Archive for August 14th, 2014

Something Else! columnist Kit O’Toole featured at this weekend’s Fest for Beatles Fans

Something Else! columnist Kit O’Toole featured at this weekend’s Fest for Beatles Fans

O’Toole will part of panel discussions on Saturday and Sunday in Rosemont, Illinois.

Books: The Beatles Encyclopedia: Everything Fab Four by Kenneth Womack

Books: The Beatles Encyclopedia: Everything Fab Four by Kenneth Womack

Imagine being able to look up any Beatles song, album, or broader topic.

Odd Couples: Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven” vs. AC/DC’s “Highway to Hell”

Odd Couples: Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven” vs. AC/DC’s “Highway to Hell”

These two songs have you coming, and going. But which one’s better?

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Buckcherry – F**k EP (2014)

In another time, this “concept” might have been shocking. Not anymore.

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Something Else! exclusive stream: Michael Carvin Experience, “Night In Tunisia” from Flash Forward (2014)

It’s clear from “Night In Tunisia” that Michael Carvin is the Bill Parcells of drums.

The Band, “Livin’ in a Dream” from Islands (1977): Across the Great Divide

The Band, “Livin’ in a Dream” from Islands (1977): Across the Great Divide

This lightly grooved, calliope-paced aside from the Band plays to Levon Helm’s many strengths.