There’s a version of Frank Hannon  most listeners think they know. As co-founder and lead guitarist of Tesla , his playing helped define a more grounded, blues-informed alternative to the excess of late ’80s hard rock. Melody over flash. Feel over spectacle. But my entry point wasn’t the studio records. It was Five Man Acoustical Jam . I wore that CD out as a kid. It reshaped what a rock band could sound like. I never owned it on vinyl, but always have my eyes peeled for a copy. That tension,...

Los Angeles, CA — March 24, 2026 — It must be spring! Sixty years after its original release, Pet Sounds  by The Beach Boys will be reissued as part of Interscope-Capitol’s Definitive Sound Series (DSS), with a limited run of 6,000 numbered copies. The new edition presents the album in its original monophonic mix, as produced by Brian Wilson. The all-analog release is pressed on 180-gram Neotech VR900 vinyl at Record Technology, Inc. using a One Step process designed to reduce generational...

We welcome back a familiar and always thoughtful voice in music criticism and biography, Jude Warne . With the recent paperback release of her acclaimed authorized biography America: The Band , and the arrival of her deep-dive study Lowdown: The Music of Boz Scaggs , Jude joins us at a moment when her work continues to expand its reach and sharpen its focus. We have spoken together a few times now, but the road never seems to double back. Each visit opens a new corridor into the music. She...