Archive for January 31st, 2013

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Tegan and Sara – Heartthrob (2013)

Leave it to a pair of twins from Canada to provoke listeners in such joyful fashion. With Heartthrob, a contagious chunk of pure pop bliss, Tegan and Sara Quin have taken apart the apparatus You May Also Like: Pink – Beautiful Trauma (2017) Rusty Young – Waitin’ For The SunRead More

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‘It’s staying true to what made Kiss great’: Tommy Thayer defends decision to copy Ace Frehley

Tommy Thayer first appeared on a Kiss project in 1998, as a sideman on Psycho Circus. Yet, even when he officially took over as guitarist in 2002, Thayer stuck primarily to echoing founding member Ace Frehley You May Also Like: Kiss, Sept. 7, 2019: Shows I’ll Never Forget How ‘Revenge’Read More

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Jimmie Vaughan suffers heart attack before Mumbai show, will be off the road for a month

Jimmie Vaughan, co-founding guitarist of the Fabulous Thunderbirds and brother of the late Stevie Ray Vaughan, has suffered a heart attack and will be off the road for as long as a month. You May Also Like: Murali Coryell – Mr. Senator (2016) Royal Southern Brotherhood – The Royal GospelRead More

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Steve Slagle – Evensong (2013)

Every time I’ve surveyed a Steve Slagle record, it’s always been in the context of the Stryker/Slagle Band. This ace alto and soprano saxophonist’s latest project Evensong is under his own name You May Also Like: Dave Stryker – Strykin’ Ahead (2017) Dave Stryker Trio + Bob Mintzer – ‘GrooveRead More

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Stephen Lawrenson – Obscuriousity (2013)

Although the name of Stephen Lawrenson’s new album is certainly clever, let’s hope it doesn’t become an obscurity or curiosity — because songs this good deserve to be heard by everyone who appreciates first-class pop cuisine. You May Also Like: Yes, That’s Stephen Stills on One of the Bee Gees’Read More

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One Track Mind: Depeche Mode, “Heaven” from Delta Machine (2013)

Dimly foreboding, funereal in the most intriguing of ways, Depeche Mode’s new single “Heaven” moves with a delicious deliberateness. It’s all atmosphere, all feel, completely enveloping. You May Also Like: The Wood Brothers, “River Takes the Town” from One Drop Of Truth (2018): One Track Mind Paul McCartney, “Check MyRead More