Archive for September 20th, 2012

by / on September 20, 2012 at 10:07 am / in Metal, Rock Music

'It's just casual talk': Joe Lynn Turner backtracks on new supergroup, apologizes to Michael Anthony

Joe Lynn Turner has issued an apology to Michael Anthony, saying that talk of a new supergroup featuring the Chickenfoot/Van Halen bassist and drummer Carmine Appice was just that — idle talk among friends.

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by / on September 20, 2012 at 9:43 am / in Pop Music, Rhythm and Blues, Uncategorized

Something Else! sneak peek: Prince, "RNR Affair" (2012)

There’s still no announcement of a new album, but Prince — who last issued a full-length original project in 2010 — has released a new single to tide fans over.

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by / on September 20, 2012 at 8:37 am / in Rock Music, Roots Music, Uncategorized

Movies: Bob Dylan and the Band – Down in the Flood: Associations and Collaborations (2012)

Down in the Flood, a forthcoming documentary stuffed with new interviews, archival footage and seldom-seen photographs, joins a musical revolution already in progress

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by / on September 20, 2012 at 8:22 am / in Jazz, Uncategorized

Lee Konitz – Enfants Terribles (2012)

According to the American Heritage Dictionary, enfants terribles describes “one whose startlingly unconventional behavior, work, or thought embarrasses or disturbs others.” Alto saxophonist Lee Konitz has enjoyed a six decade career where he’s been in the thick of unconventional work

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by / on September 20, 2012 at 7:45 am / in Concerts, Progressive rock, Rock Music, Shows I'll Never Forget, Uncategorized

Shows I'll Never Forget: Rick Wakeman, June 21, 2006

At The Keswick Theater, Glenside, Pennsylvania: I admit I was quite skeptical when the opportunity arrived to see Rick Wakeman’s 2006 Grand Piano Tour. I was expecting dinosaur rock ‘n’ roll from a dinosaur musician

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by / on September 20, 2012 at 7:18 am / in Jazz, One Track Mind, Uncategorized

One Track Mind: Dr. Lonnie Smith on his funky times, classic sessions and psychedelic turns

Go inside the earliest sessions featuring legendary Hammond B-3 master Dr. Lonnie Smith, as he takes over our regular One Track Mind feature.

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by / on September 20, 2012 at 6:31 am / in Pop Music, Uncategorized

Jackopierce – Everywhere All The Time (2012)

Everywhere All The Time underscores the idea that Jackopierce’s new-millennium reboot isn’t about nostalgia, so much as continuing to explore the duo’s still-maturing creative relationship — all while reminding us what made this Dallas-based band so special in the first place.

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