For the Sake of Heaviness: the History of Metal Blade Records
Founder relates the ups and downs of the long-running metal label.
Tag: Warner Brothers
The Doobie Brothers
The Warner Bros. Years: 1971-1983 (Warner Brothers). Review by Christopher Long.
Allan Sherman
| _My Son the Folk Singer | My Son the Celebrity | My Son the Nut | For Swinging Livers Only!_ (Collector’s Choice Music). Review by Carl F Gauze. |
Robert Randolph & the Family Band
We Walk this Road (Warner Brothers). Review by Christopher Long.
Where the Wild Things Are
Spike Jonze interprets Maurice Sendak’s classic children’s story and accidentally produces a subtle and nuanced experience for the adult.
Avenged Sevenfold
Avenged Sevenfold (Warner Brothers). Review by Jen Cray.
The White Stripes
Icky Thump (Warner Brothers). Review by Jen Cray.
Robert Randolph and the Family Band
Unclassified (Warner Brothers). Review by Tim Wardyn.
Amanda Ghost
Amanda Ghost¹s Ghost Stories is a disc full of finely crafted songs. S…
Brad Mehldau
Something has happened to Brad Mehldau since his last album, and it isn’t goo…
Euge Groove
If you can lay your gat down long enough to rid your CD player of that south …
Built To Spill
What is there left to say about this band? They’ve given us some of the fines…
Nina Gordon
When I first heard the title of this album, and a few of the lyrical ideas, I…
Brad Mehldau
Art of the Trio 4: Back at the Vanguard (Warner Brothers). Review by Jason Feifer
The Pretenders
Viva El Amor! (Warner Brothers). Review by James Mann
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Californication (Warner Brothers). Review by Paul Thanasides
Public Image Limited
Metal Box / Second Edition (1979 / 1980) (Warner Brothers). Review by Charles D.J. Deppner
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