People featuring Mary Halvorson, “Piles For Miles” (2014): Something Else! sneak peek
Mary Halvorson the garage band indie rocker? Sure, why the hell not? You May Also Like: Mary Halvorson – Code Girl (2018) Mary Halvorson – ‘Cloudward’ (2024)
Archive for April, 2014
‘It’s bittersweet’: Induction didn’t come soon enough for Clarence Clemons, Danny Federici
E Street Band member Nils Lofgren admits that their induction last week into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame was a bittersweet experience — because it came too late for fellow long-time Bruce Springsteen collaborators Clarence Clemons and Danny Federici. You May Also Like: Reevaluating Bruce Springsteen’s ‘The Wild,Read More
Nick Millevoi – Numbers On The Side (2014)
Philadelphia guitarist Nick Millevoi has chops to spare, evident when he’s playing in bands like Many Arms, Deveykus, Form and Mess or Haitian Rail. You May Also Like: Nick Millevoi – ‘Streets of Philadelphia’ (2020) Nick Millevoi – ‘Digital Reaction’ (2023)
‘If it ever comes down to it, I am Kiss’: Paul Stanley says he would continue by himself
Paul Stanley acknowledges that Kiss’ 1990s reunion with Ace Frehley and Peter Criss helped the band roar into a new century, despite the subsequent rifts. Also, that his issues with Gene Simmons were greater perhaps than anyone knew. You May Also Like: No related posts.
WTF?! Wednesdays: Cameron Carpenter, “Revolutionary Etude” (2008)
The usual deal here is that I find and write about some music that can push people over the edge or even better, make them advance the argument that it’s not really music at all. You May Also Like: No related posts.
Leon Russell, “Big Lips” from Life Journey (2014): One Track Mind
Leon Russell makes a bold return to “Big Lips,” and uncovers something randier, rawer and all together rascally along the way.
‘It will never look the same twice’: Adrian Belew offers a sneak peek at Flux
Now that Adrian Belew has returned from an extensive tour with the Crimson ProjeKCt, he’s focusing again on his inventive on-going solo project Flux. You May Also Like: No related posts.
Inspiration for John Waite’s ‘Missing You’ Included Jimmy Webb and Paul Rodgers: ‘Constructing it Like it’s Lego’
John Waite’s most famous solo track, the charttopping 1984 smash “Missing You,” grew out of an amalgamation of people, of memories and of influences. As such, the song, then as now, is constantly being pulled apart by conflicting emotions. That gives “Missing You” is emotion, and its power. It wasRead More
Chris Greene Quartet – Music Appreciation (2014)
Chris Greene, and all of ‘Music Appreciation,’ builds in intensity and power but never forsakes subtlety.
A Budokan bash: Deep Purple filmed its April 12 show in Tokyo for future release
Time for another legendary Budokan show? Following in the footsteps of Bob Dylan, Cheap Trick and, actually, the Ian Gillan Band, Deep Purple filmed and recorded its April 12, 2014 show in Tokyo for future release. You May Also Like: No related posts.
