Mark Smotroff

Phil Lesh, co-founding bassist of the Grateful Dead, sadly passed away at age 84 on October 25, 2024, and he …

There are numerous reasons why music fans should be interested in a previously unreleased 5LP box set featuri…

Mike Mettler:That's right folks, don't touch that dial - it's another tag-team album review, just in time for…

Lost late period Peanuts soundtrack sounds like a love letter from an old friend.

There is something incredibly compelling about Elemental Music and UMe's ongoing, affordably priced, and gene…

Craft Recordings Reissues Sought After 1957 Thelonious Monk Mono Mix In 180-gram Vinyl, All Analog Remastered…

In the aftermath of leaving The Velvet Underground in 1968, the Welsh-born composer, musician, producer, and …

I didn't have a new album from Elvis Costello and T Bone Burnett on my 2024 checklist - but here we are enjoy…

From Bowie To Zappa, 2024 Was A Good Year For Immersive Dolby Atmos Music Releases On Blu-ray Disc.

In the Beatleverse, it is generally well known and quite accepted that the mono mixes of the early Beatles re…

In these times of vinyl renaissance, here is a list of five albums that are still difficult to find.

As the 1980s gave way to the 1990s, legendary British Invasion songwriter, singer, guitarist, and all-around …

New Atmos And 5.1 Surround Mixes Reinvent XTC's Smash 1986 hit Skylarking and 1984's The Big Express.

Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers' November 1982 LP on Backstreet/MCA, Long After Dark, was not exactly everyon…

Mike Mettler: If it's Halloween, then it must mean it's Frank Zappa time. As longtime Zappaphiliacs know, Fra…

There are probably many behind-the-scenes reasons why indie-rock/power-pop legends The dB's just could not ge…

Many of my friends of recent vintage are often surprised to learn that I really do like and enjoy listening t…

Many of my friends of recent vintage are often surprised to learn that I really do like and enjoy listening t…

In the circles of soul music fans, Isaac Hayes' seminal June 1969 LP Hot Buttered Soul is well-known as a lan…

Good news! Craft Recordings - the boutique vinyl arm of Concord Music, who control the catalogs of Fantasy, R…

Mark Smotroff takes a fresh look at an album he’s heard most of his life…

Mark Smotroff looks at the big picture in appreciating a jazz classic’s legacy…

Mark Smotroff finds himself pleasantly surprised…

Mark Smotroff finds existential joy from a new music he’s never heard before…