‘This is something I could really get into’: Steve Cropper on the often-forgotten influence of bluesman Jimmy Reed
One key element kept him from following in Reed’s footsteps, though.
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Gimme Five: Bruce Springsteen’s spiritual songs, including ‘My City of Ruins,’ ‘The Promised Land,’ ‘We Are Alive,’ others
On the search for salvation, both in this world and the next.
Heaven and Earth appears to have divided Yes’ fanbase like no album since 1973’s Tales from Topographic Oceans
Mike Tiano on whether this polarizing Yes album is a detour or a new path.
Richard Thompson, “Walking on a Wire” from Acoustic Classics (2014): One Track Mind
Richard Thompson takes an old favorite, and does an unexpected thing.
Dead Neanderthals – Prime (2014)
A wake-up call to anyone who thought free jazz was a dying art.
Roddy Frame – Seven Dials (2014)
Simultaneously lived in, and like nothing you’ve heard before.
One Track Mind: Elvis Costello, Jim James + Marcus Mumford, “Nothing To It” from Lost on the River: The New Basement Tapes (2014)
You can tell their heart is in it. But something important is off.
Something Else! exclusive stream: Matthew Shipp, “I’ve Been To Many Places” from I’ve Been To Many Places (2014)
The consummation of many years of study, practice, talent and a wide-open mind.
Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson – Thick as a Brick: Live in Iceland (2014)
Whatever the cover says, the star here will always be Gerald Bostock.
Something Else! sneak peek: Dan White Sextet, “Your Song” from Your Song (2014)
“Your Song” is as dynamic and full of nifty little turns as life itself.
