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by / on October 25, 2011 at 8:29 am / in Rock Music, Uncategorized

Something Else! Featured Artist: Aerosmith

As Steven Tyler confirmed rumors that there will be a new Aerosmith album released next spring, we took a moment to reevaluate things. Here are a group lesser-known deep cuts from this cool-rocking band, most (but not all!) of which come from their creative peak in the 1970s.

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by / on October 24, 2011 at 6:59 am / in New Music Monday, Uncategorized

New Music Monday: Something Else! scopes out the week's notable releases

Here’s a run down — with a few of our thoughts — on some notable music projects, both new and reissue, slated for release for the week of Oct. 24, 2011.

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by / on October 21, 2011 at 11:54 am / in Progressive rock, Rock Music

Yes co-founder Jon Anderson to release 'Open,' a new epic musical piece

Former Yes vocalist Jon Anderson will release an epic musical work titled “Open” as a digital download on Tuesday, October 25. The piece marks a return to the long-form compositions that Anderson became known for as a pioneering member of Yes

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by / on October 20, 2011 at 7:24 am / in Half Notes

dB's, still at work on reunion album, release new track

The dB’s will release a new song called “Revolution of the Mind” for free download through their Web site.

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by / on October 18, 2011 at 7:59 am / in Rock Music, Uncategorized

Something Else! Featured Artist: KISS

News that Kiss is back in the studio, working toward the 2012 release of a new project called Monster, got us scurrying back to our old album collections. And not just because of those fond memories of playing air guitar with former guitarist Ace Frehley during Kiss Alive.

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by / on October 17, 2011 at 11:22 am / in New Music Monday, Uncategorized

New Music Monday: Something Else! breaks down the week's releases

Here’s a look at some notable music projects — both new and reissue — scheduled for release on Oct. 18, 2011, with our thoughts

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by / on October 4, 2011 at 9:41 am / in Featured Artist, Pop Music

Something Else! Featured Artist: The Beach Boys

As the Beach Boys prepare to celebrate their 50th anniversary with the Nov. 1 release of Smile Sessions, an updated version of the 1968 track “Do It Again” and a proposed world tour, we take a look back at some fun, fun, fun old favorites

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by / on September 27, 2011 at 8:59 am / in Rock Music

Have A Cigar!: Celebrating Pink Floyd's massive new reissue project

Psych-rockers Pink Floyd and EMI are launching an exhaustive re-release campaign, beginning today. You could say that tickled us … pink.

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by / on September 22, 2011 at 8:24 am / in Featured Artist, Rock Music, Uncategorized

Something Else! Featured Artist: Queen

Freddie Mercury, talking about his band Queen, once compared them to the sweeping Hollywood auteur Cecil B. DeMille, and he wasn’t that far off. The group, which also included guitarist Brian May, bassist John Deacon and drummer Roger Taylor, was a heady mixture of heavy metal, prog, power pop, disco and show-tune bombast

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by / on September 21, 2011 at 2:04 pm / in Rock Music

Farewell to R.E.M., and a return to Accelerate

by Mark Saleski There were a handful of nights back in the early 1980s when me and my buddy Gene did little else but sit around in his folks’ living room, bliss out on the heat of the woodstove, and listen to Elvis Costello’s Imperial Bedroom and, especially, R.E.M.’s Murmur.

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