Chris Squire on the album Yes won’t be returning to in concert: ‘It definitely isn’t everyone’s cup of tea’
Yes has been presenting 1970s-era albums in their entirety on tour. There’s one, however, that apparently isn’t up for consideration.
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‘Then they got the call’: Time Fades Away reissue was already pressed when Neil Young changed his mind
Fans were understandably taken aback when Neil Young suddenly pulled Time Fades Away from the list of releases for Record Store Day, though they likely assumed he simply wanted to continue tinkering with the out-of-print 1973 live document. You May Also Like: No related posts.
Something Else! sneak peek: Emperors of Wyoming, “Rebirth of the Cool” (2014)
How appropriate that the Emporers of Wyoming, a Butch Vig band more than three decades in the making, has fashioned a folk-reverie out of the Afghan Whigs’ crunchy “Rebirth Of The Cool.” You May Also Like: David Philips, “Home” from Winter (2017): Something Else! sneak peek
Neal Schon sparked the long-awaited Santana reunion: ‘It’s just going to be magical’
For Neal Schon, the chance to connect again with mentor Carlos Santana has been more than a musical journey. It’s an emotional one, too.
‘Never did my love diminish’: Michael Nesmith on his emotional return to the Monkees
Outside of their 1965-1970 heyday, Michael Nesmith had rarely returned to the Monkees — beyond the odd concert appearance here and there. That is, until bandmate Davy Jones’ death in 2012. Suddenly, the thought of losing this musical bond thrust the remaining threesome back together. You May Also Like: NoRead More
Something Else! sneak peek: California Breed, “Midnight Oil” from California Breed (2014)
Our second taste of this forthcoming Black Country Communion-offshoot band’s self-titled debut finds California Breed riding a firmament readjusting beat from Jason Bonham toward lip-smacking heavy-rock nirvana. You May Also Like: How Black Country Communion’s Debut Brought Back ’70s-Style Hard Rock
Queen’s Brian May Remembers Brave Final Days of Freddie Mercury: ‘He Was Completely Focused’
Even as Freddie Mercury was fighting for his life, he worked on Queen music.
‘Always had a warm place in my heart’: A lost blues legend directly impacted early Hall and Oates albums
John Oates says a legendary Mississippi Delta bluesman who first rose to fame in the late 1920s ended up having a direct impact on the initial recordings by Hall and Oates. You May Also Like: No related posts.
Something Else! sneak peek: Neal Schon, “Exotica” from So U (2014)
Even as Neal Schon works on a long-awaited reunion with the Santana band, he’s unleashing a taste of what he calls “Latin fusion” from a forthcoming solo album with Marco Mendoza and Deen Castronovo. You May Also Like: No related posts.
Watch: Fascinating new video for Drive-By Truckers’ “Made Up English Oceans”
There are times when a video is just a distraction, something that quantifies a song to the point where it no longer possesses that thunderclap of personal meaning. Then, there are videos that help you hear something else in a track you thought you already knew. You May Also Like:Read More
