Michael Attias, “Avrils” from ‘Quartet Music Vol. II- Kardamon Fall’ (2024): Streaming premiere
October 11, 2024Here is the world streaming premiere of “Avrils,” from alto saxophonist Michael Attias’ upcoming new album ‘Quartet Music Vol. II: Kardamon Fall.’
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How Paul McCartney’s ‘Run Devil Run’ Served as a New Launching Pad
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How Toto Set the Stage for Success With the Overlooked ‘Hydra’
September 30, 2024
Mark Bacino Takes a Deep Dive Into ‘Top of the World’: Something Else! Interview
September 22, 2024Mark Bacino joined Preston Frazier to discuss his writing process and the long-awaited new studio album, ‘Top of the World.’
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Why Supertramp’s ‘Crime of the Century’ Still ‘Has a Wonderful Feel to It’
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Simon Phillips Discusses DarWin’s Rangy New LP and Toto Deep Cuts
August 30, 2024
Michael Attias, “Avrils” from ‘Quartet Music Vol. II- Kardamon Fall’ (2024): Streaming premiere
October 11, 2024Here is the world streaming premiere of “Avrils,” from alto saxophonist Michael Attias’ upcoming new album ‘Quartet Music Vol. II: Kardamon Fall.’
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The Necks – ‘Bleed’ (2024)
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Dave Bainbridge of Downes Braide Association: The Albums That Shaped My Career
October 9, 2024
The Necks – ‘Bleed’ (2024)
October 10, 2024The Necks’ ‘Bleed’ is briefer but there remains plenty of time to insert many small intriguing new twists into their incomparable brand of modern, minimalist music.
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Narada Michael Walden: The Albums That Shaped My Career
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Forq – ‘Big Party’ (2024)
August 25, 2024
Jupiter – ‘Jupiter’ (2024)
September 26, 2024Jupiter, the band, and ‘Jupiter,’ the album, feels like the start of a long run of some meaningfully explosive genre bending.
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Sun Ra – ‘At The Showcase, Live In Chicago 1976-1977’ (2024)
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David Torn – ‘Adityahridayam 321’ (2024)
May 5, 2024
Mile Marker Zero – ‘Coming of Age’ (2024)
October 14, 2024Mile Marker Zero’s ‘Coming of Age’ is a great modern progressive rock record that recalls the musical joys of another era.
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Burton Cummings – ‘A Few Good Moments’ (2024)
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How Paul McCartney’s ‘Run Devil Run’ Served as a New Launching Pad
October 3, 2024
Mile Marker Zero – ‘Coming of Age’ (2024)
October 14, 2024Mile Marker Zero’s ‘Coming of Age’ is a great modern progressive rock record that recalls the musical joys of another era.
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Dave Bainbridge of Downes Braide Association: The Albums That Shaped My Career
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Jon Anderson and the Band Geeks – ‘True’ (2024)
September 23, 2024
Why That Self-Titled 1994 Album Is the Best Motley Crue You Never Heard
March 18, 2024Released 30 years ago, ‘Motley Crue’ is actually their heaviest and most mature record – mature, of course, being a relative term.
How Paul McCartney’s ‘Run Devil Run’ Served as a New Launching Pad
October 3, 2024Heartbroken over the loss of Linda, Paul McCartney began a creative resurgence 25 years ago this week with the throwback ‘Run Devil Run.’
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How Toto Set the Stage for Success With the Overlooked ‘Hydra’
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Walter Becker’s ’11 Tracks of Whack’ Is the Best Steely Dan LP You Never Heard
September 25, 2024
Mark Bacino Takes a Deep Dive Into ‘Top of the World’: Something Else! Interview
September 22, 2024Mark Bacino joined Preston Frazier to discuss his writing process and the long-awaited new studio album, ‘Top of the World.’
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Delay Tactics – ‘Out-Pop Options’ (1982); ‘Any Questions?’ (1984; 2024 reissue)
September 13, 2024 -
Mark Bacino – ‘Top of the World’ (2024)
September 11, 2024
Greg Cahill of Special Consensus: Albums That Shaped My Career
September 16, 2024Special Consensus is coming up on 50 years, and bandleader Greg Cahill is still going strong. Here’s a look at three key LPs that shaped his career.
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Alison Brown: The Albums That Shaped My Career
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Vicki Peterson and John Cowsill Prepare New LP Ahead of Hall of Fame Show
August 2, 2024
‘Penny Singleton: A Biography’: ‘Blondie’ and Beyond
July 4, 2024‘Penny Singleton: A Biography’ author Steve Randisi joins Mike Tiano to discuss the long-running Blondie star’s remarkable life and career.
Dan Weiss, Bobby Broom, Judith Owen + Others: Five for the Road
June 6, 2024Dan Weiss, Bobby Broom, Judith Owen and others are part of the latest edition of Five for the Road, an occasional look at music that’s been in my car lately.
Bryn Roberts, “Aloft” from ‘Aloft’ (2024): Video Premiere
September 20, 2024Here is the video premiere of “Aloft”, the title track from pianist Bryn Roberts’ upcoming trio album.
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The Most Surprising Moment on Alan Parsons Project’s ‘Eve’
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How ‘Love is Strong’ Grew Into a Stone-Cold Rolling Stones Classic
July 11, 2024
How Eric Clapton’s ‘Me and Mr. Johnson’ Made the Case for British Blues
March 20, 2024I thought I didn’t need another take on “Come On In My Kitchen.” Twenty years ago, Eric Clapton proved me wrong with ‘Me and Mr. Johnson.’
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How B.B. King Left Us With One Last Reminder of His Greatness
August 25, 2023 -
Blue Largo – ‘Got to Believe’ (2022)
November 23, 2022
Narada Michael Walden: The Albums That Shaped My Career
September 9, 2024Narada Michael Walden’s music and that of the artists he works with varies intriguingly from genre to genre. So do the albums that shaped his career.
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Sylvester – ‘Live at the Opera House’ (2024)
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Let ‘South of the Snooty Fox’ Open Your World to Underrated Sterling Harrison
July 8, 2024
60 Years Later, the Beatles’ ‘Hard Day’s Night’ Is Still Revolutionary
August 20, 2024‘A Hard Day’s Night’ premiered in the U.S. in August 1964, catapulting the Beatles into stratospheric fame.
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‘Penny Singleton: A Biography’: ‘Blondie’ and Beyond
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How the Seattle Cinerama Was Reborn as SIFF Cinema Downtown
April 12, 2024
Dave Bainbridge of Downes Braide Association: The Albums That Shaped My Career
October 9, 2024Dave Bainbridge may be the best progressive rock keyboardist that’s flown under your radar.
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Greg Cahill of Special Consensus: Albums That Shaped My Career
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Narada Michael Walden: The Albums That Shaped My Career
September 9, 2024
Dave Bainbridge of Downes Braide Association: The Albums That Shaped My Career
October 9, 2024Dave Bainbridge may be the best progressive rock keyboardist that’s flown under your radar.
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Greg Cahill of Special Consensus: Albums That Shaped My Career
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Narada Michael Walden: The Albums That Shaped My Career
September 9, 2024
Let ‘South of the Snooty Fox’ Open Your World to Underrated Sterling Harrison
July 8, 2024The few who heard him described Sterling Harrison’s music as “deep soul,” with a voice that conjured up aural images of Otis Redding and Wilson Pickett.
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Steve Howe Made a Colorful, Quite Surprising Debut With Tomorrow
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‘Memories of a White Magician’ and ‘Lady Macbeth’ by Jon Symon’s Warlock
January 10, 2023
Five Moments From the Unlucky ‘Chicago 13’ That Weren’t Completely Terrible
August 14, 2024The gold-selling ‘Chicago 13’ nearly cracked the Billboard Top 20 after arriving 45 years ago – but something was very wrong.
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How Yes’ First Album Hinted at the Future: Gimme Five
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Five Moments of Eternal Brilliance From Steely Dan’s ‘Pretzel Logic’
February 20, 2024
Playin’ the Changes With Tom Petty, Aerosmith + Cheap Trick: Shadows in Stereo
October 25, 2021Often over-looked albums by Tom Petty, Aerosmith and Cheap Trick are turning 40 next year. But why wait for a rock ‘n’ roll re-evaluation?
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MC5 – ‘High Time’ (1971): Shadows in Stereo
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AC/DC, Tom Petty, Neil Young + Others: Shadows in Stereo (Lockdown Edition)
February 24, 2021
