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The Best of 1986

Synths! Drum machines! Bubblegum metal! 1986 was buried in pop excess, but it was also the year rap raised hell, roots rock hit the charts, and the Great Credibility Scare struck Nashville.
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More New Sounds for Spring; Remembering Mason, Schlitz, and Coe
Greg Humphreys amps up the joy; the Black Keys celebrate the blues; new music from Hiss Golden Messenger and Waxahatchee; and we remember three artists…
 • Michael Elliott
Seven New Sounds for Spring
Paul McCartney, Tom Waits, Drivin N Cryin, Jack White, and more load up the Mixtape this April.
 • Michael Elliott
The Best of 1966
The British Invasion may have continued to grab headlines, but America fought back with soul shouters, garage rockers, country weepers, and the birth of…
 • Michael Elliott
Remembering Augie Meyers in Fifteen Songs
Farewell to the Texas Tornado who spent a lifetime helping others sound as if they were born playing in a Gulf Coast Roadhouse.
 • Michael Elliott
Two Years of the Mixtape: The Flipsiders
Celebrating our second birthday with the best side two, track ones.
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Love Songs for Grown-Ups
For Valentine's Day, a Mixtape of tunes that take a more practical, realistic, mature approach to relationships.
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Uncovered: Something Wicker This Way Comes
The second installment of “Uncovered,” an occasional feature that investigates the similarities of album covers across genres and decades. This time, we…
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