Gimme Five: Bruce Springsteen’s spiritual songs, including ‘My City of Ruins,’ ‘The Promised Land,’ ‘We Are Alive,’ others
On the search for salvation, both in this world and the next.
Archive for August, 2014
Ginger Baker on Cream and his new band, Jazz Confusion: ‘What I’m doing now is far better’
“Cream,” Ginger Baker says dismissively, “was nearly 50 years ago.”
Heaven and Earth appears to have divided Yes’ fanbase like no album since 1973’s Tales from Topographic Oceans
Mike Tiano on whether this polarizing Yes album is a detour or a new path.
Richard Thompson, “Walking on a Wire” from Acoustic Classics (2014): One Track Mind
Richard Thompson takes an old favorite, and does an unexpected thing.
Dead Neanderthals – Prime (2014)
A wake-up call to anyone who thought free jazz was a dying art.
Roddy Frame – Seven Dials (2014)
Simultaneously lived in, and like nothing you’ve heard before.
One Track Mind: Elvis Costello, Jim James + Marcus Mumford, “Nothing To It” from Lost on the River: The New Basement Tapes (2014)
You can tell their heart is in it. But something important is off.
‘The Queen tour got extended’: Busy Adam Lambert discusses timeline for new solo album
“It’s gonna be great!” the Idol finalist says. “I think people will really be into it.”
The Monkees’ Micky Dolenz discusses that groovy ‘Randy Scouse Git’ outfit: ‘I said – Honey, can you cut this?’
Remember that table cloth-like dashiki? You’ll never guess what it actually was.
Something Else! exclusive stream: Matthew Shipp, “I’ve Been To Many Places” from I’ve Been To Many Places (2014)
The consummation of many years of study, practice, talent and a wide-open mind.
