Streams

by / on May 21, 2013 at 12:28 pm / in Metal, Rock Music, Streams

Exclusive stream: Blue Cheer, “Summertime Blues” from Rocks Europe, (2013)

The seasons haven’t officially changed until you’ve cranked up a favorite version of this warm-weather classic. An epic live retelling of “Summertime Blues” by Blue Cheer — available here as an exclusive advance stream — should do the trick.

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by / on May 20, 2013 at 7:19 am / in Ambient, Progressive rock, Streams, Uncategorized

Exclusive stream: Roger Eno with Plumbline, “Pulling Strings” from Endless City/Concrete Garden (2013)

Roger Eno, the romanticist brother of Brian Eno, returns to his collaboration with experimental artist Plumbline — who spent a long period before their first duo effort capturing verite sounds at intersections in New York City.

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by / on May 17, 2013 at 9:41 am / in Progressive rock, Rock Music, Streams, Uncategorized

Exclusive stream: Flash, “Hurt” from Featuring Ray Bennett and Colin Carter (2013)

Flash, together again after four decades, take on a song that’s already been defined (as a Nine Inch Nails original) and then redefined (with Johnny Cash’s harrowing third-act re-do) — and yet they still find new revelations.

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by / on May 16, 2013 at 10:46 am / in Progressive rock, Rock Music, Streams

Streams: The Crimson ProjeKCt, “Dinosaur” from Official Bootleg Live 2012 (2013)

In the closest we’re likely to get to new stuff any time soon from King Crimson, the alumni-filled Crimson ProjeKCt turns in a nervy, tensile live take on this cut from 1995′s Thrak.

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by / on May 15, 2013 at 9:32 am / in Pop Music, Rock Music, Streams, Uncategorized

Exclusive stream: James McCartney, “Strong as You” from Me (2013)

James McCartney, a musician with a blessing/curse of a last name, tries to come to terms with the strength needed to overcome such strokes of luck/misery on “Strong as You”

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by / on May 3, 2013 at 8:00 am / in Jazz, Streams, Uncategorized

Exclusive stream: Carol Duboc, “Telepathy” from Smile (2013)

On Mother’s Day, r&b/jazz singer, songwriter, and yes, mom, Carol Duboc will present in digital form her newest release Smile.

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by / on April 26, 2013 at 11:14 am / in Progressive rock, Reissue, Rock Music, Streams

Exclusive stream: Captain Beyond, “Dancing Madly Backwards [On a Sea of Air]” from Live in Texas (2013)

Originally only available as a hand-made fan-club item, Captain Beyond’s 1973 concert with King Crimson became something of a legend — a poorly heard, pieced-together legend.

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by / on April 12, 2013 at 5:36 pm / in Blues, Rhythm and Blues, Streams

Streams: Robben Ford, “Everything I Do [Gonna Be Funky]” from Bringing It Back Home (2013)

Get the weekend off to a rollicking good start with a stream of this classic Allen Toussaint gem, as reimagined by Robben Ford for his current Mascot Label Group release Bringing It Back Home.

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by / on April 10, 2013 at 8:53 am / in Gospel, Rhythm and Blues, Roots Music, Streams

Exclusive stream: The McCrary Sisters, “Train” from All the Way (2013)

You may think you’ve never heard of the McCrary Sisters, but you probably have anyway: The quartet was featured, for instance, on Dr. John’s Grammy-winning 2012 Dan Auerbach-produced triumph Locked Down.

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by / on April 3, 2013 at 8:56 am / in Rock Music, Streams, Uncategorized

Exclusive stream: Danny Seraphine’s California Transit Authority, “Sacred Ground” (2013)

Here’s an exclusive sneak peek at the title track from California Transit Authority’s long-awaited sophomore release, led by Chicago co-founder Danny Seraphine and featuring Marc Bonilla and Tower of Power vocalist Larry Braggs

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