Archive for February 26th, 2014

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Andy Summers on the Police, Circa Zero and Never Settling: Something Else! Interview

When the Police reunited in 2007-08, new music was never in the cards. That sent Andy Summers on a quest.

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‘I’m good for another 50,000 miles’: It’s taken multiple surgeries to keep Kiss’ Paul Stanley going

Sticking with the Kiss lifestyle for four decades, as Paul Stanley has done, has its rewards. The group, after all, is going into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this spring. But it all hasn’t been easy. You May Also Like: Kiss, Sept. 7, 2019: Shows I’ll Never ForgetRead More

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‘He’d never really had a lot of success’: A move to Stax finally sparked Albert King’s career

By the time Albert King recorded his debut album for Stax, he was anything but the new kid on the block. In fact, the scorching blues guitarist had been around for ages, but somehow he’d never quite broken through. That changed in the blink of an eye with his 1967Read More

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Brad Mehldau and Mark Guiliana – Mehliana: Taming the Dragon (2014)

Forget everything you know about Brad Mehldau, who rose to fame via contemplative classical-leaning reimagingings of pop songs at an acoustic piano. This isn’t that. It isn’t even jazz You May Also Like: Taylor Eigsti: The Albums That Shaped My Career Pat Metheny, “You Are” from ‘From This Place’ (2019):Read More

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One Track Mind: Damian Joyce with Keith Emerson, “When You’re Around” (2014)

Offered with a rough-hewn, acoustic grace, Damian Joyce’s paean to the Big Apple unfolds with a warm confidentiality. But the beginning? Pure Keith Emerson. You May Also Like: ‘Fanfare For the Uncommon Man: The Official Keith Emerson Tribute Concert’ (2021) Todd Rundgren, Billy Sherwood + Others – ‘A Tribute toRead More

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‘It was a set up’: Exploring the Beach Boys connection to Charles Manson’s grisly crime

Was the legendary Sharon Tate murder, though typically chalked up to random violence, more closely related to the Beach Boys than anybody guessed? Al Jardine discusses the connections, and how Charles Manson’s failed music career may have lead to this viscous 1969 crime. You May Also Like: Why the BeachRead More

WTF?! Wednesday: Colin Stetson, “Judges” (2011)

WTF?! Wednesday: Colin Stetson, “Judges” (2011)