Archive for April, 2015

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Terry Day, of the Continuous Music Ensemble and the People Band: Something Else! Interview

Terry Day, who rose to fame with the Continuous Music Ensemble and the People Band, inspires those around him to seek a little further.

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Fortunato Isgro, Joe Mandica + Tony Pantano, “Didn’t Take The Time” (2015)

“Didn’t Take The Time,” from Fortunato Isgro, Joe Mandica and Tony Pantano, is one of those rare country songs capable of pleasing all kinds of music fans.

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Nick Hempton, “Catch Up [Catch and Release #7]” (2015): One Track Mind

Here is a review of the seventh song from Nick Hempton’s ‘Catch and Release’ series. “Catch Up” features his base quartet playing a little free form jazz.

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There was more to Supertramp’s Even in the Quietest Moments than ‘Give a Little Bit’

Supertramp’s ‘Even in the Quietest Moments,’ released in April 1977, became a gold-selling hit behind the Roger Hodgson anthem “Give a Little Bit.”

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Geyster – Knight Games, Vols. I-III (2015)

Geyster is having a love affair with vintage West Coast music and is taking us along for a long, pleasurable nearly two hour ride.

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Hall and Oates’ most complicated hit song might surprise you: ‘Very unusual, more sophisticated chord changes’

One of the more difficult Hall and Oates songs, from a guitar player’s technical standpoint, is also one of the duo’s most hummable, biggest hits.

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Kurt Baker Combo – Muy Mola Live! (2015)

Kurt Baker Combo’s ‘Muy Mola Live!’ erupts with such excitement and electricity that you’ll feel as if you’ve been transported to the show.

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Michael Sherwood on ‘Toto XIV,’ Michael Jackson + Steve Porcaro: Something Else! Interview

Michael Sherwood, a long-time collaborator with Steve Porcaro, discusses ‘Toto XIV,’ working with Michael Jackson and his old band Lodgic.

Steve Howe Praises Fellow Guitarist Steve Morse: 'The Breadth of the Music!'

Steve Howe Praises Fellow Guitarist Steve Morse: ‘The Breadth of the Music!’

As Ritchie Blackmore’s successor in Deep Purple, Steve Morse doesn’t always get the respect he deserves. But Steve Howe simply loves the guy.

Partial early-Genesis reunion could happen, on one condition: 'I wouldn’t want to do Mike and the Mechanics material'

Partial early-Genesis reunion could happen, on one condition: ‘I wouldn’t want to do Mike and the Mechanics material’

Original guitarist Anthony Phillips wants to work with former Genesis bandmate Mike Rutherford, but only if he makes an important concession.