Al Kooper

First things first: if you don't own Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde, this box set does not replace it, and you really should own the full LP. Read More

One of the hot new trends by record companies is going back into label vaults to find superb albums that have been completely forgotten or overlooked. Read More

ABKCO Records will release Time And Space an album by master musician Jimmy "The Wiz" Wisner on May 8 as part of its ongoing Cameo Parkway catalog research and development initiative. Read More

Levon Helm, the drummer, multi-instrumentalist and singer for The Band who kept the band's heart for more than three decades, died "peacefully" Thursday afternoon, according to his record label, Vanguard Records. Read More

It was in the spring 47 years ago that my brother brought home an album by blues singer John Hammond called So Many Roads. Read More

Levon Helm, who helped forge a deep-rooted American music as the drummer and singer for the Band, died Thursday, April 19, in Manhattan. Read More

Levon Helm, the drummer, multi-instrumentalist and singer for The Band who kept the band's heart for more than three decades, died "peacefully" Thursday afternoon, according to his record label, Vanguard Records. Read More

Levon Helm, the drummer, multi-instrumentalist and singer for The Band who kept the band's heart for more than three decades, died "peacefully" Thursday afternoon, according to his record label, Vanguard Records. Read More

It was a hot summer night very long ago, when my career in this racket was brand-new and distinctly alternative. Read More

Oh Bono, you just want to save the world and I love you for it...sometimes. The music for "Where the Streets Have No Name" originated from a demo that guitarist The Edge composed the night before the group resumed The Joshua Tree sessions. Read More