Lovin’ Spoonful’s Zalman Yanovsky – Alive and Well in Argentina (1968): Forgotten series
Zal Yanovsky’s lone solo album, released after his unceremonious firing from the Lovin’ Spoonful in 1967, announces a new sense of freedom.
Archive for May, 2013
‘This is new and it’s fresh’: Journey alum Steve Smith’s next project combines drums, art
Vital Information’s Steve Smith, drummer with Journey during its turn-of-the-1980s platinum heyday, will unveil a collection of art created from his own musical performances called The Fabric of Rhythm on May 15, 2013. You May Also Like: Steve Smith: The Albums That Shaped My Career
WTF?! Wednesdays: John Oswald with Dolly Parton, “Pretender” (1988)
A long time ago, I was with my cousin at some guy’s apartment and this guy pulls out an old Sarah Vaughan record, puts it on the turntable and the song he played just blew me away. You May Also Like: Why Deelee Dube’s ‘Trying Times’ Remains Such a ComfortRead More
Almost Hits: Hall and Oates, “Your Imagination” (1982)
This is the nexus point, for me, when Hall and Oates finally reached everything they had been grasping for in trying to blend their core R&B vibe with the too-cool nihilism of new wave. You May Also Like: No related posts.
‘There is no Van Halen without Roth’: David Lee Roth on the road back to his old band
David Lee Roth explores the things that ripped Van Halen apart, and the shared camaraderie that reunited them — asserting that the group was never the same without him. “There is no Van Halen,” he says, “without Roth.” You May Also Like: No related posts.
Randall Bramblett – The Bright Spots (2013)
It would be easy enough to tag this as Southern rock, or as blues, or even — at times — as gospel, were Randall Bramblett’s The Bright Spots not so consistently all of those things, and something more. You May Also Like: Royal Southern Brotherhood – The Royal Gospel (2016)
‘I’m better than Ringo; Paul McCartney told me!’: Bev Bevan’s first meeting with the Beatles
Bev Bevan, later a founding member of the Move and the Electric Light Orchestra, says a chance meeting with the Beatles years earlier provided a huge ego boost when Paul McCartney praised his drumming. You May Also Like: No related posts.
One Track Mind: Kenny Loggins and the Second Helping, “Let Me In” / “Hard Times” (1968)
Never in a million years would anyone guess the lead singer of this gritty and gutsy single is Kenny Loggins. Sounding like a remarkable cross-pollination of the Standells, the Pretty Things and the Shadows of Knight You May Also Like: Four Jacks and a Jill, “Master Jack” (1968): One TrackRead More
‘People put the two things together’: Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson on his one-legged flute stance
Who isn’t familiar with the iconic image of Jethro Tull’s frontman standing on one leg, playing the flute? Ian Anderson shares the unusual beginnings of that signature move. You May Also Like: Martin Barre – ’50 Years of Jethro Tull’ (2020)
Noah Preminger – Haymaker (2013)
The sharp, agreeable Haymaker will be Noah Preminger’s first album since the last one Before The Rain (2011) catapulted the tenor saxophone master to the front ranks of today’s current crop of young lions. You May Also Like: Jeff Cosgrove, Noah Preminger + Kim Cass – ‘Confusing Motion for Progress’Read More
