Archive for 2012

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The Friday Morning Listen: The Rolling Stones – Tattoo You (1981)

So this week the Rolling Stones had the unmitigated, rock-star pompous audacity to release a new single as part of an announcement about their forthcoming 50th anniversary greatest hits package You May Also Like: Rolling Stones – ‘Tattoo You: 40th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition’ (2021)

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Something Else! sneak peek: The Rolling Stones, “Doom And Gloom” (2012)

“Doom and Gloom,” the Rolling Stones’ first new song in more than six years, finds Mick Jagger at his preening, taking-no-shit best — bitching about people who bitch, spittle-spewing like old times. You May Also Like: No related posts.

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Kalle Kalima and K-18 – Out To Lynch (2012)

An album applying some of the Eric Dolphy conception of out-jazz to the cinematic creepiness of David Lynch’s classic films can only be rightfully called Out To Lynch, right? You May Also Like: Dan Cavalca – Cinematic (2016)

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Edie Brickell, of Gaddabouts and New Bohemians: Something Else! Interview

Most famous for her breakout late-1980s hit “What I Am” with the New Bohemians, Edie Brickell always had an uneasy relationship with fame.

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Craig Chaquico – Fire Red Moon (2012)

Fire Red Moon is neither the arena rock of Craig Chaquico’s days with Jefferson Starship, nor the chart-topping smooth jazz that he initially turned to as a solo artist. It’s something grittier, more primordial — and utterly surprising. You May Also Like: Takuya Kuroda – ‘Fly Moon Die Soon’ (2020)Read More

Rickie Lee Jones - 'The Devil You Know' (2012)

Rickie Lee Jones – ‘The Devil You Know’ (2012)

Rickie Lee Jones’ interpretations go far beyond reverence. It’s clear she’s lived with these songs for a long, long time.

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‘Intense music being played by very cool people’: Billy Sherwood takes us inside The Fusion Syndicate

The forthcoming Fusion Syndicate finds Yes alum Billy Sherwood exploring his lesser-known passion for free-form instrumental sounds associated with Weather Report, Mahavishnu Orchestra and Return to Forever. You May Also Like: Billy Sherwood, Fernando Perdomo, Teymur Phell + Others: Five for the Road

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Kat Parsons – Oh! (2012)

Kat Parsons sounds sort of like a geekier, over-caffeinated Carole King, singing with humor, joy and these occasional flashes of revealing introspection over a series of pop confections on the perfectly named Oh! You May Also Like: Alan Parsons Project somehow remains faceless, despite hitting big with Eye in theRead More

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Donald Fagen – Sunken Condos (2012)

Donald Fagen makes a clean break from his thirty-year-old crowning achievement, with a big assist from the Steely Dan machinery’s secret weapon. You May Also Like: Donald Fagen, “Maxine” from ‘The Nightfly Live’ (2021): Steely Dan Sunday Donald Fagen, “Ruby Baby” from ‘The Nightfly Live’ (2021): Steely Dan Sunday DonaldRead More

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Wadada Leo Smith and Louis Moholo-Moholo – Ancestors (2012)

In his relentless pursuit of unique sounds with real emotional depth, Wadada Leo Smith has for nearly five decades experimented with so many approaches, both in styles and configurations You May Also Like: Wadada Leo Smith – Najwa (2017)