Archive for October, 2014

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John Butcher, saxophonist: Something Else! Interview

John Butcher in remarkable in that he plays differently in different places, constantly trying different sounds and new ideas.

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Brian May finds magic inside lost ‘Queen Forever’ track: ‘I feel quite proud of us’

‘Queen Forever’ gave Brian May an opportunity to hear all four of the band’s original members playing together again.

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Amanda Kravat, “Wouldn’t Be This” (2014): Something Else! sneak peek

Amanda Kravat crafts a billowing dream of what could be — for herself, and for this song.

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An opportunity missed for Eric Burdon at the 2014 Rhythm and Blues Cruise

Eric Burdon could have made peace with his former bandmates in War aboard the 2014 Legendary Rhythm and Blues Cruise.

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Devon Allman – Ragged & Dirty (2014)

We review ‘Ragged & Dirty,’ which finds Devon Allman getting it done his own damned way.

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Neil Young overcame a key disability to take up painting: ‘I chose my colors carefully’

Neil Young is hardly the first famous musician to try painting, but he’s traveled a difficult road to get there.

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Rob Mazurek + Black Cube SP – Return The Tides: Ascension Suite And Holy Ghost (2014)

Rob Mazurek pours his heart out with a very sympathetic squad from Brazil for this paean to his mother.

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Luke Reynolds, “Just a Little Further” (2014): Something Else! sneak peek

Luke Reynolds returns with a funky Memphis shuffle boasting both a hint of J.J. Cale and a dash of Mark Knopfler.

John Oates goes inside the sessions for Hall and Oates' "I Can't Go For That": 'There's so much space in it'

John Oates goes inside the sessions for Hall and Oates’ “I Can’t Go For That”: ‘There’s so much space in it’

Hall and Oates had finished recording for the day, when inspiration brought them to a Roland CompuRhythm – and one of their biggest songs.

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David Bowie, “Sue [Or In a Season of Crime]” (2014): One Track Mind

We review David Bowie’s newly released single “Sue,” which finds him once again leaving all possible labels and discriptions behind.