2011 April 12 — Something Else! Reviews

Archive for April 12th, 2011

Billy Bang (1947-2011): An Appreciation0
/ April 12, 2011 11:15 pm

Billy Bang (1947-2011): An Appreciation

The jazz world suffered a significant loss Monday with the passing of violinist Billy Bang. Reportedly afflicted with lung cancer, Bang, born William Vincent Walker, was 63 years old. Given his stage name from friends as a youth, a name taken from a cartoon character, Bang’s life was anything but comical. He studied violin as a boy but didn’t fit [...]

Darius Jones and Matthew Shipp – <i>Cosmic Lieder</i> (2011)0
/ April 12, 2011 7:14 am

Darius Jones and Matthew Shipp – Cosmic Lieder (2011)

Going from unknown two years ago to co-leading a duet record with Matthew Shipp is a meteoric rise in the avant jazz world, much less any world, but that’s just what alto saxophonist has accomplished in this short time frame.

Movies: Peter Gabriel – <i>Growing Up Live</i> (2003)0
/ April 12, 2011 6:31 am

Movies: Peter Gabriel – Growing Up Live (2003)

by Tom Johnson Perhaps it was a reaction to claims by fans and detractors alike that Peter Gabriel’s previous live offering, Secret World Live, was really more “live” than live

One Track Mind: Volbeat, “Sad Man’s Tongue” (2007)0
/ April 12, 2011 5:57 am

One Track Mind: Volbeat, “Sad Man’s Tongue” (2007)

by Fred Phillips When Volbeat’s “Sad Man’s Tongue” comes blaring out of my speakers on a shuffle, I’m always happy, and I always hit repeat — usually a dozen times or so, at least. And I always think about how I nearly missed such a great song.

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