Archive for October 2nd, 2012

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Desert Island Discs: Beatles Cover Tune Edition

Whether you like the Beatles or not, their music can certainly take you to some interesting places — as reflected in our latest edition of Desert Island Discs. You May Also Like: The Beatles, “Devil in Her Heart” from With the Beatles (1963): Deep Beatles

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Jake Playmo – My Favorite Toys (2007, 2012 reissue)

If you were standing at the intersection of electronica, jazz and kraut rock, you’d be bound to bump into Jake Playmo and his Das Böse Ding band. You May Also Like: Jake Hertzog – Well Lit Shadow (2016) David Paich – ‘Forgotten Toys’ (2022) Jake Reed – ‘Reed Between TheRead More

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Mike McCarthy – This Piano (2012)

Mike McCarthy, a Phoenixville, Pennsyvania-based pianist, isn’t what he at first seems. He begins here with a series of contemplative runs, punctuated ever so briefly by these twinkling asides, recalling nothing so much as the nostalgic sweep of Vince Guaraldi You May Also Like: Matthew Shipp Trio – Piano SongRead More

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Dio – The Very Beast of Dio, Vol. 2 (2012)

The Very Beast of Dio Vol. 2 picks up where the first volume left off in Dio’s solo career and features tracks from 1996 onward. It’s an interesting period for me You May Also Like: Dio’s Often-Forgotten ‘Magica’ Recalled Early Ronnie James Dio Triumphs