The hard stuff albums

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THE ONSTAGE BACKDROP for Al Di Meola’s Electric Years Tour is a huge collage of 17 of his most recognizable album covers. Noticeably absent from the bunch is his groundbreaking 1976 debut, Land of the

When most artists disappear for seven years between albums, the cause is generally writer’s block or an extended holiday. Alison Moyet is different. Since her previous record Other in 2017, Moyet has

DAVID GILMOUR

In early 1999, no one outside of Des Moines, Iowa knew who Slipknot were. And then they released their debut. Twenty-five years on, Shawn ‘Clown’ Crahan, Jim Root and Ross Robinson look back on the album that changed the world

A spirited valedictory offering from the late Wayne Kramer. Just don’t expect the jams to be kicked out like it’s 1969, warns Andrew Perry.