Articles by: Nick DeRiso

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Lil' Ed and the Blue Imperials – Jump Start (2012)

Lil’ Ed and the Blues Imperials serve as both a direct link back to the legacy of the old blues master J.B. Hutto and also the living template for Alligator Records’ house-rocking style of electrified roots music. You May Also Like: The Deanan Gourmet Popcorn Factory Crew, “Lil’ Kernel” (2018):Read More

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Peter J. Martin – Waltz for the Wicked (2012)

Australian guitarist Peter J. Martin is a player of enormous technical capability but also much lyrical strength, twin talents that make Waltz for the Wicked a deeply listenable adventure. You May Also Like: Wicked Realm, Aug. 26, 2016: Shows I’ll Never Forget Casey Golden Trio – Miniature (EP) (2016)

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Pink Floyd, April 28, 1994: Shows I’ll Never Forget

At Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas: Call this one Rain Like Hell. On a stormy April night, the grandest effect of all was provided courtesy of God — actual creator, you are reminded, of the moon and its dark side. You May Also Like: Pink Floyd – ‘Live at Knebworth 1990’Read More

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Yes’ Chris Squire on “Fly From Here,” “Life Within a Day,” “Tempus Fugit” + others: Gimme Five

Chris Squire joins us to discuss how a failed project with Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page ultimately led to the inclusion a Squire-sung track on Yes’ ‘Magnification.’

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'An incredible honor for me': Steve Lukather set to tour with Beatles hero Ringo Starr

Steve Lukather, tirelessly active even after 35 years in the business, is rehearsing for upcoming 2012 tours with Ringo Starr and Toto, even as he works on a new studio recording. You May Also Like: Steve Lukather, “When I See You Again” from ‘Bridges’ (2023): One Track Mind

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Marley’s Ghost – ‘Jubilee’ (2012)

If there is a group, in the era after the sad passing of Levon Helm, who can push forward the ageless Americana blueprint of the Band, it might just by Marley’s Ghost.

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Chris Squire talks about collaborating with Steve Hackett: ‘We made good noise’

Chris Squire talks about a 2012 project with Steve Hackett, reuniting with Billy Sherwood, and the difficulties in finding time to make music outside of the familiar matrix of Yes.

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One Track Mind: Eric Burdon, "Memorial Day" (2012)

Eric Burdon, still kicking complete ass at 70, offers a scalding indictment of the way we forget the sacrifices of others on “Memorial Day” You May Also Like: Eric Burdon and the Animals’ Self-Titled Debut Was a Dark, Dirty Triumph

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Bachman and Turner – Live at the Roseland Ballroom, NYC (2012)

If the standard for a reunion is that it measure up to the sound and feel of the original music, then Bachman and Turner — the heart and soul of platinum-selling 1970s hitmakers Bachman-Turner Overdrive — have delivered. You May Also Like: ‘Bachman and Turner’ Resurrected the Spirit of Bachman-TurnerRead More

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Nick Africano – The Butterfly Bull (2012)

Like its title, Nick Africano’s The Butterfly Bull succeeds in these brilliantly contradictory ways. There are, over the course of its 12 songs, both shadows and light You May Also Like: Wilco (The Album) echoed, but didn’t quite live up to Sky Blue Sky The Chick Corea + Steve GaddRead More