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Steve Lukather, "When I See You Again" from 'Bridges' (2023): One Track Mind

Steve Lukather, “When I See You Again” from ‘Bridges’ (2023): One Track Mind

Steve Lukather returns with a Toto-sounding single, just two years after ending his longest-ever dry spell as a solo artist.

Why I Actually Didn't Like Some of Those Huge '70s Records

Why I Actually Didn’t Like Some of Those Huge ’70s Records

Cheap Trick recorded ‘At Budokan’ 45 years ago this month, creating another in a string of LPs that were simply everywhere back then.

Nick Finzer - 'Dreams, Visions, Illusions' (2023)

Nick Finzer – ‘Dreams, Visions, Illusions’ (2023)

Trombonist, band leader and composer Nick Finzer returns with 10 challenging original compositions on the three-part ‘Dreams, Visions, Illusions.’

How 'The Birds, the Bees and the Monkees' Blew Away Their Pre-Fab Image

How ‘The Birds, the Bees and the Monkees’ Blew Away Their Pre-Fab Image

The genre-blending Monkees did a great job of flaunting their mercurial talents 55 years ago this month on ‘The Birds, the Bees and the Monkees.’

The Two Poets Who Created a Foundation for Rock

The Two Poets Who Created a Foundation for Rock

Arthur Rimbaud and William S. Burroughs shaped the evolution of rock, and then each rebellious leap and plunge into more experimental music.

The Sunny Four [David Torn, Aurora Nealand, Ches Smith + Tim Berne] - 'MYSTIC' (2023)

The Sunny Four [David Torn, Aurora Nealand, Ches Smith + Tim Berne] – ‘MYSTIC’ (2023)

The the music of ‘MYSTIC’ by the expanded Sun of Goldfinger ensemble The Sunny Four lives entirely in the moment while justifying multiple moments re-hearing it.

Matt Mitchell, "equanimity" and "concentricals" (2023): Something Else! streaming premieres

Matt Mitchell, “equanimity” and “concentricals” (2023): Something Else! streaming premieres

Here are a pair of streaming premieres of songs from Matt Mitchell’s upcoming piano/drums double-disc album ‘Oblong Aplomb.’

Steve Howe's Tomorrow - 'Permanent Dream' (2023)

Steve Howe’s Tomorrow – ‘Permanent Dream’ (2023)

A re-imagined and expanded update of Tomorrow’s classic debut from stalwart Yes guitarist Steve Howe toughens their psych-rock groove.

Ivo Perelman - 'Reed Rapture In Brooklyn' (2023):  Movies

Ivo Perelman – ‘Reed Rapture In Brooklyn’ (2023): Movies

Ivo Perelman’s one-on-one improvisations with 12 distinct reedists ‘Reed Rapture In Brooklyn’ is the story of an ambitious project told through a box set of recordings now being told through a full-length documentary.

Why 'Red Rose Speedway' Ended Up Fracturing Paul McCartney and Wings

Why ‘Red Rose Speedway’ Ended Up Fracturing Paul McCartney and Wings

Denny Seiwell and Henry McCullough joined us to discuss Paul McCartney and Wings’ ‘Red Rose Speedway,’ released 50 years ago this month.