The Sweet, ‘New York Groove” (2012): One Track Mind
The Sweet’s effervescent take on “New York Groove” opens their album of mashed-up cover tunes, ‘New York Connection.’
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Harmonica Hinds – If Speed Was Just a Thought (2012)
Mervyn “Harmonica” Hinds, a regular on the Chicago blues scene of decades, was once one of the best sidemen that nobody knew. That’s changed more recently, as Hinds has begun issuing albums under his own name in regular intervals. You May Also Like: Illinois Speed Press – ‘Illinois Speed Press’Read More
The Maccabees – Given to the Wild (2012)
The Maccabees have said that their new album represents what the band really sounded like all along. Apparently, if the forthcoming Given to the Wild is to be believed, what they sounded like was Coldplay. You May Also Like: Reevaluating Bruce Springsteen’s ‘The Wild, the Innocent and the E StreetRead More
Squackett, ‘Sea of Smiles / Perfect Love Song’ (2012): Something Else! sneak peek
Issued today as a special single to commemorate Record Store Day 2012, these two songs give us an early glimpse into one of the more interesting collaborations in memory between legacy prog-rockers. Guitarist Steve Hackett, a member of Genesis from 1970-77, and Yes’ bass-playing cofounder Chris Squire first worked togetherRead More
Something Else! sneak peek: Rufus Wainwright, "Out of the Game" (2012)
Rufus Wainwright returns with a song that sounds as old as polyester and, in fact, boasts a few venomous rebukes of dead-end dalliances that you’d expect to hear from the old men who once wore it. You May Also Like: No related posts.
Deep Purple – Total Abandon: Australia '99 (2012)
Here’s where the Steve Morse edition of Deep Purple staked its claim to the band’s stirring history — and, in many ways, began to refashion it for a new age. You May Also Like: No related posts.
Gimme Five: John Wetton on Asia, King Crimson and standout solo songs
On this special edition of Something Else Reviews’ One Track Mind, we hand the reins over to prog legend John Wetton You May Also Like: No related posts.
John Wetton of Asia, King Crimson and UK: Something Else! Interview
The well-traveled John Wetton rose to early fame collaborating with childhood friend Robert Fripp in King Crimson, before co-founding UK and then Asia.
The Grateful Dead – All The Years Combine: The DVD Collection (2012)
There was something about a New Year’s Eve show and the Grateful Dead, as the forthcoming All The Years Combine: The DVD Collection so artfully illustrates. You May Also Like: Grateful Dead’s ‘Long Strange Trip’ Film Reminds Me Why I’ll Always Be a Deadhead
Dar Williams – In the Time of Gods (2012)
Dar Williams might be one of the few singer-songwriters around who could take the age-old fables surrounding Zeus and Aphrodite, and smartly connect them to our current state of affairs. You May Also Like: How Warren Zevon Found Drunken Brilliance With Hindu Love Gods Denny Zeitlin, with Buster Williams +Read More
