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Music Review: Fleetwood Mac, “Mirage, The Deluxe Album”

Music Review: Fleetwood Mac, “Mirage, The Deluxe Album”

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A newly reissued, deluxe edition of Fleetwood Mac’s 13th studio album, Mirage (1982), features a remastered version of the original, plus 13 live tracks, outtakes, and songs picked up from the cutting room floor. Stevie Nicks has never sounded better, her lyrics of loss and joy, never more poignant, than on this remastered version of “Gypsy.” The band’s high profile, personal turmoil (and subsequent struggle to come together to create this album – an attempt to break the chain of hostility that plagued them) although less apparent in Mirage, still pulses through the album’s veins, almost 35 years later.

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Throwback Thursday: Spice World, Starring The Spice Girls, Premieres in UK

Throwback Thursday: Spice World, Starring The Spice Girls, Premieres in UK

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This day in 1997, the movie Spice World, starring the 90’s most beloved girl pop group, The Spice Girls (best known for their smash hit, “Wannabe,” in case you forgot) premiered in the U.K. Despite receiving an abundance of negative, critical reviews, the movie was a box office success, mainly due to the group’s mega popularity at the time. The film went on to break box office records in the US, racking in a total of $100 million dollars worldwide. Girl Power!

 

 

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Music Review: Gin Wigmore, “Dirty Mercy”

Music Review: Gin Wigmore, “Dirty Mercy”

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Celebrated singer-songwriter and New Zealand native, Gin Wigmore – best known for her raw lyrics and bluesy, raspy voice – recently dropped the lead single from her upcoming studio album, set to be released next spring. On November 4, Wigmore debuted “Dirty Mercy,” an upbeat, rocker-girl anthem that highlights her unrelenting vocals and love for catchy melodies. The release of the gritty single helped kick off her North American tour, “Let it Ride,” which began on November 19 in Mexico City.

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Throwback Thursday: John Lennon is Tragically Shot

Throwback Thursday: John Lennon is Tragically Shot

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36 years ago today, Mark David Chapman shot John Lennon outside his residence, The Dakota, in New York City. Earlier that day, Lennon had signed an album for Chapman, who had been waiting outside Lennon’s home. After the attack, Chapman remained at the scene reading J.D. Salinger’s best-selling novel, The Catcher in the Rye. Lennon was pronounced dead on arrival at Roosevelt Hospital at 11:15pm. Chapman pleaded guilty to the killing in court and remains in prison to this day.

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Pitchfork’s “50 Best Holiday Songs of All Time”

Pitchfork’s “50 Best Holiday Songs of All Time”

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The Holiday Season has arrived, and with it, come those same, familiar, Christmas songs played nonstop on the radio (and in every store) from Black Friday through New Year’s Day. Even if you’ve developed a frosty attitude towards them over the years, you have to admit, these melodies sure are catchy, and guaranteed to get you settled into the Season of Giving. And, as popular online music journal Pitchfork notes, there are quite a few Christmas tunes that make for excellent music. Check out the link below for Pitchfork’s list of “The 50 Best Holiday Songs of All Time.”

Didn’t see your favorite Christmas song on the list? Add yours in the Comments Section below!

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