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It was 45 years ago today: Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band—the movie starring the Bee Gees, Peter Frampton, Alice Cooper, Aerosmith and Steve Martin—was released. Unfortunately, nothing has changed—it’s still the same. But we’d love to turn you on, so read our review of the essential 50th anniversary edition of the Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper: The post “Sgt.  » Read More

Waxman (CA), a seasoned musician renowned for his delicate and dreamy tunes, has shared his expert advice on how to get the most out of one such tool - fabfilter's Saturn 2. A versatile saturator, Saturn 2 offers detail and specificity that can add a unique character to any composition. Our latest ...Continue reading  » Read More

Known as the leader in advanced technology cannabis vaporization, Grenco Science is back with their newest marvel in hybrid heating: the G Pen Dash+. After Grenco received praise for the original G Pen, they decided to build on the best qualities of the device while adding some incredible features ...Continue reading  » Read More

Beatport is a platform that has dominated the industry as the leading place where DJs purchase and download music. But despite its popularity and often being the only assumed option for many newer DJs, it's far from perfect, and we can understand why there are DJs and artists out there looking for ...Continue reading  » Read More

The musical project that The Cure’s Lol Tolhurst and Budgie of Siouxsie and the Banshees and The Creatures first announced in 2020 is finally seeing the light of day. The post Lol Tolhurst and Budgie enlist James Murphy, The Edge, Bobby Gillespie for new album appeared first on Slicing Up Eyeballs.  » Read More

This week's new releases include a Madchester-themed box set, new albums from Bush Tetras and Dexys, and reissues of The Sugarcubes, Reagan Youth and more. The post Out this week: Madchester box set, Dexys, Bush Tetras, Billy Idol, Sugarcubes, TMBG + more appeared first on Slicing Up Eyeballs.  » Read More

The Vermont musician Ruth Garbus has announced a new album, Alive People, the follow-up to 2019’s Kleinmeister. Garbus is sharing two tracks from it today, “Mono No Aware” and “Healthy Gamer” — both are mellow and wordy, as Garbus’ thoughts unspool around, respectively, a spindly guitar line and a plodding beat.  » Read More

Last month a previously unreleased Steely Dan song from 1979 called “The Second Arrangement” made its way online via the family of Roger Nichols, the band’s longtime engineer. Now another Dan rarity from Nichols’ archive has been unearthed, and this one is a jingle for Schlitz Beer.  » Read More

For the past decade, a group of friends and admirers of the Gun Club’s Jeffrey Lee Pierce have put out a series of posthumous tribute albums called the Jeffrey Lee Pierce Sessions Project. The fourth volume of that series is The Task Has Overwhelmed Us, and it’s due out in September —  » Read More