Archive for November 15th, 2012

by / on November 15, 2012 at 1:24 pm / in Classical Music, Progressive rock, Rock Music

‘Completely and utterly happy’: Late Jon Lord discusses long-awaited Concerto album in new film

The late Jon Lord’s Concerto for Group and Orchestra will be updated with a very limited expanded version on December 3, 2013. It’s another chance to gain insight into a project that became the co-founding Deep Purple organist’s life work.

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by / on November 15, 2012 at 12:45 pm / in Pop Music, Rock Music

Something Else! sneak peek: Yo La Tengo, “Before We Run” (2012)

Yo La Tengo has released a lavish new video — with visuals courtesy of Emily Hubley — for “Before We Run,” lead track off of their forthcoming album Fade, the band’s 13th studio release.

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by / on November 15, 2012 at 12:19 pm / in Progressive rock, Rock Music

‘Out of this horrible thing came — me’: Rush’s Geddy Lee opens up about his parents’ difficult journey

Geddy Lee, giving an emotional interview with Warner Bros. Poland, talked about the experience of his parents — both of whom were Jewish natives of that country and prisoners of war together during World War II.

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by / on November 15, 2012 at 8:44 am / in Rock Music, Something Else! Interviews, Uncategorized

Something Else! Interview: Former Eagles guitarist Don Felder

If Eagles fans felt a certain familiarity about the soaring guitar heard last Sunday on Showtime’s “Homeland” series, here’s why: The November 11, 2012 episode featured the lead single from former guitarist Don Felder’s new solo project

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by / on November 15, 2012 at 8:14 am / in Fusion Jazz, Jazz, Uncategorized

douBt – Mercy, Pity, Peace & Love (2012)

Both brash and calculating, the international trio douBt (yes, the capitalization is in the right place) has set out to do what few these days outside of Medeski Martin and Wood has been capable of doing

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by / on November 15, 2012 at 7:35 am / in Pop Music, Reissue, Rock Music, Uncategorized

The Knickerbockers – Lies (1966; 2012 reissue)

Beatle clone songs are a dime a dozen, but few and far between come as close to sounding like the real thing as “Lies” by the Knickerbockers. A full-throttle rocker, fashioned in the mode of “I Saw Her Standing There” and “A Hard Day’s Night,” the disc reached No. 20

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by / on November 15, 2012 at 7:01 am / in Fusion Jazz, Uncategorized

One Track Mind: Tim Kuhl, “Indigo Blue” (acoustic version) (2012)

Vimeo Tim Kuhl and his band will always cherish their excursions to the sunny beaches New York City’s Rockaway Peninsula from the Summer of 2012.

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