One Track Mind: “Weird Al” Yankovic, “Word Crimes” from Mandatory Fun (2014)
An anthem, whether you know the source material or not, for those who love words.
Archive for July 18th, 2014
‘The standard is unbelievably high’: Picking Carl Palmer’s brain on the best modern drummer
Palmer boasts a lengthy resume of success with Emerson Lake and Palmer, and Asia.
For Micky Dolenz, there’s been much more to life: ‘I’m not a Monkee every day’
His solo shows are a varied delight. Later this fall, he’ll appear in ‘Comedy is Hard.’
The Beatles, “I’ll Be Back” from A Hard Day’s Night (1964): Deep Beatles
Inexplicably underrated, “I’ll be Back” foreshadows later Lennon-penned masterpieces.
Top Topham’s unlikely Yardbirds return was decades in the making: ‘Didn’t really approve of him carrying on’
Back in their earliest days, guitarist Top Topham was torn between two worlds.
Ada Rovatti – Disguise (2014)
The tunes are solid and so are the arrangements, but there’s no disguising good playing and ‘Disguise’ has all of those things out in the clear open. A welcome return to form for Ada Rovatti.
