It’s not quite a headline, but Calgary is, in fact, a Jazz City. Beyond the reigns and rodeos, the craft beer, stick ‘n pucks and our love for reverbed guitars, Calgary is home to one of the most vibrant, layered jazz scenes in the country
Led Zeppelin II: How Rock Became Metal Became Mythology
As the freewheeling days of the ‘60s wound down, the sturdy trunk of American Rock and Roll that dominated airwaves since Little Richard and Chuck Berry first planted seeds was being cleaved into a pair of increasingly disparate boughs: that of the Beatles, with its whimsical pop-sensibility and wide-eyed adventurousness, and the more traditional, Blues leaning style of the Rolling Stones.
How Eagles: Their Greatest Hits Became the Best-Selling Album of All Time
In record stores worldwide, usually floor-bound stacked in unruly piles, often dusty, combed through daily by digging fingers, are boxes of dollar-priced records. These boxes, with rare exception, are filled with the same things: water damaged wax, one-hit wonders, tribute records, covers albums and – mostly – compilations. In a broad stroke, compilations lack sequencing and narrative. They are built, not grown. They aren’t original visions, they are recycled collections. Never a career highlight, they are rather a simple recap of previous triumphs. Unless, of course, that compilation is The Eagles’ Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975). For your chance to hear it live performed by Classic Albums Live, join Arts Commons Presents on Thursday, April 18 in the Jack Singer Concert Hall at Arts Commons.