Jon Herington chooses his favorite Steely Dan guitar solo: ‘So melodic, and the sound is fantastic’
“They hired so many amazing players,” he says. But which one was best?
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‘Two individual artists working together’: Actually, they were never really ‘Hall and Oates’
Turns out, Hall and Oates were hinting at solo careers to come from the first.
Something Else! sneak peek: MoeTar, “Regression to the Mean” from Entropy of the Century (2014)
Does a song have to be repetitive and elementary to work? MoeTar says: No.
‘He liked the Beatles, too’: Tom Petty opens up about his relationship with George Harrison
They memorably recorded two albums together with the Traveling Wilburys.
‘Heaved it at least 150 feet’: Peter Frampton teaches video-obsessed concertgoer a lesson
Don’t use your cell to film a Frampton show. Not if you want it back.
Something Else! sneak peek: Euge Groove, “Got 2 Be Groovin'” from Got 2 Be Groovin’ (2014)
“Got 2 Be Groovin'” is another calling card tune from smooth jazz sax master Euge Groove, destined to delight his fans.
‘We all had our demons’: Jack Bruce on Cream’s pitfalls, and surviving them
The resurgent bassist has some stern advice for his younger self.
‘I’m still kind of shocked and delirious’: Nils Lofgren goes inside his personal new box set
This hand-picked nine-CD, one-DVD collection arrives today.
‘I had exactly 17 dollars!’: Lack of a quarter almost cost Steve Cropper his Hall of Fame career
As a youngster, he pined for one of those Sears and Roebuck flat-top acoustics.
Something Else! sneak peek: Yes, “Your Move/All Good People” from Songs From Tsongas: The 35th Anniversary Concert (2014)
This arrives at the perfect moment. Once more, there are no sides.
