WTF Wednesdays: Betraying the Martyrs, “Let It Go” from Phantom (2014)
A death-metal version of the signature song from Disney’s ‘Frozen’? Yep.
Something Else!
One Track Mind: Reload, “Dark Matter” (2014)
Bands like France’s Reload are keeping the prog rock genre alive.
Here’s Chippy – Little Songs (2014)
Chip Muellemann’s Here’s Chippy offers an album driven by a victorious blend of raw energy and technical triumph.
Indigo Mist [Cuong Vu + Richard Karpen] – That The Days Go By And Never Come Again (2014)
Provocative and fanciful, they bring Ellington and Strayhorn closer to us.
Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons – The Classic Albums Box; Frankie Valli – Selected Solo Works (2014)
Rhino capitalizes on the upcoming ‘Jersey Boys’ movie with timely box sets.
‘Some of it was a little bit overblown’: Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson on prog rock’s ups and downs
Anderson says he and contemporaries in ELP and Yes were often just showing off.
Jonathan Rowden Group – Becoming (2014)
There’s a spiritual unity uncommon in much of jazz today, and even rarer in a debut album.
Steely Dan Sunday, “Your Gold Teeth II (instrumental demo)” (1975)
Here’s why Jeff Porcaro was a favorite among Steely Dan’s many drummers.
Louise Goffin – Songs from the Mine (2014)
The daughter of Carole King and the late Gerry Goffin shines on her own.
On Second Thought: Grateful Dead – Dave’s Picks, Volume 1 (2012)
Brimming with power and grace, this has become a treasured collector’s item.
