Archive for February 28th, 2012

by / on February 28, 2012 at 6:01 pm / in Rock Music

Nick Mason on Pink Floyd's often-forgotten co-founder: We'd have been nothing without Syd Barrett

Nick Mason, the only member to have appeared in every different configuration of Pink Floyd, credits long-departed co-founder Syd Barrett for giving the band its “liftoff”

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by / on February 28, 2012 at 4:59 pm / in Concerts, Rock Music

Chicago, Doobie Brothers will be rocking down the highway together on summer tour

Chicago and the Doobie Brothers are teaming up for a massive summer tour, set to kick off July 11 in Tuscon, Arizona.

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by / on February 28, 2012 at 4:31 pm / in Rock Music

Following Eminem's lead, Toto sues record label over unpaid digital royalties

Toto and Eminem don’t intersect very often, maybe not at all. Until now

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by / on February 28, 2012 at 8:21 am / in Jazz, Uncategorized

Ahmad Jamal – Blue Moon (2012)

With the death of Hank Jones a couple of years ago, Ahmad Jamal might now be considered the dean of jazz pianists, but in all likelihood, he’s long been more influential

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by / on February 28, 2012 at 7:58 am / in Blues, Uncategorized

Heritage Blues Orchestra – And Still I Rise (2012)

This begins, as most blues albums do, with a stamping rhythm and this heartfelt lyric in celebration of a bunch of stuff that’s not good for you. Only then, that chewed-clean template is joined by these bright blasts of shiny brass newness.

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by / on February 28, 2012 at 7:29 am / in Half Notes, Pop Music, Rock Music

Half Notes: Mark Lindsay – The Complete Columbia Singles (2012)

Mark Lindsay, coming off a career-making period as frontman for Paul Revere and the Raiders, proceeded to reel off a string of solo hits for Columbia in the early 1970s

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by / on February 28, 2012 at 7:14 am / in Country

Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson – Live at the US Festival 1983 (2012)

Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson took the stage of the 1983 US Festival as confirmed crossover country stars — but without all of the sell-out slickness that’s attached to the term these days.

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by / on February 28, 2012 at 6:33 am / in One Track Mind

One Track Mind: Bruce Springsteen, "You've Got It" (2012)

Yessir, the world is sure full ‘o problems, but our Mr. Springsteen knows that there’s still room for some old-fashioned lust.

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