Amanda Kravat, “Wouldn’t Be This” (2014): Something Else! sneak peek
Amanda Kravat crafts a billowing dream of what could be — for herself, and for this song.
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An opportunity missed for Eric Burdon at the 2014 Rhythm and Blues Cruise
Eric Burdon could have made peace with his former bandmates in War aboard the 2014 Legendary Rhythm and Blues Cruise.
Neil Young overcame a key disability to take up painting: ‘I chose my colors carefully’
Neil Young is hardly the first famous musician to try painting, but he’s traveled a difficult road to get there.
Luke Reynolds, “Just a Little Further” (2014): Something Else! sneak peek
Luke Reynolds returns with a funky Memphis shuffle boasting both a hint of J.J. Cale and a dash of Mark Knopfler.
John Oates goes inside the sessions for Hall and Oates’ “I Can’t Go For That”: ‘There’s so much space in it’
Hall and Oates had finished recording for the day, when inspiration brought them to a Roland CompuRhythm – and one of their biggest songs.
James Pankow once refused Frank Sinatra’s request to cover Chicago: ‘I still wonder if I did the right thing’
Frank Sinatra was interested in remaking one of Chicago’s signature early-1970s hits, but there was one problem.
Something Else! columnist Kit O’Toole to speak at Los Angeles Fest for Beatles Fans
Kit O’Toole, who writes Deep Beatles for Something Else!, will be a featured speaker throughout this weekend’s Los Angeles Fest for Beatles.
Houston Person, “The Song Is Ended” (2014): Something Else! sneak peek
Houston Person has returned essentially unchanged on “The Song Is Ended,” if a little less prone to gail-force playing.
Julian Lennon talks about his future musical plans: ‘I want to do something different’
Julian Lennon, having just released a deluxe box set, is looking ahead to his next project.
Pink Floyd, “Louder Than Words” (2014): Something Else! sneak peek
We review the elegiac, deeply moving “Louder Than Words,” as Pink Floyd finally puts to rest old arguments.
