Archive for March, 2012

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Are new U.S. tour details to come in Aerosmith's 'big' Wednesday announcement?

No official word, but a pair of messages from the band seem to hint that an announcement is forthcoming on a new Aerosmith tour. Fans could find out the specifics of the group’s long-rumored North American dates as early as Wednesday. You May Also Like: Aerosmith Finally Got Down, DirtyRead More

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Toots Thielemans – Yesterday and Today (2012)

On April 22, Jean-Baptiste Frederic Isidor “Toots” Thielemans turns 90 years old. Four weeks before that comes a look back on one of the richest and yet disregarded career in jazz music, Yesterday & Today. You May Also Like: Eliane Elias Confidently Expanded Her Main Influences on ‘Bossa Nova Stories’

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Half Notes: Beastie Boys – To The Five Burroughs (2004)

I am not a fan of rap, per se, but these newly crowned Rock and Roll Hall of Famers have managed to keep their music so varied that it’s hard to identify them purely as rap. The Beastie Boys also kept a good deal of humor in their music, makingRead More

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Forgotten series: Kaleidoscope – Egyptian Candy: A Collection (1991)

Bearing no connection to the equally great British band of the same name, these guys operated out of Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1966, Kaleidoscope was so far ahead of the curve that they made movers and shakers such the Beatles, the Yardbirds, the Doors and the Byrds seem ratherRead More

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Abby Ahmad – Curriculum (2010)

I had Curriculum sitting atop a small pile on my desk at work the other day, and was asked what kind music it was. Sometimes the answer to that question is a simple one You May Also Like: Pierce Edens via Heist TV: Shows I’ll Never Forget

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Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello: ‘I get terrified whenever I play with Bruce Springsteen’

Tom Morello is a big rock star, a member of Rage Against the Machine and leader of his own side project the Nightwatchman. But he still gets more than a little excited when talking about appearing alongside Bruce Springsteen. You May Also Like: How Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Tunnel of Love’ DugRead More

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Next up for producer Daniel Lanois: Collaboration with Burton Cummings of Guess Who fame

Super-producer Daniel Lanois, who helmed some 50 projects for the likes of U2, Peter Gabriel, Neil Young and Bob Dylan, will be working on a new album with former Guess Who lead singer and keyboardist Burton Cummings. Lanois made the announcement during his induction into the Canadian Music Industry HallRead More

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Rod Stewart will rejoin the Faces for next month's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction

Rod Stewart is set to join the Faces for the first time in almost 20 years, as the group celebrates its induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The Faces reunited in 2010, but without Stewart, who was having vocal problems at the time. You May Also Like:Read More

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Tommy Bolin with Warren Haynes, Steve Lukather, others – Great Gypsy Soul (2012)

This isn’t a eulogy, no sad occasion, mostly because Tommy Bolin is so very present on the pleasantly unsanctimonious Great Gypsy Soul. You May Also Like: Gypsy, “Gypsy Queen, Part 1” (1970): One Track Mind

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Half Notes: Fly – Sky and Country (2009)

You might think that the saxophone trio lineup (sax, bass, drums) would have nothing left to say. Sure, Sonny Rollins throws a long shadow, but that doesn’t mean the entire case has been closed. So Fly comes along, bringing a sort of Ornette Coleman vibe. I say “sort of” becauseRead More