‘There were more names than gigs’: On the history of Pink Floyd, before they were Pink Floyd
Best known among the early bands was Sigma 6, with Nick Mason, Rick Wright and Roger Waters.
Archive for June, 2014
The Band, “It Makes No Difference” from Northern Lights-Southern Cross (1975): Across the Great Divide
“It Makes No Difference” was a moment like few others from the Band, and Rick Danko’s greatest vehicle.
Paul Stanley on the Kiss album he still can’t stand: ‘We were clueless; it had no teeth’
“We were so full of ourselves,” Kiss’ Paul Stanley admits, “that we forgot why we started making music.”
Fred Phillips’ Mid-Year Best of 2014 (Hard Rock and Metal): Anti-Mortem, Down, Lacuna Coil
10 early favorites, plus some great stuff to look forward to later this year.
Chicago – ‘Chicago XXXVI: Now’ (2014): Something Else! Sneak Peek
This may well be Chicago’s first great album of new material in a generation.
‘I just sort of dialed’: Ringo Starr surprised Paul McCartney in the hospital during illness
The Beatles bandmates remained in constant contact as McCartney battled an infection.
One Track Mind: Days Between Stations with XTC’s Colin Moulding, “The Man Who Died Two Times” (2014)
Moulding disappeared from music in 2007, but he’s been slowly working his way back.
‘A lot of things came together’: Phil Collins is in rehearsals with Lee Sklar, Jason Bonham and others
“Personally,” says Sklar, “I didn’t think we were ever going to play again.”
Yes – Heaven and Earth (2014)
More often than not, Yes’ ‘Heaven and Earth’ amounts to prog for the easy-listening set.
One Track Mind: The Autumn Defense, “Moods” (2014)
John Stirratt and Pat Sansone of Wilco take on a new cover song as the Autumn Defense.
