Archive for December 30th, 2012

Notable 2012 deaths in music: Dave Brubeck, Dick Clark, Don Cornelius, Levon Helm, Jon Lord

Notable 2012 deaths in music: Dave Brubeck, Dick Clark, Don Cornelius, Levon Helm, Jon Lord

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOi0tC00Luc&w=500&h=305] We stop today to remember those who left the world of music in 2012, from Dave Brubeck and Dick Clark to Levon Helm and Ronnie Montrose. You May Also Like: How Levon Helm’s ‘Electric Dirt’ Confirmed a Stirring Late-Career Resurgence How Jon Anderson Faced Down Threat of GunfireRead More

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Steely Dan Sunday, “Big Noise, New York” (1993)

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNCbJY5647o&w=420&h=315] <<< BACKWARD (“Confide In Me”) ||| ONWARD (“Down In The Bottom”) >>> *** STEELY DAN SUNDAY INDEX *** Another Fagen rarity, first appearing as the B-side to the “Trans-Island Skyway,” and finally finding a long-player home on the Nightfly Trilogy in 2007. No, wait, it actually first appearedRead More

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Heroso – Enjoy This (2012)

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGtl-_qW1sQ&w=500&h=305] Blending elements of arena rock, prog and metal, Heroso confounds expectations in the very best of ways. The album opener, called “Act 1,” begins as a tensile, mainstream rocker, marked by a searching riff courtesy of Brian Rohr You May Also Like: Farewell Milwaukee – FM (2016) ShaiRead More

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The Archies, DeFranco Family, Ohio Express, others – Bubble Gum Hits (2002)

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpO7TW0NwqE&w=500&h=305] There’s definitely no lack of compilation albums promoting gooey goodies from the late 1960s and early 1970s, but this particular collection, which I picked up at the Dollar Store, is what I’ve been spinning the refried beans out of You May Also Like: Rachel Platten – Waves (2017)Read More