Fred Phillips’ Mid-Year Best of 2014 (Hard Rock and Metal): Anti-Mortem, Down, Lacuna Coil
10 early favorites, plus some great stuff to look forward to later this year.
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Chicago – ‘Chicago XXXVI: Now’ (2014): Something Else! Sneak Peek
This may well be Chicago’s first great album of new material in a generation.
‘I just sort of dialed’: Ringo Starr surprised Paul McCartney in the hospital during illness
The Beatles bandmates remained in constant contact as McCartney battled an infection.
‘A lot of things came together’: Phil Collins is in rehearsals with Lee Sklar, Jason Bonham and others
“Personally,” says Sklar, “I didn’t think we were ever going to play again.”
Something Else! exclusive stream: Terje Lie, “You Know” from Bright Moments (2014)
Summer time is here and we could go for a sunny groove, right? Cue up the sounds of beach-lovin’, LA-based Norwegian saxophonist Terje Lie.
S. Victor Aaron’s Mid-Year Best of 2014 (Non-Jazz): Jack White, Me’Shell Ndegéocello, Drive-By Truckers, Lucinda Williams
Here are the seven best albums outside of realm of jazz so far in 2014. So says me.
Intelligent Music Project II, with Joseph Williams, Simon Phillips and John Lawton (2014): Something Else! exclusive premiere
Joseph Williams and Simon Phillips worked together in Toto for four years.
‘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.
‘I’m going to go out on a limb’: Steve Cropper on how technology is ruining modern music
Cropper is set for another European tour with the Animals later this year.
‘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.
