Articles by: Nick DeRiso

The Beatles reunite! (Well, kind of): More Perfect Playlists

The Beatles reunite! (Well, kind of): More Perfect Playlists

With Lennon and Harrison’s untimely passings, this is as close as we’ll ever get again.

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‘He’s like our hidden weapon’: Neal Schon on the overlooked vocal talent of Journey’s Deen Castronovo

A Castronovo-sung single from Schon’s new solo album shot into the Top 5.

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‘It was such a powerful day’: Nils Lofgren discusses his new box set’s major Neil Young find

Lofgren’s ‘Face the Music’ set includes 169 original songs from across his career.

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Gimme Five: Stanley Clarke, Steve Gadd, Steve Lukather, Dave Mason + Brian Ray celebrate Paul McCartney

Collaborators from across his solo career talk about what McCartney has meant to them.

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Eric Johnson – Europe Live (2014)

‘Europe Live’ illustrates what cutting Johnson loose adds to his studio efforts.

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One Track Mind: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, “U Get Me High” (2014)

The Heartbreakers offer plenty of edge, but what stands out is what’s not there this time.

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One Track Mind: Bobby Hutcherson, David Sanborn + Joey DeFrancesco, “Delia” (2014)

This is one finger-licking, chin-wagging, cool-side-of-the-pillow triumph.

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One Track Mind: Robyn Hitchcock, “The Ghost In You” from The Man Upstairs (2014)

A synth-driven Psychedelic Furs song might not seem like a great cover idea. But it was.

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John Wetton and Richard Palmer-James – Jack-Knife/Monkey Business (2014)

Remastered King Crimson-era demos find John Wetton working with Bill Bruford again.

One Track Mind: Yes, "Believe Again" from Heaven and Earth (2014)

One Track Mind: Yes, “Believe Again” from Heaven and Earth (2014)

You have to wonder what the reaction to this music would be, without the expectations.