Archive for June, 2014

Jim McCarty on the Yardbirds' greatest guitarist - Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck or Jimmy Page?

Jim McCarty on the Yardbirds’ greatest guitarist – Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck or Jimmy Page?

Clapton, Beck and then Page played lead with the Yardbirds between 1963-68.

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Ronnie Earl and the Broadcasters – Good News (2014)

‘Good News,’ like all Ronnie Earl & The Broadcaster records since their 1990 debut, is where intense soul and stylish exploits intersect.

Alestorm, "Drink" from Sunset on the Golden Age (2014): One Track Mind

Alestorm, “Drink” from Sunset on the Golden Age (2014): One Track Mind

Will Alestorm’s pirate metal schtick ever get old? Man, I hope not.

Forgotten series: Jon Kanis - Cabalistic Dispatch (2005)

Forgotten series: Jon Kanis – Cabalistic Dispatch (2005)

Flexible, interesting and right on the pitch, this was an exceptional work of art.

One Track Mind: Yes, "Believe Again" from Heaven and Earth (2014)

One Track Mind: Yes, “Believe Again” from Heaven and Earth (2014)

You have to wonder what the reaction to this music would be, without the expectations.

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The Who – Quadrophenia: Live in London (2014)

Daltrey’s voice has appreciably aged, Townshend’s windmill has slowed. But they hold nothing back.

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One Track Mind: Medeski Scofield Martin and Wood, “Sham Time” from Juice (2014)

You won’t be able to keep completely still while listening to this.

Dave Munden of the Tremeloes: Something Else! Interview

Dave Munden of the Tremeloes: Something Else! Interview

Beverly Patterson joins drummer Dave Munden to talk about the Tremeloes, a band that crafted picture-perfect tunes pulsating with energy and passion.

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One Track Mind: Peter Frampton, “Hummingbird in a Box” from Hummingbird in a Box (2014)

Frampton isn’t the superstar he once was, but his playing has never been better.

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The Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson aims to compose alone: ‘I’ve had it with collaborators’

As for his old bandmates, Wilson says: “They were just not as good as writers.”