Archive for January 13th, 2013

by / on January 13, 2013 at 2:28 pm / in Rock Music

‘They’ll hate me even more’: Eric Burdon on the bad blood behind ‘We Gotta Get Out of this Place’

Eric Burdon’s blistering take on “We Gotta Get Out of this Place,” a 1965 hit with the Animals, gained new life last year when Bruce Springsteen lauded it as part of his keynote speech at SXSW. Few know its complicated history, however.

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by / on January 13, 2013 at 1:22 pm / in Pop Music, Rock Music

‘I’ve got to do this one’: Steve Lukather took rare break from Toto to join the Beatles’ Ringo Starr

For Steve Lukather, a confirmed Beatlemaniac, the invitation to join Ringo Starr’s All-Starr Band was a no-brainer. But first, he had to break the news to everyone in Toto, the band he co-founded in the late 1970s.

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by / on January 13, 2013 at 9:44 am / in Folk, Pop Music, Streams, Uncategorized

Exclusive stream: Joan Armatrading, “Single Life” from Starlight (2013)

After exploring blues and roots music over her two previous albums, three-time Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Joan Armatrading turns her muse toward jazzier themes on the forthcoming Starlight. Here’s an exclusive preview track!

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by / on January 13, 2013 at 9:16 am / in Indie Bands, Jazz

Nate Kimball – Warrior’s Journey (2013)

Las Vegas trombone player Nate Kimball plays with none of his native city’s glitzy clichés. In fact, Warrior’s Journey is a wonder of tensile, perfectly constructed, never-showy modern jazz.

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by / on January 13, 2013 at 8:37 am / in Metal, Rock Music, Uncategorized

Something Else! sneak peek: Soilwork, “Spectrum of Eternity” (2013)

I don’t always listen to Swedish melodic death metal, but when I do, I listen to Soilwork. And this is why.

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by / on January 13, 2013 at 8:00 am / in Rock Music, Steely Dan Sunday, Uncategorized

Steely Dan Sunday, “Junkie Girl” (1994)

<<< BACKWARD (“Down In The Bottom”) ||| ONWARD (“Surf And/Or Die”) >>> *** STEELY DAN SUNDAY INDEX *** The co-architect of Aja comes out with a song fit for Tonight’s The Night. Well, OK, so maybe Neil Young didn’t use a drum machine or production that shimmered quite so much, but there’s that same desolation

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