Nik Turner, co-founder of Hawkwind: Something Else! Interview
Nik Turner joined us to discuss his history with Hawkwind, a passion for fusion, and why even today the offbeat saxist still busks for loose change.
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Curtis Hasselbring – Number Stations (2013)
Curtis Hasselbring heads up a couple of bands and on the spy-themed Number Stations he rubs them together and watches the sparks fly. You May Also Like: Chris Lightcap – Superette (2018) Mary Halvorson – ‘Cloudward’ (2024)
One Track Mind: The Axis of Awesome, “Rage of Thrones” from Cry Yourself a River (2012)
OK. I’m a sucker for goofy musical comedy. The goofier the better. A larger than I’d like to admit part of my record collection is taken up by it. I have the full “Weird Al” Yankovic catalog. You May Also Like: Gypsy, “Gypsy Queen, Part 1” (1970): One Track Mind
‘It’s about the kind of work I do’: Yes/Asia guitarist Steve Howe previews his rangy new summer camp
After a busy summer of touring, both with Yes and with his solo group, Steve Howe plans to share some of what he’s learned in five decades of music making during his first-ever Cross Styles music camp, to be held in August. You May Also Like: No related posts.
Will Martina – Modular Living By Design (2013)
Will Martina has distinguished himself as a cellist, composer and leader with his second album The Dam Levels (2011). Modular Living By Design, out next week, consolidates and propels forward his signature sound. You May Also Like: Azymuth – Fênix (2016) Tim Kuhl, “The Neon Design” from Sky Valley (2018):Read More
WTF?! Wednesdays: Scott Johnson, “Part 3: Involuntary Songs” (1982)
Though it was only then just beginning to hit the mainstream, looping and sampling by the ’80s was becoming old hat for the New Music/Minimalist guys. You May Also Like: No related posts.
One Track Mind: The Guess Who, “This Time Long Ago”/”There’s No Getting Away From You” (1967)
Coming together in 1962 and originally known as Chad Allan and the Reflections, then Chad Allan and the Expressions, and finally the Guess Who, this Canadian band eventually turned into one of the biggest groups in the world. You May Also Like: No related posts.
Poco – ‘All Fired Up’ (2013)
Thirty-five years after scoring their biggest-ever hit with Rusty Young’s “Crazy Love,” Poco finally returns with a suitable successor.
Ringo Starr, Steve Lukather, Gregg Rolie, Todd Rundgren + Joe Walsh – Ringo at the Ryman (2013): Movies
Don’t let the goofball demeanor fool you: Ringo Starr is the model of consistency these days, as solid and professional a frontman as there is — and maestro of one of the last decades’ most reliably entertaining guest-packed tours. You May Also Like: No related posts.
Ken Fowser and Behn Gillece – Top Shelf (2013)
If, as they say, the third time’s the charm, what does that make the fourth time? If it’s concerning a collaboration by tenor saxophonist Ken Fowser and vibraphonist Behn Gillece, it’s even more so the charm. You May Also Like: Ken Fowser – ‘Right On Time’ (2019)
