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/ February 22, 2012 8:14 am

Something Else! Interview: Chickenfoot’s Kenny Aronoff

When superstar drummer Kenny Aronoff — on tour now with Chickenfoot — starts recalling his sideman projects, they spill out with no rhyme or reason. He’s, almost literally, played them all.

/ February 22, 2012 7:21 am

Half Notes: The Jesus Lizard – Liar (1992)

Most people, when they look at me, think I’m probably one of those types who, if they get into music at all, go for the Kenny G, lite-jazz, adult-contemporary pablum

/ February 22, 2012 6:30 am

One Track Mind: Bruce Springsteen, “Jack Of All Trades” (2012)

Against a backdrop of a slow waltz toward disappointment and death comes a familiar story — that of a man trying to scratch out a living any way he can. The emotion is amplified with great subtlety by some swelling horns

/ February 21, 2012 7:19 pm

Razor and Tie plans sweeping reissue series focused on Emerson Lake and Palmer

A sweeping reissue campaign will follow Razor and Tie’s new signing of Emerson Lake and Palmer to an exclusive multi-year licensing deal for North America.

/ February 21, 2012 12:11 pm

Queen’s Brian May: American Idol’s Adam Lambert ‘would meet with Freddie’s approval’

Queen will return to at the UK’s Knebworth Park – the site of its final live performance with Freddie Mercury – this summer with American Idol finalist Adam Lambert fronting the band.

/ February 21, 2012 8:29 am

All-star Supertramp tribute, new prog-rock album on tap for Yes alum Billy Sherwood

Billy Sherwood, a 1990s-era member of Yes, is working on two new all-star projects – a tribute to Supertramp and an original prog-rock album.

/ February 21, 2012 8:18 am

One Track Mind: Bruce Springsteen, “Shackled And Drawn” (2012)

Today’s Wrecking Ball preview is “Shackled And Drawn,” stream provided by Rolling Stone magazine.

/ February 21, 2012 8:14 am

Half Notes: Steve Cropper and Felix Cavaliere – Nudge It Up a Notch (2008)

If I was to make up a list of my favorite guitar players (and, thus, exposing myself to the Internet scourge known as GuitarFan™: You know the type. They blurt out things like “Where’s Slash?!!” and “Dimebag!” — think of it as a kind of Rock ‘n’ Roll Tourette’s) then Steve Cropper would have to be there. Going all the [...]

/ February 21, 2012 7:55 am

On Second Thought: Eels – Shootenanny (2003)

Damn, how disappointing this album was the first few times through. I even applied my “five times” rule

/ February 20, 2012 4:39 pm

One Track Mind: Bruce Springsteen, “Easy Money” (2012)

It has been announced that tracks from Bruce Springsteen’s forthcoming album Wrecking Ball will be streamed from various sites, one new song per day. Today sees the release of “Easy Money,” streaming at the News page at Backstreets.com.

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