Archive for March 5th, 2014

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One Track Mind: Deep Purple’s Don Airey with Gary Moore, “Mini Suite” from Keyed Up (2014)

Don Airey, who had a vibrant career of his own prior to Deep Purple, has provided a ringing farewell for his old bandmate Gary Moore — with a final assist from the too-soon-gone guitarist himself. You May Also Like: No related posts.

Benmont Tench Remembers Difficult First Session With Bob Dylan: 'He Proceeded to Leave'

Benmont Tench Remembers Difficult First Session With Bob Dylan: ‘He Proceeded to Leave’

Benmont Tench had seen success with Tom Petty, had been part of several hits. Then came a memorable session with Bob Dylan.

The Zombies - The Zombies (1965): Forgetten Series

The Zombies – The Zombies (1965): Forgetten Series

‘The Zombies’ finds the band handling jazz, pop, soul, and beat music with an instinctive maturity. The roots of progressive rock begin here!

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Noah Baerman – Ripples (2014)

Noah Baerman plays piano, organ, slide guitar and sings a little. He leads a trio, a chamber octet, a duet, a quartet of singers, a two-sax/vibes quintet, and an assortment of combinations of these ensembles. He composes for every shade of jazz from greasy soul-jazz to Third Stream. And heRead More

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Ringo Starr begins work on a new studio album, with Toto’s Steve Lukather on board

Toto guitarist Steve Lukather, a current member of Ringo Starr’s All Starr Band, tells us he wrote a song for this as-yet-unnamed album.

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‘If I never do it again, that’s OK’: Adrian Belew dives into ProjeKCt work, with no King Crimson regrets

The Crimson ProjeKCt, a Robert Fripp-approved King Crimson offshoot group, begins its new tour today in Tel Aviv — even as the mothership band is set to restart featuring two of the ProjeKCt’s stalwart members. You May Also Like: King Crimson’s Brief But Important Double-Trio Era Peaked With ‘Thrak’ AdrianRead More

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‘They keep pulling me back in!’: Yes reunion in the works for 1990s-era member Billy Sherwood

Billy Sherwood, who worked with Yes as a touring musician, studio mixer, producer and then as a full-time member across the 1990s, has returned to the fold as a second engineer on their on-going new studio project. You May Also Like: No related posts.

WTF?! Wednesdays: Dave Seidel, "Accretion" (2014)

WTF?! Wednesdays: Dave Seidel, “Accretion” (2014)

The few times I’ve ever offered up any of my WTF?! Wednesday material to co-workers, the response invariably involves a crinkled up face and a head shake. This is often followed by a comment along the lines of “That…is not music.” You May Also Like: Dave Seidel (Mystery Bear) –Read More