Archive for 2012

Vinyl

Blue Eternity (Jeff Oster, Michael Manring, Carl Weingarten) – Live In Philadelphia EP (2012)

Ambient music can often be fascinating for a variety of reasons, but there’s an extra layer of intrigue when it’s performed live. That might be because there’s less contemplated beforehand than in a sterile, studio setting You May Also Like: Jeff Oster – Jeff Oster Live! (2016) Carl Weingarten –Read More

Vinyl

'An opportunity to suck': Ex-Journey singer Steve Perry jokes about tentative comeback

There’s still no new solo album from former Journey lead singer Steve Perry, though he confirms in a newly posted nationally syndicated radio interview that he’s slowly sorting through some 50 demo songs. You May Also Like: No related posts.

Vinyl

U2 announces new two-disc live set from smash 360° tour, but there's a catch

U2 is releasing a lavish, two-disc set of songs from its record-smashing U2 360° tour — but to get access, you must be a member of U2.com You May Also Like: No related posts.

Vinyl

Sweeping anniversary reissues planned for King Crimson’s Larks’ Tongues In Aspic

DGMLive has announced details for the forthcoming 40th anniversary reissue of King Crimson’s Larks’ Tongues In Aspic, the only album to feature the quintet of Bill Bruford, David Cross, Robert Fripp, Jamie Muir and John Wetton. You May Also Like: No related posts.

Vinyl

Jasmine Lovell-Smith's Towering Poppies – Fortune Songs (2012)

Christchurch, New Zealand’s Jasmine Lovell-Smith at first followed her opera singer mother’s footsteps, until she fell in love with jazz in high school, and the saxophone has been her primary instrument ever since. You May Also Like: The Smiths’ ‘How Soon Is Now?’ Is the Gen-X ‘(I Can’t Get No)Read More

Vinyl

Sparks Fly On E Street: Bruce Springsteen, "Mansion On The Hill" (1982)

A few months before my dad passed away, we were driving through some city streets on the way back from his cardiologist appointment at the hospital. At one point when we were stuck at a light You May Also Like: Wadsworth Mansion – ‘Wadsworth Mansion’ (1971): Forgotten Series Reevaluating BruceRead More

Steely Dan Sunday: "The Nightfly" (1982)

Steely Dan Sunday: “The Nightfly” (1982)

This tale of a melancholy late-night radio show host from Steely Dan’s Donald Fagen belies what’s going on with the music behind it.

Vinyl

Blackberry Smoke – ‘The Whippoorwill’ (2012)

Fans of Blackberry Smoke’s earlier work might be disappointed that a little bit of the harder edge is missing, but even being the hard-rock guy that I am, I don’t miss it a bit.

Vinyl

Michael Lynch – Five Assorted Flavors (2012)

So many different artists and bands have been labeled bubblegum acts over the years that the term has strayed awfully far from its initial classification. You May Also Like: Forget What You Heard About Alanis Morissette’s Flavors of Entanglement, And Just Listen ‘All Things Must Pass Away: Harrison, Clapton, andRead More

Vinyl

Billy Sherwood, Chris Squire, John Wetton + others – Songs of the Century (2012)

You might be expecting this all-star Supertramp tribute to be a somewhat academic affair. Instead, these guys sound like they’re having a blast.