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by Akim Reinhardt Two profound horrors have plagued the world in recent times: the Covid-19 pandemic and the Trump presidency. And after years of dread, their recent decline has brought me a brief respite of peace. Not that my peace was ever disturbed as much as many others’. One reason is that unlike the ICU patient or the undocumented immigrant child, neither horror has ever afflicted or assailed me directly. Another is that I have long been comfortable with impermanence, the reality that nothing lasts forever. Not the United States. Not me. Should the one be toppled by a dictatorial dem...

3.08.21 12:00am Leading up to WFUV's 1971 Throwback Thursday on March 25 — dedicated to albums celebrating their 50th anniversary this year — all month on "Album ReCue" we'll be taking a deep dive into some of the '71 releases that mean the most to our weekday FUV hosts. Above, an archive of Alisa Ali's conversation with Eric Holland about his selection, Traffic's epic Laura Fedele's overview of that release.  Says Eric about why he chose that 1971 classic: "It's an essential rock album largely defined by the elegant delicate interplay between the vocals of one of rock's great voice...

FAIRFIELD-SUISUN, CALIFORNIA All boxed up! New CD and vinyl box sets from Prince, Joni Mitchell, Frank Zappa, U2 and more [The San Diego Union-Tribune :: BC-MUS-BOXSETS:SD] In the 35 years since the 1985 release of Bob Dylan’s three-CD “Biograph” established box sets as a viable — and very lucrative — product, their popularity has grown exponentially larger. This growth is reflected in the scores of box sets released each year and in the actual size of some of them, at least several of which weigh in at 7 pounds or more this year. The 2020 crop includes lavish releases by such lege...

FAIRFIELD-SUISUN, CALIFORNIA All boxed up! New CD and vinyl box sets from Prince, Joni Mitchell, Frank Zappa, U2 and more [The San Diego Union-Tribune] In the 35 years since the 1985 release of Bob Dylan’s three-CD “Biograph” established box sets as a viable — and very lucrative — product, their popularity has grown exponentially larger. This growth is reflected in the scores of box sets released each year and in the actual size of some of them, at least several of which weigh in at 7 pounds or more this year. The 2020 crop includes lavish releases by such legends as Prince, Joni M...