Articles by: Nick DeRiso

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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

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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

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Lurrie Bell – The Devil Ain't Got No Music (2012)

For many of the most familiar names in blues music, their careers began in the church: Stars like B.B. King, Etta James and James Brown debuted as youngsters performing gospel music. For Lurrie Bell, the journey went in reverse. You May Also Like: Pink Floyd, “Wearing the Inside Out” fromRead More

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Duke Robillard Jazz Trio – Wobble Walkin' (2012)

Don’t look for the lip-smacking blues licks that have become associated with Duke Robillard for so long. Instead, the former co-founder of Roomful of Blues settles into an infectiously listenable, decidedly in-the-pocket tempo You May Also Like: Tomi Malm – Walkin’ on Air (2017) Matthew Shipp Trio – ‘New ConceptsRead More