Archive for January 27th, 2013

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‘Variety is the only aphrodisiac’: The Eagles’ Glenn Frey on mixing rock, acting and crooning

Glenn Frey has been mixing up appearances with the Eagles with continuing dates in support of his new standards record After Hours, providing a wide variety of musical contexts. Frey says he wouldn’t have it any other way. You May Also Like: Essentials by the Eagles’ Glenn Frey: Gimme FiveRead More

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‘It’s not over; it just took a little hiatus’: Glenn Hughes sounds optimistic note on Black Country Communion

After a tumultuous period just before the release of Black Country Communion’s Afterglow, frontman Glenn Hughes is ready to talk again about the band’s future. Well, sort of. You May Also Like: How Black Country Communion’s Debut Brought Back ’70s-Style Hard Rock Why Black Sabbath Went Out on a HighRead More

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‘As good, or better than Toto’: Former frontman Bobby Kimball is planning a rival anniversary tour

Toto is planning a 35th anniversary tour, and now so is former frontman Bobby Kimball — who fronted the band over an early period that included “Hold the Line,” the Grammy-winning band’s debut No. 5 hit in 1978. You May Also Like: Bobby Kimball, former Toto frontman: Something Else! InterviewRead More

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‘A sort of jazzy, bluesy feel’: Geezer Butler previews upcoming Black Sabbath reunion album

Geezer Butler says the forthcoming Black Sabbath album returns the group to the feel of its initial trio of recordings, even if they’ve had to move on without original drummer Bill Ward. You May Also Like: Black Sabbath – ‘Black Sabbath’ (1970): On Second Thought Why Black Sabbath Went OutRead More

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Lisa Loeb – No Fairy Tale (2013)

Lisa Loeb returns with her first project aimed at an adult audience since 2004’s The Way It Really Is. But she doesn’t settle back into the absorbing, modestly constructed singer-songwriter craft of that project You May Also Like: Jeff Lorber + Chuck Loeb, with Everette Harp, Rick Braun, et. alRead More

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Dale Watson and His Lonestars – El Rancho Azul (2013)

If anyone can be said to be the “godfather” of the underground traditional country movement, it would probably be Dale Watson. Though he released his first album in 1995, his roots in music go much farther back, as does his sound. You May Also Like: Jackson Taylor and the SinnersRead More

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Jawanza Kobie – Feels Better Than It Sounds (2013)

Across 10 original tracks, all but one of which is an instrumental, West Philadelphia keyboardist Jawanza Kobie crafts a layered, deeply enjoyable amalgam on the new release Feels Better Than It Sounds. You May Also Like: Harriet Tubman, with Wadada Leo Smith – Araminta (2017) Richard Thompson, “Broken Doll” fromRead More

Steely Dan Sunday, "Book of Liars" (1994)

Steely Dan Sunday, “Book of Liars” (1994)

A romantic, tear-jerking ballad is the last kind of song anyone would expect from Steely Dan’s Walter Becker.