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‘Sometimes you’ve got to go out on a blind date’: Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson on the inspiration for a new Gerald Bostock project

Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson didn’t wait for inspiration to strike when getting started on the forthcoming solo album Homo Erraticus. In fact, he made an appointment with it. You May Also Like: Jethro Tull – ‘The Zealot Gene’ (2022)

Wings' Denny Laine on Working With Paul McCartney Again: 'That's Never Come Up'

Wings’ Denny Laine on Working With Paul McCartney Again: ‘That’s Never Come Up’

Denny Laine says he and ex-bandmate Paul McCartney talk often – though not about collaborating.

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‘No epics on this album’: Alan White previews Yes’ new project with Roy Thomas Baker

Yes drummer Alan White says the band’s on-going sessions with producer Roy Thomas Baker have little in common with a failed attempt at collaborating back in Paris in the late 1970s. You May Also Like: Ginger Baker (1939-2019): An Apprecation

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Something Else! sneak peek: Saun and Starr with the Dap-Kings, “Hot Shot” (2014)

If you are a fan of Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings (and we are), then surely you’ve marvelled at the coiled brilliance of her smooth and sultry backup singers — dubbed the Dapettes (and we have). Here’s a chance to sample their forthcoming debut album, as Saun and Starr takeRead More

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Steve Cropper played underrated role on signature early Stax hit: ‘The place would go nuts’

No, there’s no guitar on the Mar-Keys’ Top 5 pop and R&B hit “Last Night.” But yes, Steve Cropper was part of that seminal 1961 Stax side — playing a completely different instrument the old-fashioned way. You May Also Like: No related posts.

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‘We start work in June, I think’: Ex-Yes frontman Jon Anderson’s new band could include Jean-Luc Ponty

Some 10 years after splitting with Yes, Jon Anderson has started talking about forming another band again — and, as he revealed during an autograph session with fans, the lineup could include a certified prog-rock and jazz-fusion legend. You May Also Like: No related posts.

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‘Is this really Queen without Freddie?’: Brian May defends tour with Adam Lambert

Brian May was careful, when talking about Adam Lambert’s initial North American tour with Queen, to say that the former Idol finalist is “never an imitator. He finds his own way with the songs.” You May Also Like: No related posts.

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Something Else! sneak peek: Eric Reed, “Gallop’s Gallop” from The Adventurous Monk (2014)

Eric Reed, who rose to fame in the early 1990s with Wynton Marsalis, has discovered a well spring of inspiration in the music of Thelonious Monk, as “Gallop’s Gallop” heralds his third tribute album to the offbeat jazz genius. You May Also Like: Gregory Lewis, with Marc Ribot – OrganRead More

Paul McCartney's Current Band has Outlasted the Beatles and Wings: 'We Just Love Playing Together'

Paul McCartney’s Current Band has Outlasted the Beatles and Wings: ‘We Just Love Playing Together’

He was in the Beatles and Wings for roughly a decade a piece. But Paul McCartney has been collaborating with his current band for far longer.

Tom Scholz wondered if he'd ever finish Boston's 'Life Love and Hope': 'It was hard to keep myself focused'

Tom Scholz wondered if he’d ever finish Boston’s ‘Life Love and Hope’: ‘It was hard to keep myself focused’

Boston’s ‘Life Love and Hope’ had a lengthy gestation period, even by this famously slow-moving band’s standards.