Almost uniquely for any band around the world, Tinariwen’s background story is even more interesting than their music, which is not at all to disparage their gripping variation on Saharan desert blues…
Matt on Music: Leaving America
Editor’s note: From 2012 to 2014, Matt Rice wrote the music column Matt on Music for The Eastern Echo, the student newspaper for Eastern Michigan University. Beginning in 2016, Matt relaunched t…
From the Record Crate: Paul Simon – “Graceland” (1986)
On August 25, 1986, Paul Simon released Graceland, his sixth studio album. After winning Album of the Year at the 29th Annual Grammy Awards, Graceland peaked at #3 on the Billboard 200, making it Simo…