Psycho Mad Sally – How II Survive (2013)
After you’ve done this a while, you start to get very jaded about all the solicitations for coverage that come along with it. You May Also Like: No related posts.
Archive for April, 2014
‘Never did my love diminish’: Michael Nesmith on his emotional return to the Monkees
Outside of their 1965-1970 heyday, Michael Nesmith had rarely returned to the Monkees — beyond the odd concert appearance here and there. That is, until bandmate Davy Jones’ death in 2012. Suddenly, the thought of losing this musical bond thrust the remaining threesome back together. You May Also Like: NoRead More
Something Else! sneak peek: California Breed, “Midnight Oil” from California Breed (2014)
Our second taste of this forthcoming Black Country Communion-offshoot band’s self-titled debut finds California Breed riding a firmament readjusting beat from Jason Bonham toward lip-smacking heavy-rock nirvana. You May Also Like: How Black Country Communion’s Debut Brought Back ’70s-Style Hard Rock
Queen’s Brian May Remembers Brave Final Days of Freddie Mercury: ‘He Was Completely Focused’
Even as Freddie Mercury was fighting for his life, he worked on Queen music.
WTF?! Wednesdays: Philip Glass, “Music With Changing Parts” (1970)
In a recent radio segment, NPR reported on an experiment conducted by University of Arkansas professor Elizabeth Margulis. You May Also Like: Philip Glass Transcended David Bowie’s Towering Influence on ‘Low Symphony’ Linda May Han Oh – ‘The Glass Hours’ (2023) On the Joy, and the Pain, of Pete Townshend’sRead More
The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger, “Animals” from Midnight Sun (2014): One Track Mind
In 1973, director Alejandro Jodorowsky put together a psychedelic mindfuck of a film called The Holy Mountain that became an underground sensation — in no small part because John Lennon and Yoko Ono put their stamp of approval on it You May Also Like: Ghost of a Saber Tooth TigerRead More
‘Always had a warm place in my heart’: A lost blues legend directly impacted early Hall and Oates albums
John Oates says a legendary Mississippi Delta bluesman who first rose to fame in the late 1920s ended up having a direct impact on the initial recordings by Hall and Oates. You May Also Like: No related posts.
On Second Thought: Joni Mitchell – Wild Things Run Fast (1982)
I’ve always loved the six degrees of separation concept as it relates to my musical discoveries. The career of Joni Mitchell is a perfect example of that. You May Also Like: Joni Mitchell – ‘Chalk Mark in a Rain Storm’ (1988): On Second Thought Joni Mitchell’s ‘Dry Cleaner From DesRead More
Something Else! sneak peek: Neal Schon, “Exotica” from So U (2014)
Even as Neal Schon works on a long-awaited reunion with the Santana band, he’s unleashing a taste of what he calls “Latin fusion” from a forthcoming solo album with Marco Mendoza and Deen Castronovo. You May Also Like: No related posts.
Watch: Fascinating new video for Drive-By Truckers’ “Made Up English Oceans”
There are times when a video is just a distraction, something that quantifies a song to the point where it no longer possesses that thunderclap of personal meaning. Then, there are videos that help you hear something else in a track you thought you already knew. You May Also Like:Read More
