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150 items by Anthony DeCurtis
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North | ALBUM REVIEW
Having reinstated his rock & roll credentials last year with When I Was Cruel — not to mention getting inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame — Elvis Costello characteristically makes a dramatic stylistic turn...
October 16, 2003 12:00 AM ET -
Reality | ALBUM REVIEW
As a young subversive, David Bowie played with Sixties verities about gender, identity and rock & roll itself, insisting that truth was nothing but another mask. Now fifty-six and a revered figure himself, he's searching for some...
September 10, 2003 12:00 AM ET -
Bob Dylan's Folk Masterpieces Renewed | ARTICLE
On September 16th, fifteen Bob Dylan albums will be released as hybrid super-audio CDs. That means they can be played both on SACD systems, which...
September 3, 2003 12:00 AM ET -
Live at the Royal Albert Hall | ALBUM REVIEW
A few years back, The Who — guitarist Pete Townshend, singer Roger Daltrey and bassist John Entwistle — hit the road accompanied...
July 15, 2003 12:00 AM ET -
Dangerously In Love | ALBUM REVIEW
Beyoncé Knowles' debut solo album showcases her in two styles, one far more flattering than the other. "Crazy in Love," the opening track, roars out of the speakers on the strength of a propulsive horn sample and...
July 10, 2003 12:00 AM ET -
Joe Strummer: 1952-2002 | ARTICLE
Joe Strummer, frontman for the groundbreaking punk band the Clash, died at his farmhouse in southern England on December 22nd. He was...
January 23, 2003 4:55 PM ET -
Chocolate Factory | ALBUM REVIEW
R. Kelly's problems start less than thirty seconds into Chocolate Factory, when he coos, "Anything you want/You just come to daddy." From other R&B lovemen, that would be boilerplate pillow talk, but allegations of participating in child...
January 14, 2003 12:00 AM ET -
The Raven | ALBUM REVIEW
Lou Reed has called The Raven "a movie for the mind," and that description just begins to capture this double CD's phantasmagoric impact. Though it's based on the writings of Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven is less...
January 14, 2003 12:00 AM ET -
Mind Games (Reissue) | ALBUM REVIEW
John Lennon's Mind Games was a retreat from its more political predecessor, 1972's Some Time in New York City, but it was still a reflection of its time. Lennon recorded the album during the summer of 1973,...
December 30, 2002 12:00 AM ET -
Rocking My Life Away | ARTICLE
This New Year's Day marks the 50th anniversary of the death of Hank Williams, the country music giant who has proven to be one of the most influential singers and songwriters of the past half century. Timeless, the excellent tribute...
December 23, 2002 12:00 AM ET -
People of the Year: Bruce Springsteen | ARTICLE
Asked if he's read anything this year that he'd like to recommend, Bruce Springsteen mentions Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation, by Joseph J....
December 12, 2002 11:45 AM ET -
Rocking My Life Away | ARTICLE
"We need a little controversy/'Cause it feels so empty without me": Man, was he ever right. When Eminem put out "Without Me," the first single from The Eminem Show, last spring, could he possibly have realized how...
November 22, 2002 12:00 AM ET -
Rolling Stones Bowl Over Boston's Fleet Center | ARTICLE
In obvious high spirits, the Rolling Stones launched their worldwide Licks Tour with a raucous display of rock & roll firepower. They were...
October 3, 2002 12:50 PM ET -
The Very Best of Linda Ronstadt | ALBUM REVIEW
Fair enough — with a couple of exceptions (schmaltzy duets with James Ingram and Aaron Neville), the twenty-one tracks here are among Linda Ronstadt's very best. From "Different Drum," her still-affecting 1967 folk-rock hit with the Stone...
September 27, 2002 12:00 AM ET -
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band's Opening Night for 'The Rising' Tour | ARTICLE
When Bruce Springsteen took the stage for the opening date of his yearlong world tour, he looked like a man who was ready...
September 5, 2002 1:00 PM ET -
Rocking My Life Away | ARTICLE
I've never been a Neil Young true believer. I've liked what I consider to be the "good stuff" -- and there's plenty of it, from Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere to Tonight's the Night to Ragged Glory....
July 22, 2002 12:00 AM ET -
Rocking My Life Away | ARTICLE
"Is he doing it for the publicity?" Just about every reporter I've spoken to in the news media recently has asked me if Bono's visit to Africa in the company of Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill isn't a publicity stunt. As...
May 24, 2002 12:00 AM ET -
Stones Ready to Roll | ARTICLE
"The concept is a rock tour by a rock band with guitar players," says Mick Jagger with a laugh when asked about the Rolling Stones' plans to hit the road again this fall. "We're not reinventing the...
May 7, 2002 12:00 AM ET -
Rocking My Life Away | ARTICLE
So you're a big fan of The Osbournes? Well enjoy the next fifteen minutes, because unless you're an equally big fan of trivia games and "Where Are They Now?" features -- or, more promisingly, a genuine heavy-metal...
May 1, 2002 12:00 AM ET -
Rocking My Life Away | ARTICLE
When I was a teenager I had a dream about Ray Davies. He was walking by himself along Bleecker Street in Greenwich Village, where I lived at the time, and I went up and started speaking with...
March 29, 2002 12:00 AM ET
