Fifteen Minutes: Homage to Andy Warhol (Various Artists) (Sony Legacy) This bold collection, honoring Andy Warhol for the occasion of his 84th […]

To What Strange Place: The Music of the Ottoman-American Diaspora, 1916-1929 Various Artists (Tompkins Square) This fascinating and entrancing 3-disk release is a […]

The Kinks Kinda Kinks (Deluxe Edition) (Sanctuary Records) Long a standard-bearing  Mod template, Kinda Kinks nonetheless falls a little short when compared […]

Derek & the Dominos Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs (Deluxe Edition) (Polydor) As far as 60’s supergroups went, Derek and the […]

Michael Jackson’s Vision (Sony Legacy) There’s an inherent irony that a man who had as much vision as Michael Jackson did, who […]

The Overton Berry Ensemble T.O.B.E / At Seattle’s Doubletree Inn (Light In The Attic) Light In The Attic, one of the shortlist […]

Those Shocking Shaking Days Indonesian Hard, Psychedelic, Progressive Rock and Funk 1970-1978 (Stones Throw) Born of the love and dedication that only […]

Rikki Ililonga & Musi-O-Tuna Dark Sunrise (Now Again Records) One of the pioneers of African rock and funk, Zambian Rikki Ililonga, is […]

Stereolab Not Music (Drag City) While at one point – say, 15 years ago – Stereolab might have had a slightly more […]

Pena Pena (Secret Stash Records) Of all the music that’s descended from the polyrhythms and melodic primalness brought to the Americas by […]