Archive for October, 2014

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Rory Block – Hard Luck Child: A Tribute To Skip James (2014)

Rory Block returns to a well of some two dozen haunting, unequivocal and profound blues songs recorded by Skip James for Paramount in 1931.

Kami Thompson, "Careful" from Family (2014): One Track Mind

Kami Thompson, “Careful” from Family (2014): One Track Mind

Kami Thompson leads the Thompson family band through a country-pop romp called “Careful.”

Texas Hippie Coalition - Ride On (2014)

Texas Hippie Coalition – Ride On (2014)

Texas Hippie Coalition will always have difficulty topping ‘Peacemaker,’ but ‘Ride On’ still has its moments.

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Fleetwood Mac’s extended tour won’t halt new album plans: ‘It’s too profound’

Lindsey Buckingham updates fans on where Fleetwood Mac stands with a long-awaited new album featuring the ‘Rumours’-era lineup.

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Jimmy Barnes + Joe Bonamassa, Journey’s Neal Schon and Jonathan Cain, “Going Down Alone” (2014): One Track Mind

Jimmy Barnes is, off these shores anyway, a stone-cold legend — and an all-star cast including Joe Bonamassa, Neal Schon and Jonathan Cain gives him his due here.

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Kiss’ Gene Simmons trashes reality talent shows, starts a new one

Kiss’ Gene Simmons says these competitions are “really all a fantasy.” Leave it to a middle-edged man in makeup to fix that.

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Rhiannon Giddens, “Spanish Mary” from The New Basement Tapes: One Track Mind

‘The New Basement Tapes’ finally live up to their dizzying promise with Rhiannon Giddens’ darkly contoured reading of “Spanish Mary.”

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Nathan Parker Smith Large Ensemble – Not Dark Yet (2014)

You got to come on, man, and take a piece of Mr. Nathan Parker Smith’s band.

Adrian Belew sets launch date for FLUX: 'It's what I wanted it to be'

Adrian Belew sets launch date for FLUX: ‘It’s what I wanted it to be’

Adrian Belew is readying his FLUX music app, even as preparations continue for a major North American tour with his Power Trio.

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For Emerson Lake and Palmer, completing “Toccata” was quite a journey: ‘He looked like he was in pain!’

Emerson Lake and Palmer ended up a quest to gain permission from the original composer of this stand-out track from 1973’s ‘Brain Salad Surgery.’