Archive for October, 2013

The Band, “Rockin’ Chair” from ‘The Band’ (1969): Across the Great Divide

The Band, “Rockin’ Chair” from ‘The Band’ (1969): Across the Great Divide

That a group of men in their 20s, as the Band were at this moment, could say so much about the pull of old ways remains simply remarkable.

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Halloween special: Glass Hammer, “Cool Air” (2013)

“Cool Air,” Glass Hammer’s contribution to the recent The Stories of H.P. Lovecraft: A Synphonic Collection, will provide a chill-raising scare on this Halloween. You May Also Like: On the Joy, and the Pain, of Pete Townshend’s ‘Empty Glass’ The Beatles, “Glass Onion” from The White Album (1968): Deep BeatlesRead More

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Art Pepper – Unreleased Art, Vol. VIII, Live At The Winery September 6, 1976 (2013)

In 2007, twenty five years after Art Pepper’s death, his widow Laurie began issuing concert recordings of her late husband covering the period of his remarkable renaissance of the last seven years of his life. You May Also Like: Brecker Brothers – ‘Live and Unreleased’ (2020) Ben Goldberg, Nels ClineRead More

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Forgotten series: Jet Harris and Tony Meehan – Diamonds and Other Gems: The Complete Singles (2008)

True to its name, this is a complete singles collection of ex-Shadows bassist Jet Harris and drummer Tony Meehan, recorded between 1962-1964 both as a duo and as solo artists for Decca UK. You May Also Like: The Undertones – True Confessions: Singles = A’s + B’s (1999): Forgotten SeriesRead More

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Steve Berlin, of Los Lobos: Something Else! Interview