‘Kind of an emotional one for me’: Paul McCartney (reluctantly) selects his favorite Paul McCartney songs
After choosing, McCartney hastily adds: “That’s my three – for today.”
Archive for September 4th, 2014
‘It’s never left my head’: For Stevie Nicks, 24 Karat Gold: Songs From The Vault has transportive quality
“Lady” speaks to an earlier time, when her future was far more uncertain.
Rascal Flatts, Darius Rucker, the Mavericks, LeAnn Rimes + others – Nashville Outlaws: A Tribute to Motley Crue (2014)
There’s not nearly enough “outlaw” here to justify the name of this album.
‘I wanted to vandalize everything’: Ian Gillan on the moment he decided to become a rock singer
A single song “changed my life,” Gillan says. “It was really quite incredible.”
Odd Couples: Elvis Presley’s Having Fun Onstage vs. Lou Reed’s Metal Machine Music
When mashed, these two albums can cause hearing loss, insanity and/or death.
Micky Dolenz on his long musical journey to the Monkees: ‘I opened for the elephant’
Think the Monkees were just actors playing musicians? Think again.
Johnny Winter – Step Back (2014)
A stirring comeback just before fate closed its hand around a legend’s heart.
Kit O’Toole discusses ‘Ten Beatles Sounds That Shook Rock and Roll’ tonight on the John Lennon Hour
This is a preview of a talk O’Toole will give at this month’s Beatles at the Ridge Fest.
One Track Mind: The Initiative’s Fortunato Isgro, “Every Little Thing” (2014)
A people-pleasing pop nugget all the way.
