The Waterboys, "Book of Lightning" (W14 Music/Decca) 3.5 stars. The Magic Numbers, "Those The Brokes" (Astralwerks) 4 stars. Dean Martin, "Forever Cool" (Capitol/EMI) 2.5 stars. Various Artists, ...

The Waterboys were one of the biggest bands of the 80s but almost four decades on from their commercial heyday, leader Mike Scott remains a thrilling creative livewire. Over the past few years, the ...

One of my favorite lyrics of the past 40 or 50 years, a lyric you’ve likely never heard, a lyric I’ve never quite understood myself despite the fact that it goes into deep rotation in my skull every ...

In a world that revolves around the confounding belief that modern humans can only process information being presented in 30-second clips, deciding to create a rock opera — on any topic — in 2025, let ...

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