Archive for June 13th, 2015

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The Cars’ Often-Overlooked ‘Candy-O’ Still Revs With Excitement

‘Candy-O,’ released on June 13, 1979, wasn’t quite as immediate or artfully cool as the Cars’ celebrated debut. Here’s why we love it, anyway.

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Dan Auerbach + The Arcs, “Stay in My Corner” from Yours, Dreamily (2015): One Track Mind

The Arcs’ “Stay in My Corner” isn’t any muscle-popping left turn for Black Keys fans. Instead, it simply sticks with what Dan Auerbach does best.

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Stephen Haynes – Pomegranate (2015)

In the proud tradition of Bill Dixon, here’s a review of Stephen Haynes’ ‘Pomegranate’ with Joe Morris, Warren Smith, William Parker and Ben Stapp.

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Adam Lambert on the difficulties of updating old Queen material: ‘That was tricky’

Adam Lambert talks about walking the fine line between loving tribute and any attempt to inject his own personality into Queen’s legacy.

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The Fad – The Now Sound (2015)

Stealing cues from both ’60s pop rock and ’80s new wave, the Fad play songs so exhilarating you want them to just keep going and going.