[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6emD2Jb6y8Y&w=500&h=305] Eric Burdon’s blistering take on “We Gotta Get Out of this Place,” a 1965 hit with the Animals, gained new life last year when Bruce Springsteen lauded it as part of his keynote speech at SXSW. Few know its complicated history, however. You May Also Like: Eric BurdonRead More

For Steve Lukather, a confirmed Beatlemaniac, the invitation to join Ringo Starr’s All-Starr Band was a no-brainer.

After exploring blues and roots music over her two previous albums, three-time Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Joan Armatrading turns her muse toward jazzier themes on the forthcoming Starlight. Here’s an exclusive preview track! You May Also Like: Joan Baez, Queen of Folk Songwriting: Gimme Five Nate Lepine, “Hennies” from Quartet: Vortices (2016):Read More

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJ06gKAv9OA&w=500&h=305] Las Vegas trombone player Nate Kimball plays with none of his native city’s glitzy clichés. In fact, Warrior’s Journey is a wonder of tensile, perfectly constructed, never-showy modern jazz. You May Also Like: Ballister – Slag (2017)

I don’t always listen to Swedish melodic death metal, but when I do, I listen to Soilwork. And this is why.

The co-architect of Aja comes out with a song fit for Tonight’s The Night. Well, OK, so maybe Neil Young didn’t use a drum machine or production that shimmered quite so much, but there’s that same desolation You May Also Like: Walter Becker, “She Was Good” (early 1990s): Steely DanRead More