Rick Wakeman – White Rock (1977; 2014 reissue)
Composed for a forgettable documentary on the 1976 Winter Games, Rick Wakeman’s ‘White Rock’ still offers moments of very real discovery.
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Something Else! sneak peek: The Bootleggers, “Hard Luck” (2014)
The impulse, of course, is to come in expecting the Kinks. To measure it against the Band. After all, the Bootleggers are led by the sons of Dave Davies and Robbie Robertson. You May Also Like: Daniel Davies + Sebastian Robertson – ‘Condemned’ (2015) Sonic Beat Records Continues to Boom
Albert Collins, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Willie Dixon, Dr. John, Eddie Floyd, Steve Cropper – A Celebration of Blues and Soul (2014)
A years-long labor of love helps save a key piece of musical, not political, history.
Something Else! sneak peek: Squeeze’s Glenn Tilbrook, “Everybody Sometimes” (2014)
Smaller scale than your average Squeeze single, though no less charming, Glenn Tilbrook’s “Everybody Sometimes” doesn’t try to do too much You May Also Like: No related posts.
Old Crow Medicine Show, “Sweet Amarillo” (2014): Something Else! sneak peek
“Sweet Amarillo” brings Old Crow Medicine Show back to their roots, while reminding us of what country music used to be – and what it could be again.
One Track Mind: Garbage with Brody Dalle, “Girls Talk” (2014)
A kick directly into the ass, Garbage’s “Girls Talk” finds Shirley Manson building — with teeth-clinched menace — toward a furious howl.
One Track Mind: Thomas Dybdahl, “This Love Is Here To Stay” (2014)
A bewitching, crepuscular journey into a the deepest kind of fragility, “This Love Is Here To Stay” sounds like that quiet voice that comes in the darkest part of night. You May Also Like: Dan Auerbach + The Arcs, “Stay in My Corner” from Yours, Dreamily (2015): One Track MindRead More
‘What a soul for New Orleans’: Allen Toussaint talks Dr. John ahead of Saturday tribute concert
Dr. John’s flamboyant life and hoodoo-tinged music will be celebrated during a special concert event to be held on Saturday, May 3, 2014, in New Orleans as part of the Jazz and Heritage Festival.
Something Else! sneak peek: Kenny Wayne Shepherd + Ringo Starr, “Cut You Loose” (2014)
If you’ve only heard Ringo Starr with the Beatles, it might not prepare you for the deep pocket he climbs into on this old Buddy Guy/Junior Wells blues favorite.
‘We’ll have to see’: Busy Neal Schon unsure when Journey will return to the studio
Some of that trepidation is no doubt related to the response to Journey’s 2011 release ‘Eclipse,’ which debuted at No. 13 in the U.S. but then quickly faded.
