‘I think he’s woken us up’: A resurgent Queen looks ahead to future with Adam Lambert
Brian May says Lambert has given Queen a new lease on its musical life.
Archive for August, 2014
Something Else! sneak peek: The Stooges’ James Williamson, “I Gotta Right” from Re-Licked (2014)
Iggy Pop is elsewhere. Yet this Stooges remake detonates with real force anyway.
‘It got to be a bit mad there’: How Yardbirds stalwart Jim McCarty found peace
“Everyone wants some peace of mind,” McCarty says, “even original Yardbirds.”
Wil Blades – Field Notes (2014)
Every song finds a different way to soothe, groove and satisfy the soul. Blades and his badassed organ trio never seem to run out of ideas.
Odd Couples: The Doors’ “The End” vs. Buick MacKane’s “The End”
Same title, sure. But these songs simply couldn’t be any different.
On Second Thought: Grateful Dead – Dave’s Picks, Volume 2 (2012)
A classic representation of everything that made a 1974 Dead show so special.
Herman’s Hermits – Their Greatest Hits (2014): Reissue
Led by teen heartthrob Peter Noone, Herman’s Hermits’ sweet and snappy songs thoroughly matched their family-friendly image.
Steely Dan Sunday, “Gullywater” aka “Funky Driver” (1975, unreleased)
Another cut with great promise, only to be shelved along with so many other ‘Katy Lied’ session nuggets. Perhaps not a Top 5 tune lay in the heart of this beast, but a heart that was very much ALIVE.
Colin Webster + Mark Holub – Viscera (2014)
This is what free playing is all about.
Merrell Fankhauser on UFOs, books and — oh! — music: Something Else! Interview
A pioneer of instrumental surf music, Fankhauser has become a grand guitar king.
