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November 18, 2021 Music Reviews

Music Reviews: Velvet Underground Tribute & Soundtrack Albums, plus Johnny Cash 

New projects celebrate the work of one of the most innovative and influential bands in the history of rock.

October 21, 2020 Music Reviews

Music Reviews: Lou Reed’s ‘New York,’ plus Gay Marshall and Rick Shea

One of Lou Reed’s best albums, 1989’s ‘New York,’ reappears in a deluxe edition. Plus, an album of Leonard Cohen covers and new music from Rick Shea.

July 3, 2020 News & Comment

7 Memorable Cases of Rock Censorship

Rock and roll has always pushed the limits. Here are seven cases where the censors pushed back.

July 23, 2018 Music Reviews

Music Reviews: Lou Reed’s ‘Live Archive,’ plus Thomas Dolby, Chicago Farmer, and Raquel Bell

A bargain-priced box set collects three illuminating Lou Reed concerts from 1976 and 1989. Plus, a career-spanning anthology from Thomas Dolby and CDs from Chicago Farmer and Raquel Bell.

December 2, 2014 Music Reviews

Music Review: ‘The Velvet Underground—45th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition’

The Velvet Underground’s eponymous third album is also the third record from the group to be the subject of a

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March 17, 2014 Film/TV Reviews / Music Reviews

Film Review: Bob Dylan’s ‘The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration’

I videotaped Bob Dylan‘s 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration when it aired on PBS decades ago and have been watching it

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Now available: A paperback North American edition of Dylan on Dylan, Japanese editions of Lennon on Lennon and Dylan on Dylan, a Spanish edition of Leonard Cohen on Leonard Cohen, and an Italian edition of Dylan on Dylan.

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