Archive for May 13th, 2014

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‘I’ve heard people say that’: Alan Parsons addresses Lady Antebellum’s ‘rip off’ of ‘Eye in the Sky’

Does the sun in their eyes make some of the lies worth believing?

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Erik Friedlander – Nighthawks (2014)

The unexpected solitude the master cellist found from the five day loss of power in lower Manhattan from Hurricane Sandy gave him the perspective and focus that provided the material for his bluegrass-tinged combo’s second release, Nighthawks.

David Hungate pondering retirement after long-awaited Toto reunion: ‘I can end with you guys’

David Hungate pondering retirement after long-awaited Toto reunion: ‘I can end with you guys’

David Hungate played on every Toto album through the 1982 blockbuster ‘Toto IV.’

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Andy Babiuk on the Newly Formed Empty Hearts: Something Else! Interview

“I really don’t like it,” Andy Babiuk says, “when people call us a supergroup.”

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Movies: Metallica, Through the Never (2013)

So, I’m just getting around to checking out the Metallica “movie” since it hit Netflix, and it’s a bit of an odd beast. You May Also Like: Metallica’s Remix of “Some Kind of Monster” Finally Fixed What’s Wrong With ‘St. Anger’ Metallica – ’72 Seasons’ (2023) Why I Used toRead More

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Violette – Falling Strong (2014)

Violette fits into no easy category, no pre-set box. You May Also Like: La Tanya Hall – ‘Say Yes’ (2019) Fleur Stevenson – ‘Follow Me’ (2019) Catherine Russell – ‘Alone Together’ (2019)

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, “American Girl” (1976): Into the Great Wide Open

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, “American Girl” (1976): Into the Great Wide Open

Decades later, this is still one of the absolute best songs Tom Petty ever wrote, and one of the best tracks that the Heartbreakers ever recorded.