The 70 Best Albums of 2010
2010's best albums are highlighted by the emergence of a future superstar, two veteran and virtuoso rappers, and a Dream Team of indie bands releasing career peaks.
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The 20 Best Album Re-Issues of 2009
Step back 10 years when we presented our 20 best re-issues of 2009, highlighted by the long overdue remastering of the Beatles oeuvre, a number of '80s and '90s classics, and one of the most storied catalogues in electronic music.
Joanna Hogg’s ‘The Souvenir’ Is a Defiantly Autobiographical Domestic Drama
Director Joanna Hogg sheds nuanced light on a dysfunctional relationship similar to one of her own in The Souvenir.
Farm Aid Reminds One to Think Globally, Act Locally
The annual Farm Aid benefit festival was held in Connecticut for the first time and included performances from Willie Nelson, Kacey Musgraves and more.
When Jim Jarmusch’s ‘Dead Man’ Walks Into Your Mind, He Never Leaves
It's not enough to describe Dead Man as simply an anti-western; it's an iconoclastic deconstruction of late 19th Century American values and mores, many of which remain unabated more than a century later.
Joni Mitchell Biography ‘Reckless Daughter’ Is Lush and Complex
All sides of the mosaic, mercurial, brilliant music legend Joni Mitchell appear in David Yaffe's definitive biography.
Sprung from a $36 Ukulele: ‘Joni: The Anthology’
If Joan Baez was the purest folkie, Judy Collins the chanteuse, then Joni Mitchell was probably the siren.
You’re Such a Lovely Audience: ‘Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’
Celebrating Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band with a little help from their friends; Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Wonder, Joe Cocker, Neil Young and the Mona Lisa Twins.
Neil Young: Bluenote Café
Bluenote Café is essential Neil Young, further evidence that Young’s ‘80s work has more value than many would expect or admit.
‘Neil Young: American Traveller’ Annotates Young’s Musical Map
Martin Halliwell takes obvious joy in exploring Neil Young's famous wanderlust, and illustrates the sometimes complicated relationship between musician and landscape.