Archive for July 11th, 2013

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On Miley Cyrus’ oversexualized new video for “We Can’t Stop”: Please, stop

After hearing about it, I finally watched the video to Miley Cyrus’ new single “We Can’t Stop.” Here’s my beef: I get the whole breaking away from Hannah Montana thing. You May Also Like: Buggles’ ‘Video Killed the Radio Star’ Predicted the Music Industry’s Larger Shift Nigel Dick, Toto VideoRead More

The Band, “In a Station” from ‘Music from Big Pink’ (1968): Across the Great Divide

The Band, “In a Station” from ‘Music from Big Pink’ (1968): Across the Great Divide

If the Band’s “Tears of Rage” showed how desperately lonesome he could be, “In a Station” finds Richard Manuel opening up his whole heart.

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Exclusive stream: Billy Cobham, “Crosswinds/ Stratus” from Compass Point (2013)

This exclusive in-concert stream from Billy Cobham, one of jazz rock’s most powerful drummers but also one of its most rhythmically intriguing, combines key moments from two-early 1970s solo efforts. You May Also Like: Billy Cobham’s Crosswinds Project, March 28, 2018: Shows I’ll Never Forget Conversation with Billy Cobham, PartRead More

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‘It made me invent a new way of playing’: How Django Reinhardt inspired Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi

The manager of the sheet-metal factory where Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi lost the tips of two fingers helped him regain his passion for the guitar — by playing an album from the gypsy jazzer Django Reinhardt. You May Also Like: Why Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi Was Only in Jethro TullRead More

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‘Of course, it was a real shock’: Greg Lake on the iconic cover image of King Crimson’s debut album

Nearly 45 years later, the cover of King Crimson’s ground-breaking debut album is understood to be a genre-defining prog classic — and the personification of the project’s signature song, “21st Century Schizoid Man.” You May Also Like: King Crimson, ‘In the Court of the Crimson King: 50th Anniversary’ (2019) ToddRead More

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Brainkiller – Colourless Green Superheroes (2013)

A trombone/keyboards/drums trio doesn’t guarantee that the music will be progressive, exciting or unique, but Brainkiller offers no such letdown. You May Also Like: Invisible Bird [Scott Amendola, Shane Endsley + Dave Devine] – ‘Flutter To Fuzz’ (2019) Syrinx Effect – A Sky You Could Strike A Match On (2018)

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Something Else! sneak peek: Mike and the Mechanics, “Get Up” (2013)

“Get Up,” a newly shared follow up to Mike and the Mechanics’ 2011 release The Road, is intriguing in that it doesn’t at first sound like Genesis or, for that matter, Mike and the Mechanics. You May Also Like: How Mike and the Mechanics’ ‘The Living Years’ Helped Bridge anRead More