Archive for January 15th, 2012

by / on January 15, 2012 at 4:51 pm / in Movies, Rhythm and Blues, Rock Music

HBO to air documentary on making of The Union by Elton John and Leon Russell

HBO will air an in-depth documentary look at The Union, the memorable 2010 collaboration between Elton John and longtime idol Leon Russell.

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by / on January 15, 2012 at 8:28 am / in Folk, One Track Mind, Singer-songwriters, Uncategorized

One Track Mind: Ani DiFranco, "Which Side Are You On? (2012)

Bruce Springsteen underscored the power and sweep of songs associated with Pete Seeger a few years back. Ani DiFranco, in the title track from her forthcoming new album, goes one step further.

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by / on January 15, 2012 at 7:17 am / in Rock Music, Steely Dan Sunday

Steely Dan Sunday, "The Fez" (1976)

< >> *** STEELY DAN SUNDAY INDEX *** The one song where Walter Becker and Donald Fagen shared songwriting credits with somebody else, that being keyboardist Paul Griffin. It’s a pure groove song and not much else

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by / on January 15, 2012 at 6:33 am / in Classical Music, Vocalists

Serj Tankian – Elect The Dead Symphony (2010)

They keep sayin’ that the album is going to go away, and that digital singles will take over. Hey, that’s the way things started

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