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Various Artists – Stranger Things 4 – Soundtrack From The Netflix Series 2LP

Various Artists Stranger Things 4 – Soundtrack From The Netflix Series 2LP (Legacy/Sony Music) I usually steer clear of soundtracks because I’m not the greatest fan of compilations in general. When I throw on a record, I usually want to hear an artist’s idea seen through from start to finish as well as all of…

November 7, 2022
Lux & Ivy’s Good For Nothin’ Tunes: The Wild, the Weird and the Wang Dang Doodlin’

Various artists: a double CD featuring 50 classic slices of madcap vinyl as enthused over by The Cramps’ Lux and Ivy You’d expect a compilation compiled by Lux Interior and Poison Ivy of The Cramps to be somewhat out there and it doesn’t disappoint. Although the tunes are weird, they are also very good, and…

July 18, 2019
Revolution: Underground Sounds of 1968

Various Artists – 3CD boxed set 1968 was a milestone year, both musically and socially (as evidenced by an excellent documentary series that recently aired on the History Channel). We very much live today in a world that is shaped by the events of 1968, such as the assassinations of Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther…

February 27, 2019
Various Artists – Meantime [Redux]

Oh, Helmet! Now, I’m not talking about anything sexual. Just the legendary NY band. If I were a real journalist I’d go into the influence Helmet have had on the hard music scene, naming specific bands or scenes or whatever but Helmet’s reputation speaks for itself. Well, to a point. Strap It On, Meantime, Betty…

January 13, 2017
Various Artists: Lazarus – Original New York Cast (2CD)

There’s a certain salacious irony about the fact that the final recording to feature David Bowie‘s music (including the last song the singer recorded before he died) is a soundtrack which is largely comprised of actors singing his music. In that, it could be said that the original cast recording of Lazarus renders the singer…

November 17, 2016