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Though it is impossible to put all the necessary sonic information reflecting a grand persona of Johny Cash into a couple of albums, The Legend Of Johnny Cash, Vol. 2 is quite capable to find its listeners, those unaware with classics of American cou

Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards, a new album of Tom Waits, is not only a set of a new songs but also a peculiar report of many years of his music activities, which, along with the Waits' diverse talents displays his incredible capacity for work

Songs From The Labyrinth is an album recorded only with the lute and Sting's amazing voice. Everything started back in the 80's when the singer got acquainted with the music of John Dowland, the lutenist at the times of Queen Elizabeth I

Although Seasick Steve's music is thought to be first of all blues there can be found the elements of other classic and alternative rock, country and even jazz both on I Started Out With Nothin' And I Still Got Most Of It Left and his other works

A forerunner of the contemporary hip-hop culture, Gil Scott-Heron, surprised the masses with the unexpected release of another album of his own. A thirty-minute record called I'm New Here appears his first studio work in the last fifteen years

We’re New Here is an interesting project featuring remakes of Gil Scott-Heron made by electronic music guru Jamie XX

The collaboration of Metallica and Lou Reed called Lulu has nothing to do with the best works by either of these performers and can hardly fit in any of the existing genres. This is a challenge for intelligent or, at least, courageous listeners