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Readers' Top 10 for 2011: Favorites included Jethro Tull, Transatlantic, Paul Motian

Time to let you have your say. We made a series of lists, checked them twice, then published our best-ofs. But what better way to end things than with the annual SER Readers’ Top 10? Here are your albums of the year You May Also Like: Martin Barre – ’50Read More

Beatles Songs That Sucked: Gimme Five

Beatles Songs That Sucked: Gimme Five

There is much about the Beatles that’s easy to love. Still, lend them your ear and you’ll discover a few duds.

Best of the Best: The Official™ Something Else! Top 10 for 2011

Best of the Best: The Official™ Something Else! Top 10 for 2011

The Official™ SomethingElse! year-ending Top 10 list requires two or more of us to be in agreement as we gathered around the watercooler. It’s no easy task.

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Gil Scott-Heron memoir to publish on Martin Luther King Day

A posthumous memoir by Gil Scott-Heron, the late street poet and godfather of hip hop, will be published on Jan. 16, 2012, by Canongate. You May Also Like: Martin Luther King Songs by Stevie Wonder, Queen + U2, Others: Gimme Five MFTJ [Mike Keneally + Scott Schorr] – ‘My Mom’sRead More

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Genesis’ Steve Hackett, Yes’ Chris Squire at work on collaboration

Prog-rock veterans Steve Hackett of Genesis and Chris Squire of Yes are at work on a collaborative project, to be called (not making this up:) Squackett. Esoteric Records will release the album on May 8, 2012. Hackett appeared on Squire’s 2007 holiday-themed Swiss Choir project, and the two have reportedlyRead More

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Shelved Captain Beefheart album finally sees release

A previously shelved album by wow-man rock artist Captain Beefheart is set for release on Jan. 15, 2012 by Zappa Records. You May Also Like: Frank Zappa – ‘Funky Nothingness’ (2023)

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Paul McCartney, “My Valentine” (2011): Something Else! sneak peek

“My Valentine,” with a guest appearance by Eric Clapton, is one of two original compositions on Paul McCartney’s 2012 standards album.

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2011 Year In Review: Remembering Notable Deaths in Music

Here’s a look back in tribute to some of the notable figures in music who died in 2011, broken down by the month in which they passed. You May Also Like: Jackson Browne’s ‘Hold Out’ Was Both Successful, and a Notable Stumble Natalie and Zachary Wilksch, “Can’t Get Your FaceRead More

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Beach Boys announce long-waited reunion tour, reissue projects, new album

The Beach Boys announced on their web site this morning that they will reunite for what’s being billed as “a global 50th anniversary celebration” in 2012. You May Also Like: No related posts.

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Eagles, Herbie Hancock, Tom Petty, Levon Helm slated for 2012 New Orleans Jazz Fest

The Eagles and Tom Petty play the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival for the first time, as 2012’s lineup is announced for the sprawling outdoor music event featuring rock, jazz, Americana, gospel, rhythm and blues, Cajun and zydeco. You May Also Like: Mudcrutch’s belated self-titled debut brought Tom PettyRead More