Joe Bonamassa, “Tiger in Your Tank” (2015): One Track Mind
This lead song from ‘Muddy Wolf at Red Rocks’ makes clear the difficulty Joe Bonamassa — really, anybody — has in taking on Muddy Waters.
Archive for February, 2015
Bandmates quickly learned Ian Gillan’s most important road rule: ‘No arguments on his bus’
In the period before Ian Gillan made a long-hoped-for return to Deep Purple, he worked tirelessly. And you had to stay cool while in transit.
Dead Neanderthals + Nick Millevoi – Dietary Restrictions (2015)
The Dead Neanderthals’ thrillingly explorative new album with Nick Millevoi is one to start your heart — to un-relax, un-settle and un-fetter.
Florence + the Machine, “How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful” (2015): One Track Mind
A lot seems to happen, but also not much. Is this simply an album intro? A taste of a more free-form direction Florence + the Machine might go?
Toto, “Child’s Anthem” from Toto (1978): Toto Tuesdays
“Child’s Anthem” kicks off Toto’s perfectly constructed, musically all-encompassing debut — as well as Preston Frazier’s new feature, Toto Tuesdays.
Ben Wolfe – The Whisperer (2015)
Ben Wolfe’s Posi-Tone debut ‘The Whisperer’ is supple, solid mainstream jazz full of quality Wolfe originals and strong support from his backing band.
Clothes Clothes Clothes Music Music Music Boys Boys Boys, By Viv Albertine (2014): Books
More than a punk-rock memoir, Viv Albertine’s book tells the story of a woman who remained true to herself through many reinventions.
Hall and Oates have developed an unspoken kinship: ‘It’s so weird’
Outside of tour commitments, Hall and Oates rarely, if ever, speak. Find out why John Oates is OK with that.
Alabama Shakes, “Don’t Wanna Fight” from Sound and Color (2015): One Track Mind
Lean and hurtful, anthemic and damaged, Alabama Shakes’ “Don’t Wanna Fight” pulls no punches — not musically, not emotionally.
Phil Collins’ Face Value launched his solo career, and reset Genesis
Released on February 9, 1981, ‘Face Value’ is a time capsule of everything that made Phil Collins into Phil Collins, and maybe the best thing he ever did.
