Archive for 2012

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Streams: Neil Young and Crazy Horse’s entire set at the Bridge School Benefit

Neil Young once again played host to the Bridge School Benefit Concert over the weekend, presenting a series of acoustic acts for the 26th year to benefit the educational facility for children with disabilities. You May Also Like: No related posts.

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Initial Memphis Hall of Fame class includes Al Green, B.B. King, Elvis Presley, Isaac Hayes, Otis Redding

That there wasn’t one already seems unfathomable. Now that the Memphis Music Hall of Fame has been created, however, its inaugural class can assembled with a snap resembling the legendary hometown Stax Records logo. You May Also Like: No related posts.

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Nik Bärtsch’s Ronin – Live (2012)

Nik Bärtsch calls a concert a “meditative and explosive form of collaboration,” but exactly the same can be said about his and his band Ronin’s self-described “ritual groove music.” You May Also Like: Nik Bärtsch’s Ronin – Awase (2018) Nik Bärtsch – ‘Entendre’ (2021) Nik Bärtsch’s Mobile – Continuum (2016)

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Sparks Fly On E Street: Bruce Springsteen, “Darlington Country” (1984)

Road Trip!! My summer of ’84 officially kicked off during the first listen to “Darlington Country.” You May Also Like: Reevaluating Bruce Springsteen’s ‘The Wild, the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle’ How Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Tunnel of Love’ Dug Deeply to Find Hard Truths

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‘There are many things that I can do now’: New Genesis project allows Steve Hackett to show off new skills

Steve Hackett says he hears things now in his own playing that compelled him to return once more to classic moments from his 1970s tenure in Genesis. You May Also Like: No related posts.

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‘The kind of jamming we used to do’: Neal Schon releases sizzling new video for title track of The Calling

Neal Schon has released an official video for the title track to his forthcoming solo effort The Calling, which finds the guitarist reuniting with his former Journey bandmate Steve Smith. You May Also Like: No related posts.

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‘It’s what keeps me alive’: Mick Jones on his return to Foreigner after heart surgery

Foreigner guitarist Mick Jones says he seriously considered retirement after undergoing a bypass procedure in February. You May Also Like: Michael McDonald, “Find It In Your Heart” from Wide Open (2017): One Track Mind

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Steely Dan Sunday, “Springtime” (1993)

<<< BACKWARD (“Countermoon”) ||| ONWARD (“Snowbound”) >>> *** STEELY DAN SUNDAY INDEX *** It’s no fun to write about the failing of an artist for which you have an immense amount of respect and admiration, but we’ve reached that nadir for Donald Fagen with the flaccid “Springtime.” You May AlsoRead More

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Jeremy – Love Explosion (2012)

Prolific is one thing, but being prolific and maintaining a high level of excellence in the process proves to be an entirely different kettle of fish. Jeremy Morris, however, is blessed with both attributes. You May Also Like: Jeremy – ‘Pop Overflow’ (2019)

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Tangerine Dream – Under Cover (2012)

Cover albums are inherently risky, and quite frankly more than a little overdone of late. Leave it to Tangerine Dream to breathe new life into things You May Also Like: Desmond White, “Dream Girl” from Glace (2017): One Track Mind The Bangles, Dream Syndicate + Others – ‘3 X 4’Read More