Almost Hits: Squeeze, “Tempted” (1981)
Probably anyone between the ages of 40 and 60 would be surprised to learn that Squeeze’s most familiar song didn’t even crack the top 40 in the US, much less the top 20. You May Also Like: No related posts.
Probably anyone between the ages of 40 and 60 would be surprised to learn that Squeeze’s most familiar song didn’t even crack the top 40 in the US, much less the top 20. You May Also Like: No related posts.

Over the course of Matthew Shipp’s Blue Series releases, I have spent a not insignificant amount of time pushing, pulling, and molding words into shape in the effort to describe Shipp’s ever-changing musical concepts. You May Also Like: Matthew Shipp – ‘The Intrinsic Nature of Shipp’ (2023) David S. WareRead More

Confusion Bleue is a self-described “total improvisation unit” led by Japanese pianist Nobu Stowe (who also hold a PhD in Psychology) and Omaha native, drummer Ray Sage (formally of Reverb Motherfuckers). You May Also Like: Brian Groder Trio – R Train on the D Line (2016)

Glenn Frey has been mixing up appearances with the Eagles with continuing dates in support of his new standards record After Hours, providing a wide variety of musical contexts. Frey says he wouldn’t have it any other way. You May Also Like: No related posts.

After a tumultuous period just before the release of Black Country Communion’s Afterglow, frontman Glenn Hughes is ready to talk again about the band’s future. Well, sort of. You May Also Like: How Black Country Communion’s Debut Brought Back ’70s-Style Hard Rock Why Black Sabbath Went Out on a HighRead More

Toto is planning a 35th anniversary tour, and now so is former frontman Bobby Kimball — who fronted the band over an early period that included “Hold the Line,” the Grammy-winning band’s debut No. 5 hit in 1978. You May Also Like: Bobby Kimball, former Toto frontman: Something Else! InterviewRead More

Geezer Butler says the forthcoming Black Sabbath album returns the group to the feel of its initial trio of recordings, even if they’ve had to move on without original drummer Bill Ward. You May Also Like: Why Black Sabbath Went Out on a High Note With ’13’ Why Black Sabbath’sRead More

Lisa Loeb returns with her first project aimed at an adult audience since 2004’s The Way It Really Is. But she doesn’t settle back into the absorbing, modestly constructed singer-songwriter craft of that project You May Also Like: No related posts.

If anyone can be said to be the “godfather” of the underground traditional country movement, it would probably be Dale Watson. Though he released his first album in 1995, his roots in music go much farther back, as does his sound. You May Also Like: Jackson Taylor and the SinnersRead More

Across 10 original tracks, all but one of which is an instrumental, West Philadelphia keyboardist Jawanza Kobie crafts a layered, deeply enjoyable amalgam on the new release Feels Better Than It Sounds. You May Also Like: Harriet Tubman, with Wadada Leo Smith – Araminta (2017)