Leviathan Drummer Gary ‘Roscoe’ Murphy: Something Else! Interview
Gary ‘Roscoe’ Murphy discusses Leviathan, a lost Elektra album and the chances they’ll reunite in a Something Else! Sitdown with Steve Elliott.
Articles by: Steve Elliott
Leviathan – Leviathan: The Legendary Lost Elektra Album (2016)
The official release of Leviathan’s one and only album on Elektra Records has been a long time coming – in fact, some 47 years.
Chris Wood – Evening Blue (2017)
This new box set underscores the fact that Chris Wood could’ve done anything he wanted after Traffic split up in 1974.
Greg ‘Stackhouse’ Prevost – Universal Vagrant (2016)
If you miss hearing the Rolling Stones’ early-’70s sound, then you’ll definitely enjoy the hard, blues-rock direction Greg Prevost has taken up here.
Dan Ropek, author of Tragic Magic: The Life of Traffic’s Chris Wood: Something Else! Interview
Steve Elliott caught up with Dan Ropek, author of ‘Tragic Magic: The Life of Traffic’s Chris Wood,’ to discuss this often-overlooked figure in rock.
‘Tragic Magic: The Life of Traffic’s Chris Wood,’ by Dan Ropek (2016): Books
Who would’ve thought, at this late date, that we’d ever see a book focused on Chris Wood, the spirit of Traffic?
The Embrooks, “Nightmare” / “Helen” (2016): One Track Mind
The driving “Nightmare” shows once again that the Embrooks are, if anything, consistent. But why remake “Helen”?
Spencer Davis Group – Taking Out Time: Complete Recordings 1967-1969 (2016)
For the first time ever, we have all of the Spencer Davis Group’s underrated post-Steve Winwood recordings in one place.
Lizzy Rose, “Walk the Walk” from Crocodile Tears (2016): One Track Mind
The haunting “Walk the Walk” is heartfelt, bold tale of broken promises in a relationship. There’s real fire and fury in what Lizzy Rose says here.
Mick Abrahams, of Jethro Tull: Something Else! Interview
Mick Abrahams rose to instant fame as a member of Jethro Tull, helping craft a debut album in ‘This Was’ that memorably melded blues with progressive rock.
