Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – Hypnotic Eye (2014)
This is the best collection of songs they have put together in years.
Archive for July, 2014
Steve Swallow, Ohad Talmor, Adam Nussbaum – Singular Curves (2014)
The two words “Swallow” and “Nussbaum” used in close proximity to each other instantly conjures up John Scofield’s best pre-Still Warm disc, Shinola. Scofield’s compositions and arrangements on that live set demanded much from his rhythm section, and his rhythm section delivered in spades. You May Also Like: John ScofieldRead More
WTF Wednesdays: Betraying the Martyrs, “Let It Go” from Phantom (2014)
A death-metal version of the signature song from Disney’s ‘Frozen’? Yep.
One Track Mind: Reload, “Dark Matter” (2014)
Bands like France’s Reload are keeping the prog rock genre alive.
Inside Michael McDonald’s off-the-cuff audition for the Doobie Brothers: ‘He mouths at me, Oh my God’
When Tom Johnston’s health faltered, producer Ted Templeman initially approached Patrick Simmons about fronting the Doobie Brothers. Simmons had another idea.
‘I am a big fan’: Carl Palmer dedicates art work to late Emerson Lake and Palmer cover artist
The piece combines hand-painted brush strokes with fine-art photography.
‘Definitely a momentum killer’: Mike Love laments the lost Beach Boys classic SMiLE
“What would have happened,” Love muses, “had there not been drugs involved?”
Here’s Chippy – Little Songs (2014)
Chip Muellemann’s Here’s Chippy offers an album driven by a victorious blend of raw energy and technical triumph.
Indigo Mist [Cuong Vu + Richard Karpen] – That The Days Go By And Never Come Again (2014)
Provocative and fanciful, they bring Ellington and Strayhorn closer to us.
‘I don’t know what the hell it’s about!’: Brian May goes inside Queen’s creative process
A fizzy alchemy surrounded one of the band’s hardest-rocking tunes.
