it all starts with her...
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Oscar-Winning Composer James Horner, 1953-2015
Music and filmmaking communities are mourning the death of Academy Award-winning composer, conductor, and orchestrator James Horner. Reports indicate that Horner was piloting a...
2015
William Elliott Whitmore, ‘Radium Death’
On his own with a banjo, or fronting a rock ’n’ roll band, singer/songwriter William Elliott Whitmore sings about trouble—in love, from the government,...
2015
Built to Spill, ‘Untethered Moon’
Built to Spill’s first album release in five years, Untethered Moon, features a couple of new bandmembers; since the group’s previous release, There Is...
2015
Rock in Rio … in Vegas
In the spirit of the many other international “cities” within the city (Paris, New York, Venice, etc.), Rock in Rio has come to Las...
2015
Classic Tracks: Smokey Robinson’s “Being With You”
“It was probably around 4 o’clock in the afternoon on a Friday when George talked Smokey into recording the song.”
2015
Two Gallants Plus One
The Two Gallants are heading out on tour this spring in support of their latest album, We Are Undone. It’s the duo’s ninth year...
2015
Kate Pierson Visits Werewolf
Fabulous B-52 Kate Pierson releases her first solo album, Guitars and Microphones, this month. The legendary vocal powerhouse recorded in Werewolf Heart, the personal...
2015
Amen Dunes Have ‘Cowboy Worship’
The Cowboy Worship EP from psychedelic-ambient-folk project Amen Dunes—led by Damon McMahon—is being released as a sort of “companion” piece to the Amen Dunes...
2015
Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors’ ‘Medicine’
“I feel like an old soul,” Drew Holcomb sings in “Tightrope,” off his latest album, Medicine. The song suggests a degree of world-weariness, but...
2015
Classic Tracks: Tom Waits’ “I Don’t Wanna Grow Up”
“That’s a song that you can sing in the car. Those are the best ones. They come fast."
2015
Happy Fangs, ‘Capricorn’
Happy Fangs is an apt name for this energetic punk trio from San Francisco. They’ve got a major edge, but a joyful sound, too,...
2015
Lee Ann Womack, ‘The Way I’m Livin’’
This lovely country album—recorded almost three years ago with producer Frank Liddell (Womack’s husband), producer/musician Glenn Worf and producer/engineer Chuck Ainlay—finally found a label...
