‘Don’t just rely on what you’ve done’: Lynyrd Skynyrd eyes follow up to Last of a Dyin’ Breed
Drummer Rickey Medlocke’s history with the band goes back to an early-1970s stint.
Archive for May, 2014
‘One of the hardest sessions’: Legendary Stax smash was no easy task for Steve Cropper
Here’s the story behind one of Cropper’s more brilliantly concise performances.
Burn List – Burn List (2014)
Burn List represents Seattle’s edgier notion of jazz, and represents it well.
Sparks Fly On E Street: Bruce Springsteen, “Jesus Was An Only Son” (2005)
No parent wants to outlive their children.
How Keith Olsen went from producing Fleetwood Mac to the Grateful Dead: ‘All I could say was: Holy crap’
‘Terrapin Station’ would go gold for the Grateful Dead, making it their best seller since ‘Europe ’72.’
‘It’s complete nonsense’: Nick Mason on the secret message in Pink Floyd’s ‘Empty Spaces’
“Empty Spaces” wasn’t the first Floyd song to include a such a message — but it’s the funniest.
John Mayall – A Special Life (2014)
John Mayall has, of course, worked with a series of guitar heroes. His new album is different.
‘Something is continuing to bother me’: Bruce Springsteen discusses his recent burst of creativity
Springsteen has issued more music in the last five years than he did in all of the 1990s.
Cannonball Adderley – Black Messiah (1972; 2014 reissue)
‘Black Messiah’ highlights Cannonball Adderley’s more adventuresome side.
Ace Frehley on his unlikely new cover of Steve Miller’s ‘The Joker’: ‘It’s got a nice, cool vibe’
Remember “New York Groove”? The ex-Kiss guitarist says it’s like that.
