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Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda unboxes the new Linkin Park Hybrid Theory box set

September 24, 2020September 24, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Box Set, Hybrid Theory, Linkin Park

Come October 24, it will be 20 years since Linkin Park released their debut album, Hybrid Theory, so there’s naturally

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Recommended Music 

Take a deep dive into the 40th-anniversary box set for Rush’s Permanent Waves

May 29, 2020May 29, 2020 Alan Cross 1 Comment 40th Anniversary, Box Set, Permanent Waves, Rush

Here’s the story one more time. Back in January 1980, my high school buddies came to my house across the

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Music News 

I’m not the biggest ABBA fan, but I might have to get this new box set

May 17, 2020May 17, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments ABBA, Box Set

At one point, professing any kind of love for ABBA was considered to be highly uncool. Over the years, though,

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Gift Guide 

Gift idea: The new Ozzy box set. Here’s a video of what’s inside.

December 3, 2019December 2, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Box Set, Ozzy Osbourne

Ozzy’s new box set–somewhat ominously entitled See You on the Other Side–is out just time for Christmas shopping. It’s big.

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Music News 

Fan of Ozzy? A 24-LP vinyl set is coming soon.

August 24, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Box Set, Ozzy Osbourne

Because Ozzy’s body of work outside of Black Sabbath is rather impressive, it’s perhaps time that everything was collected into

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Music News 

This new box set features 222 CDs

March 24, 2019March 24, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bach, Box Set

When it comes to measuring the biggest box sets ever release, there probably aren’t many larger than a new collection

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WTF? 

Weirdest. Box Set. Ever(?)

January 17, 2019January 17, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments 4'33", Box Set, Cover Version, Mute

In 1952, composer John Cage starting thinking about creating a truly different musical piece. The result was “4’33“” (pronounced “four

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Music News 

Let’s unbox the upcoming Lowest of the Low box set

October 30, 2018October 31, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Box Set, Lowest of the Low, Shakespeare My Box

Lowest of the Low remains one of the most fondly-remembered Canadian indie bands of the 90s. They’re still with us,

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Music News 

Chris Cornell’s box set will be here in a few weeks. Here’s what you’ll find inside.

October 20, 2018October 19, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Audioslave, Box Set, Chris Cornell, Soundgarden

It’s simply called Chris Cornell and features material from every aspect of his career (Soundgarden, Temple of the Dog, solo,

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Music News 

We’ve reached the point where box sets are being reissued. Gotta mine and re-mine that catalogue, right?

September 27, 2018September 27, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Box Set, Eagles, Legacy

Record labels are always looking to maximize the assets in their catalogues. They need to be able to resell the

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Music News 

There’s a new album from Chris Cornell on the way. It’s a big box set, too.

September 15, 2018September 15, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Box Set, Chris Cornell

When an artist passes, a hunt ensues for any unreleased material they may have left behind. Jimi Hendrix has been

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