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Steely Dan Sunday, "Kind Spirit" (1980?)

Steely Dan Sunday, “Kind Spirit” (1980?)

Another unfinished diamond in the rough that evokes a feeling of what could have been.

Nick DeRiso’s Mid-Year Best of 2014 (R&B, Jazz and Blues): Paul Rodgers, Rebirth, Walter Trout, Brad Mehldau, Wilko Johnson + Roger Daltrey

Nick DeRiso’s Mid-Year Best of 2014 (R&B, Jazz and Blues): Paul Rodgers, Rebirth, Walter Trout, Brad Mehldau, Wilko Johnson + Roger Daltrey

Little other than a sense of soul holds this list together. That’s more than enough.

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Street Priest – More Nasty (2014)

Here in ‘Merica, we covet our freedom and we root for the underdog. And we like brash. Therefore, the free-funk, noise band out of Oakland that call themselves Street Priest is as American is, well you know, Grandma’s apple pie.

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Exclusive advance stream: Marco Minnemann, “Soul Dance” from EEPS (2014)

You’ll never think of Marco Minnemann the same way again.

Deep Beatles: "Don't Bother Me" from With the Beatles (1963)

Deep Beatles: “Don’t Bother Me” from With the Beatles (1963)

George Harrison begins developing his craft at an astoundingly rapid pace.

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One Track Mind: Shooter Jennings, “4th of July” from Put the O Back in Country (2005)

I still can’t figure out why this wasn’t a huge summer hit.

Nick DeRiso's Mid-Year Best of 2014 (Reissues and Live): Toto, the Who, Roy Orbison, Stick Men, Jon Anderson, Mike Bloomfield

Nick DeRiso’s Mid-Year Best of 2014 (Reissues and Live): Toto, the Who, Roy Orbison, Stick Men, Jon Anderson, Mike Bloomfield

These 10 reissues and live sets provided us with important new perspectives.

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Something Else! sneak peek: Jeff Crosby and the Refugees, “Love, Hate Relationship” (2014)

This brings us back to when we first got smitten with rock music so long ago.

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Something Else! Interview: Larry Tamblyn of garage-rock pioneers the Standells

Decades after their biggest hits, the Standells are still creating garage-shaking rock.

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And now, an important message from Wilco guitarist Nels Cline …

Cline talks up Scott Amendola’s orchestral ‘Fade To Orange’ crowdfunding project.