Archive for November 14th, 2013

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Lorde – Pure Heroine (2013)

One wonders what’s cooler: talking about listening to the 17-year-old Lorde or actually listening to the 17-year-old Lorde? You May Also Like: Mike Pride – Listening Party (2015) Paul Simon, “Another Galaxy” from Surprise (2006): One Track Mind

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Gimme Five: Miles Davis – The Original Mono Recordings (2013)

Miles Davis collaborator Jimmy Cobb joins us as we explore nine Columbia albums that capture the earliest flowerings of the Miles Davis legend — the moment when his muse began to match his own prodigious powers. You May Also Like: Miles Davis’ Expanded ‘Kind of Blue: Legacy Edition’ Struck theRead More

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Forgotten series: The Amboy Dukes – The Amboy Dukes (1967)

Prior to striking out on his own and becoming a guitar god, Ted Nugent spent several years fingering the fret in the Amboy Dukes. You May Also Like: The Rugbys – Hot Cargo (1969): Forgotten Series The Them – Now And Them (1967): Forgotten Series It’s Psychedelic Baby, Issue No.Read More

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Brian Settles Trio – Folk (2013)

Just a couple of years ago, D.C.-area tenor sax maestro Brian Settles put forth his first album as a leader, Secret Handshake, a quietly probing record that ignored boundaries You May Also Like: Jeremy Carlstedt – Stars Are Far (2015) Brian Landrus Trio – The Deep Below (2015)

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For Carl Palmer, the Emerson Lake and Palmer model continues to resonate: ‘I’ll take a trio every day’

There’s a reason, Carl Palmer says, that he came to fame in the trio of Emerson Lake and Palmer.