Archive for November 6th, 2013

'I don’t know who they are': Boston's old-school Tom Scholz can't place contemporaries Andy Summers, the Edge

‘I don’t know who they are’: Boston’s old-school Tom Scholz can’t place contemporaries Andy Summers, the Edge

There’s a reason the signature Tom Scholz guitar sound — indeed, Boston’s basic feel, from its 1976 debut through to the forthcoming Life, Love and Hope — has remained unchanged. You May Also Like: Boston’s Tom Scholz got it right the first time on ‘Amanda’: ‘Exactly the way I wantedRead More

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‘A lot of people have been asking us’: Despite flurry of other projects, questions about Queen and Adam Lambert remain

Queen has moved on to its stage production of “We Will Rock You,” and other solo projects. Adam Lambert is guest starring on television’s “Glee.” Yet interest in a possible joint tour remains high. You May Also Like: Adam Lambert is getting comfortable with Queen: ‘The doubt and fear haveRead More

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Gimme Five: Walter White/Heisenberg scenes in Breaking Bad

To pick only five scenes from Breaking Bad is like having 62 children, picking 5 favorites out of the 62 and then trying to name only one thing about them that you like. It’s almost impossible. You May Also Like: Walter Becker, “Just One Season” (2003): One Track Mind WalterRead More

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Jake Hertzog – Throwback (2013)

In 2009, Jake Hertzog was just a couple of years out of Berklee, just beginning to attract notice as a brilliant guitarist, composer and bandleader. You May Also Like: Jake Hertzog – Well Lit Shadow (2016) Harvie S and Sheryl Bailey – Plucky Strum (2015) Plucky Strum [Sheryl Bailey &Read More

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Toto has begun work on its first studio effort since 2006: ‘We are gonna dig deep for this one’

It was mentioned, almost in passing, on social media. But this is big news for fans of Toto: The band is at work on an unlikely new studio effort, some seven years after their last one. You May Also Like: Is Toto XIV the band’s swansong?: ‘It just wrings youRead More

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Peter Gabriel, Sting, U2, Bruce Springsteen, others – ¡Released!: Human Rights Concerts 1986-98 (2013)

The 1980s were marked by benefit extravaganzas, though oftentimes — whatever their noble intentions — they boasted both dubious musical results and unclear benefits. Amnesty International events were different. You May Also Like: Peter Gabriel, “Why Don’t You Show Yourself” from Words With Gods (2014): One Track Mind When PeterRead More

WTF?! Wednesdays: Alvin Lucier, "Nothing Is Real" (1990)

WTF?! Wednesdays: Alvin Lucier, “Nothing Is Real” (1990)