Archive for 2012

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'It's just casual talk': Joe Lynn Turner backtracks on new supergroup, apologizes to Michael Anthony

Joe Lynn Turner has issued an apology to Michael Anthony, saying that talk of a new supergroup featuring the Chickenfoot/Van Halen bassist and drummer Carmine Appice was just that — idle talk among friends. You May Also Like: ‘Bachman and Turner’ Resurrected the Spirit of Bachman-Turner Overdrive

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Something Else! sneak peek: Prince, "RNR Affair" (2012)

There’s still no announcement of a new album, but Prince — who last issued a full-length original project in 2010 — has released a new single to tide fans over. You May Also Like: Prince Recalled Past Glories on ’20Ten,’ But Then Made the Same Mistakes Prince (1958-2016): An AppreciationRead More

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Lee Konitz – Enfants Terribles (2012)

According to the American Heritage Dictionary, enfants terribles describes “one whose startlingly unconventional behavior, work, or thought embarrasses or disturbs others.” Alto saxophonist Lee Konitz has enjoyed a six decade career where he’s been in the thick of unconventional work You May Also Like: Avram Fefer Quartet – ‘Juba Lee’Read More

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Shows I'll Never Forget: Rick Wakeman, June 21, 2006

At The Keswick Theater, Glenside, Pennsylvania: I admit I was quite skeptical when the opportunity arrived to see Rick Wakeman’s 2006 Grand Piano Tour. I was expecting dinosaur rock ‘n’ roll from a dinosaur musician You May Also Like: Rick Wakeman and the English Rock Ensemble – ‘The Red Planet’Read More

Dr. Lonnie Smith on Funky Times, Classic Sessions and Psychedelic Turns: Gimme Five

Dr. Lonnie Smith on Funky Times, Classic Sessions and Psychedelic Turns: Gimme Five

Hammond B-3 master Dr. Lonnie Smith takes us back to his earliest recording, and also discusses his reluctance to pander by playing nothing but pop hits.

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Jackopierce – Everywhere All The Time (2012)

Everywhere All The Time underscores the idea that Jackopierce’s new-millennium reboot isn’t about nostalgia, so much as continuing to explore the duo’s still-maturing creative relationship — all while reminding us what made this Dallas-based band so special in the first place. You May Also Like: Pierce Edens via Heist TV:Read More

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'I don’t really understand why he would continue': Geoff Downes on John Payne's tandem version of Asia

Despite the many permutations that Asia ultimately took, Geoff Downes says has always felt the original quartet would reunite one day. There simply was too much chemistry between them, Downes says in a new talk with Geeks of Doom. You May Also Like: No related posts.

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Paul Simon – Live in New York City (2012)

If you buy only one music DVD this year, Paul Simon’s Live in New York City should be at the top of the list. On June 6, 2011, Simon treated fans in New York City’s Webster Hall to selections from his vast catalog and his last album, So Beautiful orRead More

Dr. Lonnie Smith, legendary jazz organist: Something Else! Interview

Dr. Lonnie Smith, legendary jazz organist: Something Else! Interview

The self-taught, turban-wearing Dr. Lonnie Smith has rarely failed to surprise and delight.

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True Hearts – True Hearts (2012)

Just when you think the well has run dry and all the great power pop records from the past have been uncovered and pressed on compact disc, along comes True Hearts, a band from Houston, Texas. Founded in 1979 and initially called the Flirts, the group cut an EP onRead More