Archive for November, 2022

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Deborah Holland, of Animal Logic: Something Else! Interview

Deborah Holland discusses how she reunited with Stanley Clarke and Stewart Copeland to create long-awaited new music – and what’s next for Animal Logic.

Desert Island Discs: Guilty Pleasures

Desert Island Discs: Guilty Pleasures

Here’s what we’ll be packing way in the back of our luggage – way, way in the back – before our fateful seafaring journey.

Delay Tactics - 'Elements of Surprise' (2022)

Delay Tactics – ‘Elements of Surprise’ (2022)

Carl Weingarten and Delay Tactics offer more tempered prog that’s still filled, thankfully, with a very earthy groove.

Animal Logic, "Can You Tell Me" (2022): One Track Mind

Animal Logic, “Can You Tell Me” (2022): One Track Mind

Animal Logic’s “Can You Tell Me” is an effective tease of things to come, and a welcome return from Deborah Holland, Stanley Clarke and Stewart Copeland.

How 'Fresh' Crowned the Raspberries as Power Pop's Forefathers

How ‘Fresh’ Crowned the Raspberries as Power Pop’s Forefathers

Issued 50 years ago this week, ‘Fresh’ lived up to its title as Eric Carmen and the Raspberries balanced radio-ready pop with muscled rock reflexes.

Michael Haneke's 'Funny Games' (1997): Reel to Real

Michael Haneke’s ‘Funny Games’ (1997): Reel to Real

Michael Haneke’s ‘Funny Games’ arrived 25 years ago as an ingenious meditation on hyper-gratuitous violence in mainstream cinema.

Why You Should Give Pat Metheny's 'Rejoicing' Another Listen

Why You Should Give Pat Metheny’s ‘Rejoicing’ Another Listen

Recorded during a hiatus from the Pat Metheny Group, ‘Rejoicing’ offers an underrated one-off diversion alongside Charlie Haden and Billy Higgins.

In Defense of the Often-Overlooked Mott the Hoople

In Defense of the Often-Overlooked Mott the Hoople

Mott the Hoople deserves wider fame for their eclectic mix of Dylan-esque folk rock, glam leanings, prog-type forays, proto punk/metal and rock ‘n’ roll.

'Guitar Man' Shows Why You Shouldn't Keep Dismissing Bread

‘Guitar Man’ Shows Why You Shouldn’t Keep Dismissing Bread

Released 50 years ago, ‘Guitar Man’ proved that Bread was a lot more mercurial than their soft-rock critics would ever admit.

Snakecharmer - 'Anthology' (2022)

Snakecharmer – ‘Anthology’ (2022)

Appealing to lovers of ‘No Smoke Without Fire’-era Wishbone Ash, Snakecharmer produced plenty of twin-guitar ecstasy during their short tenure.