Archive for November 14th, 2013

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Lorde – Pure Heroine (2013)

One wonders what’s cooler: talking about listening to the 17-year-old Lorde or actually listening to the 17-year-old Lorde? You May Also Like: Don Breithaupt on Monkey House’s ‘Remember the Audio’: Something Else! Interview Noah Jack, “Neighborhood” (2017): One Track Mind Huey Lewis and the News – ‘Picture This’ (1982): OnRead More

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Gimme Five: Miles Davis – The Original Mono Recordings (2013)

Miles Davis collaborator Jimmy Cobb joins us as we explore nine Columbia albums that capture the earliest flowerings of the Miles Davis legend — the moment when his muse began to match his own prodigious powers. You May Also Like: Miles Davis’ Expanded ‘Kind of Blue: Legacy Edition’ Struck theRead More

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Forgotten series: The Amboy Dukes – The Amboy Dukes (1967)

Prior to striking out on his own and becoming a guitar god, Ted Nugent spent several years fingering the fret in the Amboy Dukes. You May Also Like: The Left Banke – ‘Walk Away Renee / Pretty Ballerina’ (1967): Forgotten Series How ‘Nuggets: Original Artyfacts’ Ended Up Changing Rock ForeverRead More

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Brian Settles Trio – Folk (2013)

Just a couple of years ago, D.C.-area tenor sax maestro Brian Settles put forth his first album as a leader, Secret Handshake, a quietly probing record that ignored boundaries You May Also Like: Brian Groder Trio – R Train on the D Line (2016) Chad Taylor Trio – ‘The DailyRead More

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For Carl Palmer, the Emerson Lake and Palmer model continues to resonate: ‘I’ll take a trio every day’

There’s a reason, Carl Palmer says, that he came to fame in the trio of Emerson Lake and Palmer.

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

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

After a mirage of an intro, “Jawbone” – one of the most underrated moments on ‘The Band’ – catches a shambolic groove .