Archive for September, 2013

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On Second Thought: Liverpool Express – The Best Of Liverpool Express (2002)

Coming to be in 1975, Liverpool Express features lead singer and bassist Billy Kinsley, who enjoyed much success throughout Europe 10 years earlier with the Merseybeats. You May Also Like: Shane Parish – ‘Liverpool’ (2022)

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Janelle Monae – The Electric Lady (2013)

The Electric Lady is, in Janelle Monáe’s words, “this glowing Technicolor woman.” A totem of sorts, the vision of the titular force behind her second full-length record drives every ounce You May Also Like: Michael Leonhart Orchestra – ‘The Painted Lady Suite’ (2018)

WTF?! Wednesdays: Dan Deacon, "Slow With Horns/Run For Your Life" (2012)

WTF?! Wednesdays: Dan Deacon, “Slow With Horns/Run For Your Life” (2012)

During his 2012 SXSW keynote address, Bruce Springsteen began a list of musical genres that had been born since the start of pop music. You May Also Like: Jack Bruce and Robin Trower found new success with old sounds on Seven Moons How Paul McCartney’s ‘Run Devil Run’ Served asRead More

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Robert Fripp Aims to Restart His Legendary Prog-Rock Band: ‘King Crimson Is in Motion’

“This,” King Crimson’s enigmatic guitar-playing leader says, “is a very different reformation to what has gone before.”

Almost Hits: Bachman-Turner Overdrive, "Blue Collar" (1973)

Almost Hits: Bachman-Turner Overdrive, “Blue Collar” (1973)

Right now, somewhere in a restaurant kitchen, or an auto shop, there is a greasy, beat-up boombox duct taped to a pole, and it is playing Bachman-Turner Overdrive. You May Also Like: ‘Bachman and Turner’ Resurrected the Spirit of Bachman-Turner Overdrive How Bachman-Turner Overdrive Pushed Back Against Prog With ‘NotRead More

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Ivo Perelman, Joe Morris, Balazs Pandi – One (2013)

Keeping up with Ivo Perleman recordings lately is like keeping up with a Facebook news feed of 5,000 friends. His predilection for making recordings without allowing the artistically stifling effect of forethought — and having his own record label, Leo Records — has liberated him to make records at aRead More

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‘One of the greatest who ever lived’: Neil Young shines a spotlight on the underrated Phil Ochs

Neil Young closed his solo set at this year’s Farm Aid with a rendition of “Changes.” Though little known today, Phil Ochs’ romantic ballad once set the heart of many a hippie girl aflame You May Also Like: Phil Ochs – ‘The Best of the Rest: Rare and Unreleased Recordings’Read More

Books: Nilsson: The Life of a Singer-Songwriter, by Alyn Shipton (2013)

Books: Nilsson: The Life of a Singer-Songwriter, by Alyn Shipton (2013)

Harry Nilsson is a legend to many musicians and connoisseurs of 1960s and ’70s rock music, but an enigma to the mainstream listening public. You May Also Like: Olympics Tribute with Velvet Underground, Eric Clapton, Harry Nilsson + others: Odd Couples

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Shows I’ll Never Forget: Earth Wind and Fire, September 20, 2013

At the Chicago Theatre, Chicago, Illinois: As the entire crowd bounced up and down, hands in the air, one thing was clear: only Earth Wind and Fire could turn the Chicago Theatre into one huge dance floor. You May Also Like: Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band, September 22,Read More

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Tim Berne’s Snakeoil – Shadow Man (2013)

The best jazz musicians have always struck the right balance between composition and improvisation, and Tim Berne is one of the very best of the best at that. On Shadow Man, he’s still refining that skill, getting so close to perfection. You May Also Like: Tim Berne’s Snakeoil – IncidentalsRead More