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Exclusive stream: Tony Levin and the Stick Men, “Whale Watch” from Deep (2013)

Here’s an exclusive stream from Something Else! featuring one of the most intriguing tracks off Deep, the new whale watching-themed recording from King Crimson/Peter Gabriel collaborator Tony Levin and the Stick Men. You May Also Like: Tony Levin on King Crimson, Stick Men and Photographing It All: Something Else! Interview

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Roger Hodgson tries to reclaim his songwriting legacy: ‘I never dreamt that Supertramp would continue’

Roger Hodgson says, at one time, he loved the anonymity of being in Supertramp. Fast forward a few decades, and he’s left to rebuild a separate legacy — even as few people associate him with his own hit songs. You May Also Like: Why Supertramp’s “Sister Moonshine” Pointed to FutureRead More

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‘Hopefully, maybe some day’: Reunited Toto is still touring, but no concrete plans for studio return yet

Though Toto is convening again for another summer tour — this time in celebration of the 35th anniversary of the band’s breakout No. 5 1978 single “Hold The Line” — new music doesn’t appear to be on the horizon. You May Also Like: No related posts.

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Books: Cher: All I Really Want to Do by Daryl Easlea and Eddi Fiegel (2013)

In 1969, Cher was past her initial folk-pop successes with husband Sonny, but hadn’t yet launched her smash 1970s variety television program. She’d issue the most interesting project of her career. You May Also Like: No related posts.

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‘We’ll start talking on the phone, exchanging ideas’: Michael Anthony says Chickenfoot to gather again soon

Bassist Michael Anthony says Chickenfoot is ready for a return to the studio for what will be its third release. (Never mind, of course, that the second one was titled III.) First, they’ve got to clear some busy schedules. You May Also Like: No related posts.

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‘It will be modern takes on what I do’: Cream’s Jack Bruce set to release first solo project in a decade

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHpq8wFqV6A?rel=0&w=500&h=305] Co-founding Cream bassist Jack Bruce, last seen as part of the muscular fusion group Spectrum Road, is set to release a solo album this year — his first since 2003’s More Jack than God. You May Also Like: Jack Bruce and Robin Trower found new success with oldRead More

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The Eagles’ Don Henley Questions Need for a Hall of Fame: ‘Antithesis of What Rock ‘n’ Roll Is All About’

Just because the Eagles are in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame doesn’t mean Don Henley is buying into the whole thing.

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Friends organize after retired educator and jazz legend Julian Priester is stricken by kidney ailment

Well-respected trombone player Julian Priester, a sideman with Duke Ellington, Herbie Hancock, Sun Ra and John Coltrane, is enduring a withering run of bad luck. You May Also Like: No related posts.

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‘It is very inspiring’: For Steve Lukather, playing with the Beatles’ Ringo Starr about more than music

For Grammy award-winning Toto cofounder and sideman to the stars Steve Lukather, getting to know the Beatles’ Ringo Starr — really know him, as a person — has been the best part of his stint with the newest All-Starr Band. You May Also Like: Ringo Starr and His All StarrRead More

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‘He’d had enough of modern sounds’: Alan Parsons on his cold-call first meeting with Steven Wilson

When Steven Wilson decided he wanted to give his retro-cool new solo project the spacious, complex sound of his favorite classic rock albums, he knew who to ring up: Alan Parsons. Even if they’d never met before. You May Also Like: Pink Floyd Engineer Alan Parsons Had the Perfect ‘WizardRead More