The passing decades have brought new admiration of a unique and quintessential pop star.
It was, at the time, an album of what might have been, but ‘Smiley Smile’ is nonetheless a fascinating chapter in the group’s story.
Many of the songs on Knopfler’s 2002 album were inspired by the struggles of itinerant working-class people.
The four-track release features previously unheard recordings from the landmark album’s original sessions.
The run begins in January and includes stops in Toronto, New York, Los Angeles, Paris, Berlin and London.
The 1978 ‘Parisienne Walkways’ recording features a Huey Lewis harmonica part absent from the hit version.
The quartet’s four-song set draws from ‘Filin’ and ‘Echoes Of The Inner Prophet.’
The 2010 track comes from their third studio album, ‘Free Wired.’
The five-member group also has a new Gap partnership and upcoming iHeartRadio Jingle Ball dates.
The Pharrell Williams collaboration appears on Legend’s new album ‘Muse,’ due October 23 via Republic Records.
From genre-blending excursions on the fringes of country-rock, to rebellious missives from young bucks, these are the best Americana albums of all time.
As industrial music’s underground grew heavier, Trent Reznor pursued the depths of its depravity toward platinum sales on ‘Broken.’
Roy Orbison’s final MGM album, ‘Milestones’ is a curio containing masterful readings of Bee Gees’ ‘Words’ and a Big O take on country-rock.
After the end of Nirvana, Dave Grohl pulled off one of the biggest second-acts in rock history, starting with Foo Fighers’ debut album.
Mixing James Brown funk with his own soul jazz grooves, ‘Mr Shing-A-Ling’ found Lou Donaldson in the middle of a second creative burst for Blue Note.
The album was a gold-certified No.2 hit in the US, spending spent over a year on the bestsellers.
One of rock music’s truly colossal titles, Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side Of The Moon remained on the ‘Billboard’ 200 for a staggering 14 years.
