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Paul McCartney, July 9, 2014: Shows I’ll Never Forget

Despite a recent illness, McCartney appeared trim, fit, and ready to rock.

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Sophie Alour – Shaker (2014)

France is a mighty good place to go exploring for hidden treasure jazz artists, and within the current scene, Sophie Alour with her ‘Shaker’ CD is as good a place to start as anyone.

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Ted Nugent – Shut Up and Jam (2014)

This isn’t Ted Nugent’s strongest outing, but it’s a perfect example of what he does.

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Orgone Box – Centaur (1996; 2014 reissue)

An unjustly forgotten disc any true blue psychedelic fan will fall madly in love with.

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Something Else! Interview: Wilco guitarist Nels Cline on Scott Amendola’s Fade To Orange

Cline recently took a break from his North American tour with Julian Lage to chat.

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John Wetton Still Loves One of King Crimson’s Most Misunderstood Albums: ‘I Don’t Regret What Happened’

Robert Fripp unceremoniously ended King Crimson before this project even appeared on store shelves.

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Judas Priest – ‘Redeemer of Souls’ (2014)

Judas Priest’s ‘Redeemer of Souls’ shows you don’t need new tricks if you can perform the old ones with the fire, passion and energy of 30 or so years ago.

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Exclusive stream: Elizabeth Shepherd, “What’s Happening” from Signal (2014)

She will change your perceptions of what a “jazz vocalist” in this day and age means.

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One Track Mind: Jerry Garcia Band, “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down” from GarciaLive: Volume Four (2014)

Jerry Garcia’s take is simply enveloped in an atmosphere of absence.

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The Ugly Beats – Brand New Day (2014)

Spartan but sturdy arrangements, capped with hummable choruses and spiky breaks.