Archive for November 12th, 2012

by / on November 12, 2012 at 6:08 pm / in Pop Music, Reissue, Rock Music, Uncategorized

Celebrate new vinyl reissues of the Beatles’ catalog at listening parties in 10 U.S. cities

Tuesday, November 13, 2012, marks the Beatles’ North American stereo vinyl debut; to celebrate the occasion, Apple Corps/EMI have scheduled several events allowing fans opportunities to hear and purchase the remastered albums

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by / on November 12, 2012 at 8:41 am / in Concerts, Rock Music, Shows I'll Never Forget, Uncategorized

Shows I’ll Never Forget: Neil Young, Vancouver, November 11, 2012

At Rogers Arena, Vancouver, Canada: Amid a deluge of pot smoke and smartphones, Neil Young took to the stage with Crazy Horse for a devastating two hours in Vancouver at Rogers Arena on November 11, 2012.

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by / on November 12, 2012 at 8:13 am / in New Music Monday, Uncategorized

New Music Monday: Paul McCartney, Amy Winehouse, the Rolling Stones, King Crimson, Frank Sinatra

Steven Wilson’s remaster of King Crimson’s Lark’s Tongues in Aspic, arriving on the 40th anniversary of its original release, is a don’t-miss opportunity to revisit one of that ever-evolving band’s most interesting periods.

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by / on November 12, 2012 at 7:37 am / in Jazz, Uncategorized

Jacques Schwarz-Bart Quartet – The Art of Dreaming (2012)

In our first encounter with saxophonist Jacques Schwarz-Bart, we came across his then-new album Abyss (2009), of which I wrote at the time “successfully melds modern jazz and soul shapes

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by / on November 12, 2012 at 7:01 am / in Pop Music, Rock Music, Uncategorized

Forgotten series: The Tremeloes – The Definitive Collection (2000)

Founded in 1958, Brian Poole and the Tremeloes expectedly slimmed their name down to simply the Tremeloes when their lead singer exited the crew in 1966 to launch a solo career.

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by / on November 12, 2012 at 6:30 am / in Rock Music, Sparks Fly on E Street, Uncategorized

Sparks Fly On E Street: Bruce Springsteen, “I’m On Fire” (1984)

It’s tough not to love the delicious sexual tension that builds during “I’m On Fire.” The original video (see below) had our man playing the role of an auto mechanic

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