As the Reagan era began to grind on, photographer Sylvia Plachy prowled the subways, and music critic Tom Smucker admitted, “I like Christmas music. I like the schlock and I like the religion. I like sentimental innocence and I like trancing out on the same standards sung and resung.”
Out for a Thanksgiving week jaunt of the clubs and concert halls, the Voice's Riffs reporter experienced not just Jimi Hendrix, but the Jefferson Airplane, Slim Harpo, and some “profoundly witty, imaginative Scottish folk music for the year 2001.”
In February of 2014 the Voice staff took on the task of picking “The 50 Most NYC Albums Ever.” Readers were thrilled with some choices and outraged by others and so a few weeks later, due to popular demand — and lively comments — 28 more were added to the list.
