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Sophia Knapp debuts single, will release album in February

Olivia Skewed-ton John.

Soul Train host Don Cornelius found dead

The voice of peace, love and soul passes.

Complete Roxy Music box set due this spring

The mother of all Roxy Music re-issues.

The Age of Movies: Selected Writings of Pauline Kael

A collection of tell-it-like-she-thinks film reviews.

Out of the Vinyl Deeps

First anthology showcasing a pioneering rock critic.

Jon Glaser’s Favorite Comedic Pieces

Jon Glaser loves classic ‘70s comedy.

Patti Smith’s Woolgathering re-issued

Early memoir explores growth of an artist.

Undir Áhrifum

The Icelandic CSN&Y.

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Chillingly and intelligently condenses le Carré's Cold War classic.

The Canterbury Scene

Lovable left-field corner of the art-rock kingdom.

Caravan

Puckish godfathers of the Canterbury scene.

Tabloid

Highly entertaining, but minor, Morris documentary.

Project Nim

A brilliant, but bittersweet, chimp tale about human hubris.

I Only Want You to Love Me

A psychologically acute melodrama and a scathing critique of capitalism.

An American Trilogy

Essential reappraisal of an underrated Nashville singer-songwriter.

Dog Day Afternoon

Lumet’s seminal crime drama effectively captures 1970s New York City.

Miral

Reasonable in its politics, but a failure in its execution.

Second Edition

Not the best post-punk album, but the most influential.

Labour Of Lust

Basher's second album, reissued at last.

Kill the Irishman

A rote and clunky '70s pastiche gangster movie.

Someday Man

The swan song of L.A. pop’s golden age.

Paul Williams

L.A. singer-songwriter who defined ‘70s pop

Stuck on Nothing

Philly-via-Minnesota transplants kick it old school.

Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him)?

A fond warts-and-all look at an unheralded musician that offers… >>

Carlos

Epic length, sporadic moments of greatness, and a story worth… >>

Stories To Tell

Underrated '70s Brazilian jazz effort.

Flora Purim

Expanding the boundaries of Brazilian jazz, post-Tropicalia.

Eat the Document

Idealism on the run.

Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll

Ian Dury isn’t just a Blockhead in Sex & Drugs… >>

Critical Influences: Patti Smith

More than any other poet turned rocker, Patti Smith fused… >>

Tapestry

Iconic singer-songwriter album of the early 1970s.

Man on Wire

A wondrous feat gets its cinematic due.

Back To The Egg

An ex-Beatle's response to new wave.

The Runaways

Floria Sigismondi’s biopic of rock’s first all-teenage-girl band is about… >>

The Conversation

A landmark 1970s thriller.

Robert Mapplethorpe

Classical grace and beauty in the most unexpected places.

Movie Soundtracks That Rocked the World

There was a time when movie soundtracks were not simply… >>

Dark Days/Light Years

Glam-rocking guitars, burbly vintage synths and groovy freakbeat rhythms underpin… >>

Hipgnosis

More than any other design company, Hipgnosis was responsible for… >>

I'm Dying Up Here

A surprisingly compelling overview of how Hollywood became stand-up's center… >>

Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life

A warmhearted, generous memoir of the comedian's childhood and early… >>

Inherent Vice

Even post-modernists need a good beach read now and then.

Mickey Newbury

Often-underappreciated early Nashville rebel.

Francis Ford Coppola

The most important American filmmaker of the 1970s.

Patti Smith

One of the most important figures in punk's development.

T. Rex

Glam icon Marc Bolan and friends.

Terrence Malick

The film world's enigmatic tone poet.

Dennis Hopper

Id-following American actor, director and artist.

Third/Sister Lovers

A band falling apart in one last, brilliant blast.

Big Star

The ultimate power pop cult heroes.

Neil Young Archives Volume 1: 1963-1972