After 38 minutes of stirring, spiritual music, Mavis Staples’ Sad and Beautiful World ends with a chuckle—that deep, joyful laugh reflecting 86 years of a life lived righteously. It’s like a hidden track, coming 20 seconds after Staples’ uplifting version of Eddie Hinton’s “Everybody Needs Love” fades away. Staples’ laughter ends the album on a […]
Thirty years ago when The Beatles released Anthology 1, it was the first of three voluminous volumes—a double-disc debut for an eventual six-disc set that became an exclamation point on the presumed last sentence from the Fab Four. In total, the immense compilation was comprised of over 150 tracks of outtakes, alternate takes, and demos, […]
David Byrne has long been described as a creative genius, a title that seems fitting when one considers the success of his diverse artistic endeavors, culminating with the Who Is The Sky? tour that supports his album of the same name released earlier this year. The Talking Heads co-founder, longtime solo artist and member of […]
