Guster's Brian Rosenworcel: Five Essential R.E.M. Albums

April 26, 2016|Kara Manning
The men of Guster like R.E.M. quite a bit

Brian Fallon's Five Essential Springsteen Albums

April 12, 2016|Kara Manning
One NJ rocker to another

Susan Tedeschi's Five Essential Bonnie Raitt Albums

April 05, 2016|Kara Manning
Thoughts on one one of her major influences

Steve Rosenthal: Five Essential David Bowie Albums

March 30, 2016|Kara Manning
David Bowie recorded his last two albums at The Magic Shop.

Josh Ritter: Five Essential Albums

December 21, 2015|Kara Manning
No surprise that such a lyricist would have an adroit ear.

Nathaniel Rateliff: Five Essential Albums

December 14, 2015|Kara Manning
Musical influences, from Leonard Cohen to Ray Charles to The Band.

The Lone Bellow: Five Essential Albums

November 02, 2015|Kara Manning

The Lone Bellow has been on the road through much of 2015 in support of the band's richly-drawn second album, Then Came The...

Albert Hammond Jr.: Five Essential Albums

September 16, 2015|Kara Manning

Forging a strong solo path away from your megaband, as The Strokes' guitarist Albert Hammond Jr. has done over the last...

Saint Etienne's Sarah Cracknell: Five Essential Albums

August 04, 2015|Kara Manning

It's been nearly 20 years since Sarah Cracknell released her first solo album, 1997's Lipslide, but this summer the Saint...

Violent Femmes: Five Essential Albums

June 24, 2015|Kara Manning

Earlier this year, Violent Femmes returned with their first collection of new music since the release of 2000's Freak Magnet...