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Tom Scholz wondered if he’d ever finish Boston’s ‘Life Love and Hope’: ‘It was hard to keep myself focused’

Tom Scholz wondered if he’d ever finish Boston’s ‘Life Love and Hope’: ‘It was hard to keep myself focused’

Boston’s ‘Life Love and Hope’ had a lengthy gestation period, even by this famously slow-moving band’s standards.

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One Track Mind: Richard Barone, “All Tomorrow’s Parties” (2014)

Richard Barone, the ex-Bongos leader, imbues this Velvet Underground gem with a newfound sense of sad reverie. Whereas the nihilistic Nico, on the original 1967 version, stood apart from the conviviality, a distant observer, Barone finds the nostalgia, the very real need for attachment in the Lou Reed lyric. YouRead More

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‘I don’t think we’d be around’: The behind-the-scenes figure who helped shape Hall and Oates’ career

Hall and Oates enters the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this year with their credentials in order. A series of huge 1980s-era hits have, in fact, made them part of the culture. But it wasn’t always that way. You May Also Like: No related posts.

(Cross the) Heartland: Pat Metheny, “Open” (1980)

(Cross the) Heartland: Pat Metheny, “Open” (1980)