Fred Phillips’ Mid-Year Best of 2014 (Southern Rock and Country): Bob Wayne, Sturgill Simpson, Mat D, Jackson Taylor, Willie Nelson
Sturgill Simpson? The genuine article. Bob Wayne? Back with his best ever.
Archive for July, 2014
One Track Mind: Tweedy, “Diamond Light Parts I and II” (2014)
Another song emerges from Tweedy’s new solo album, along with a bonus track.
John Russell, jazz guitarist: Something Else! Interview
“I’m not too much of a fan,” free-form legend John Russell admits, “of the ‘jazz’ label.”
‘So laid back, and yet it’s so intense’: Deep Purple confirms new album for 2015, talks best ever
After eight years between releases, Roger Glover says “we can’t wait that long.”
Quiet Riot – 10 (2014)
This is not how I want to remember a band that was so important in my life.
S. Victor Aaron’s Mid-Year Best of 2014 (Fusion Jazz): Nels Cline Singers, Medeski Martin & Wood, Jaco Pastorius
Everything from ambient post-rock to improvisational, to scattered rock-jazz.
‘We were at the piano, banging it out’: Steve Cropper’s big break didn’t come from Stax Records
Instead, a friend’s dad took Cropper’s very first song to another legendary label.
Something Else! sneak peek: King Crimson, “Venturing Unto Joy, Pt. 1” (2014)
Fripp and Levin tussle with a nervous energy, while Harrison and Rieflin make a simply glorious racket.
