Come On, Pilgrim: The Odyssey Of A Marty Stuart Masterpiece
New coffee table book gives a “wall-to-wall” look into the singer’s star-studded, ill-fated 1999 LP
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THE BEST REISSUES OF 2019: Two Thousand Nineteen, Party Over, Oops, Deluxe Edition Time!
Prince’s first major crossover album gets the reissue it deserves
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Tell a Friend Bitch: Jay-Z’s Vol. 3…The Life and Times of S. Carter Turns 20
The final installment of Hov’s three album saga is by far the best of the bunch
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A Not So Silent Night Holiday Gift Guide 2019
From Prince to Peter Laughner, dig into this hot and trashy list from the dark corners of the music department in Santa’s Workshop
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Forever Blue: Dolly Parton’s Late Century Masterpiece Turns 20
A look back at Dolly’s return to her bluegrass roots on the excellent The Grass Is Blue
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Le Tigre and the Dismemberment Plan Took Punk Into the Next Millennium
How two of indie-rock’s greatest albums broke down every remaining barrier in one day
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The Magnetic Fields’ 69 Love Songs, Ranked
A belatedly mathematical celebration of an indie pop masterwork for its 20th anniversary
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We Haven’t Turned Around: Gomez’s Liquid Skin At 20
In 1999, the UK indie rockers released their sophomore set and the music flows naturally
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A Hero In The Suburbs: Richard Thompson’s Mock Tudor at 20
A look back at the British guitar hero’s last album for Capitol
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Sweet Charity: Mr. Bungle’s California Turns 20
The last LP from Mike Patton’s celebrated avant-metal ensemble remains their best
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Three Bugs, A Pound of Dust: Slipknot at 20
From the state that brought us Caucus Fever and “Monday Night Rollins” emerged metal’s greatest oddfellows with a debut LP for the ages
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Santana Speaks
A conversation with the celebrated guitarist and bandleader on the occasion of some momentous anniversaries
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Do The Peppermint Twist: The White Stripes’ Eponymous Debut Turns 20
Recalling when Jack White and his big sister Meg White were the new kids on the block
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Vertical Horizon on Defying Music Execs & Why ‘Everything You Want’ Still Hurts 20 Years Later
Don’t be a snob, you know there is no denying the staying power of these hard rock chart toppers
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Looking Back: 20 Years of Tom Waits’ Mule Variations
Two decades later, this is one ass of an LP we can still get behind
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