Archive for August, 2013

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Will Bernard – Just Like Downtown (2013)

Coming over to the Posi-Tone label for his latest creation was bound to mean that the restless funk-jazz guitarist Will Bernard was going to make a different kind of record…again. You May Also Like: Brian Charette – Once & Future (2016) Tom Tallitsch – Gratitude (2016)

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‘We respect that it comes from the four of us’: Neil Young and Crazy Horse couldn’t go on without Poncho Sampedro

Crazy Horse bassist Billy Talbot has reached out to disappointed fans, after another leg of the band’s on-going tour with Neil Young was cancelled because of an injury to guitarist Poncho Sampedro. You May Also Like: The Neil Young Album That Blew Apart the Last of Hippie Nostalgia

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Agony Aunts – Big Cinnamon (2013)

Inhaling fumes from sources such as the Beach Boys, Fountains of Wayne, Peppermint Rainbow, XTC, the Fifth Dimension, Apples In Stereo, psychedelic era Beatles and the Strawberry Alarm Clock You May Also Like: Agony Street – ‘Songs for William’ (2022)

WTF?! Wednesdays: Kronos Quartet, "Black Angels" (1990)

WTF?! Wednesdays: Kronos Quartet, “Black Angels” (1990)

I’ve never spent any time at all researching George Crumb’s “Black Angels.” To me, it’s always been this thing I like to play late at night, listening with headphones with the lights off. You May Also Like: Burnt Sugar the Arkestra Chamber – ‘Angels Over Oakanda’ (2021) Bad Company –Read More

Almost Hits: Herman's Hermits, "No Milk Today" (1967)

Almost Hits: Herman’s Hermits, “No Milk Today” (1967)

Even though “No Milk Today” (#35, Hot 100 in 1967) was released in the USA by Herman’s Hermits as the B-side to “There’s a Kind of Hush” (#4, Hot 100) it was the better song of the two You May Also Like: Why Neutral Milk Hotel’s ‘In an Aeroplane OverRead More

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‘Genesis did start to shed members’: Steve Hackett on the joys of paying solo tribute to his old band

For Steve Hackett, his recent Genesis remake projects have provided an opportunity to work in a more congenial atmosphere — away from his old band’s built-in rivalries. You May Also Like: No related posts.

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Linda Oh – Sun Pictures (2013)

It’s been four years since the young lady bassist from Australia took on NYC and released a debut album with not only bass chops but a fully-form conception for her own style of jazz. You May Also Like: Linda and Richard Thompson, “The Great Valerio” (1974): One Track Mind LindaRead More

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‘People will take it or leave it’: Queen’s Roger Taylor on replacing Freddie Mercury with Adam Lambert

Roger Taylor defends the choice of Adam Lambert to front Queen after being asked, in a newly published talk with Classic Rock magazine, if he is “selling the band short by having a guy from American Idol as your singer.” You May Also Like: No related posts.

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Laurence Juber, Denny Seiwell and Henry McCullough on Paul McCartney and Wings: Gimme Five

Former Wings members Denny Seiwell, Henry McCullough and Laurence Juber – a trio of figures who span either end of the 1970s-era Paul McCartney band’s lifespan – offer unique insight into his work.

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Warren Wolf – Wolfgang (2013)

After the fiery introduction made on his 2011 eponymous debut, vibraphonist Warren Wolf takes a more melodic tack with the follow up Wolfgang, and the results are as inviting as they are joy-filled. You May Also Like: Brian Blade on Wolfgang Muthspiel’s ‘Angular Blues’: Something Else! Interview Wolfgang Muthspiel, Populous,Read More