Archive for April 30th, 2013

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Fleetwood Mac – Extended Play EP (2013)

The center point of this new Fleetwood Mac EP is a track thought lost from the Buckingham-Nicks era, a song that once might have just been about being in love but now billows with a very mature sense of acceptance. You May Also Like: How Lindsey Buckingham Balanced It AllRead More

Michael McDonald and Robben Ford, “Judgement Day” from Unfinished Business (2013): One Track Mind

Michael McDonald and Robben Ford, “Judgement Day” from Unfinished Business (2013): One Track Mind

Michael McDonald’s “Judgement Day” has a ballsy gumption that his smoothed-out pop hits and plasticine Motown remakes scarcely aspire to.

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‘It will be a grand jaunt’: The Band’s Garth Hudson, Sister Maud set for series of summer appearances

Even as Garth Hudson continues working on a new studio effort, the Band’s very busy multi-instrumentalist is prepping for a tour in Japan, to begin at the end of July. You May Also Like: A Legacy Reclaimed: Robbie Robertson and the Band How the Band Said Goodbye With ‘Jubilation’ TheRead More

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Sasha Papernik – Victory (2013)

Sasha Papernik isn’t the first person to attempt to untangle the verities of love in song. Yet Victory, a dark and dangerous piece of noir-inspired songcraft, lures you in anyway. You May Also Like: How Norah Jones Examined a Deep Hurt on ‘… Little Broken Hearts’ Gato Libre – NekoRead More

Almost Hits: The Monroes, “What Do All The People Know” (1982)

Almost Hits: The Monroes, “What Do All The People Know” (1982)

From San Diego, California came the Monroes, whose impossibly infectious “What Do All The People Know” stalled at the #59 spot on the national charts in the spring of 1982. You May Also Like: Doublepluspop – ‘Too Loud, Too Fast, Too Much’ (2021) The Temptations’ Psychedelic Era Came into FocusRead More

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‘Feeling rejuvenated and inspired’: Journey’s Neal Schon at work on new music with Chickenfoot, Jan Hammer

Guitarist Neal Schon is returning to some familiar 1980s-era musical associations — though neither of them are Journey. Instead, he’s rekindling associations from the days of HSAS, and Schon and Hammer. You May Also Like: Santana – Santana IV (2016) How Journey Ended Its Underrated First Era With ‘Next’ SteveRead More

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One Track Mind: David’s Angels, “Rid Of You,” from What It Seems (2013)

The allure of Danish-Swedish quartet David’s Angels comes from their uneasy truce among chanteuse jazz, avant-Prog and indie rock, and the tension that creates You May Also Like: Burnt Sugar the Arkestra Chamber – ‘Angels Over Oakanda’ (2021) Torben Waldorff – Holiday On Fire (2017)