Archive for June 12th, 2014

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The Who – Quadrophenia: Live in London (2014)

Daltrey’s voice has appreciably aged, Townshend’s windmill has slowed. But they hold nothing back.

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One Track Mind: Medeski Scofield Martin and Wood, “Sham Time” from Juice (2014)

You won’t be able to keep completely still while listening to this.

Dave Munden of the Tremeloes: Something Else! Interview

Dave Munden of the Tremeloes: Something Else! Interview

Beverly Patterson joins drummer Dave Munden to talk about the Tremeloes, a band that crafted picture-perfect tunes pulsating with energy and passion.

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One Track Mind: Peter Frampton, “Hummingbird in a Box” from Hummingbird in a Box (2014)

Frampton isn’t the superstar he once was, but his playing has never been better.

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The Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson aims to compose alone: ‘I’ve had it with collaborators’

As for his old bandmates, Wilson says: “They were just not as good as writers.”

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Keith Jarrett + Charlie Haden – ‘Last Dance’ (2014)

Though Charlie Haden is battling polio, he meets an old friend at their peak capacity.

The Band, “Acadian Driftwood” from Northern Lights-Southern Cross (1975): Across the Great Divide

The Band, “Acadian Driftwood” from Northern Lights-Southern Cross (1975): Across the Great Divide

One of the Band’s final aggregate triumphs traces a tale of alienation and redemption.