John Dieterich, Ben Goldberg, Scott Amendola – Short-Sighted Dream Colossus (2014)
They find plenty of common ground in this improvisational, experimental space.
Archive for September, 2014
‘A great time to look back on’: Nick Mason mulls over his favorite Pink Floyd era
It was a period, he says, when “the expression ‘musical differences’ hadn’t been invented.”
John Lennon heralds Beatles’ demise with Live Peace in Toronto: ‘Jesus, did I do that?’
The gold-selling album also marked the debut of a future prog legend.
‘I was dancing at the edge of danger’: An historical figure sparked one of Stevie Nicks’ best new songs
Not long after writing this, Nicks finally checked herself into the Betty Ford Clinic.
Steely Dan Sunday: The Five Best Steely Dan Covers, Part 2
These selections just might surprise you, and in a good way, too.
One Track Mind: Deep Purple, “Space Truckin'” from Live in Verona (2014)
Times change, members change, but Deep Purple remains.
‘F**k polish’: Graham Nash on Crosby Stills and Nash’s lingering rebel spirit
Don’t be surprised if there are, well, a few surprises at their shows.
‘It’s a common urban myth’: Micky Dolenz says the Monkees were never meant to be the American Beatles
“If you go to Wikipedia,” he quips, “that’s the kind of thing you’re going to hear.”
An Appreciation: Joe Sample and the Crusaders, “It Happens Everyday” (1977)
Remembering a drop-dead gorgeous tone poem that was so emblematic.
Loudon Wainwright III – Haven’t Got The Blues [Yet] (2014)
He talks the language of those his age, but in a way that transcends eras.
