Bev Bevan on voicing ex-Black Sabbath bandmate Tony Iommi’s autobiography: ‘We’ve had some great fun’
The narrator for the audio version of Black Sabbath co-founder Tony Iommi’s autobiography will be familiar to longtime fans.
Archive for December 16th, 2012
‘You’ll definitely be able to tell’: Even solo, Justin Hayward says he still sounds like the Moody Blues
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkH5Ha2Zui8&w=500&h=305] Last night, Justin Hayward wrapped up a concert series with the Moody Blues celebrating the 45th anniversary of the band’s celebrated Days of Future Passed project. Up next: His first solo album since 1996. You May Also Like: Moody Blues’ Ray Thomas (1941-2018): An Appreciation The Moody BluesRead More
‘Sometimes they sound downright silly’: The Cars’ Ric Ocasek separates lyrics from music in new book
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6G-qb1RRCo&w=500&h=305] Ric Ocasek, singer and songwriter with the Cars, has a new book that combines his songs and other writings, titled aptly enough Lyrics and Prose. It’s taught him that you have to be careful around words with no music. You May Also Like: Paul McCartney – ‘The Lyrics’Read More
Steely Dan Sunday, “Teahouse On The Tracks” (1993)
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_olU7is4jE&w=420&h=315] <<< BACKWARD (“On The Dunes”) ||| ONWARD (“Confide In Me”) >>> *** STEELY DAN SUNDAY INDEX *** And so we reach the conclusion of Kamakiriad with a funky horn-drenched number. You May Also Like: Donald Fagen, “New Frontier” from ‘The Nightfly Live’ (2021): Steely Dan Sunday Walter Becker,Read More
Ran Blake and Sara Serpa – Aurora (2012)
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZSLkaI47M0&w=500&h=305] In a time when it seems to pay off more to play it safe than it does to take creative chances, Ran Blake and Sara Serpa provide refreshing respite on Aurora. Their second album deals a new hand to some jazz favorites You May Also Like: Tim Berne,Read More
Nick DeRiso’s Top Albums for 2012: Rock and Pop Music
The Dinosaurs of Rock roamed the Earth again in 2012, racing up the charts past bands half their age and chewing through expectations. Expectations, you say? I had many. Most of them dead wrong. You May Also Like: The Smithereens Created a Stone Cold Pop-Rock Classic With ’11’ How BeachRead More
Something Else! sneak peek: Shooter Jennings, “The White Trash Song” (2013)
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHlBkZCcvwI&w=500&h=305] Though Shooter Jennings’ The Other Life, a companion piece to this year’s Family Man, is not due out until March, fans got a first taste of the record on Friday when Rolling Stone premiered “The White Trash Song.” You May Also Like: Shooter Jennings – ‘Shooter’ (2018) WarrenRead More
