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Dean and Ewbank – Blues Say Goodbye (2012)

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zk10No6YZcA&w=500&h=305] The source material here speaks to the essential versatility of these two Georgia-based music industry vets. Blues Say Goodbye includes two blues tracks, a quartet of jazz standards, three smartly reworked rock songs and two originals. You May Also Like: Richard Turgeon, “Goodbye to Summer” (2020): One TrackRead More

Best of the Best: The Official™ Something Else! Top 10 for 2012

Best of the Best: The Official™ Something Else! Top 10 for 2012

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvpoiiBW9bc&w=500&h=305] We’ve each already had our say, individually. Said our piece. Then came time to meet over the remnants of the egg nog and hammer out a consensus — before we go over the disc-al cliff into 2013. You May Also Like: No related posts.

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Sylvain Leroux – Quatuor Créole (featuring Karl Berger) (2012)

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MNXe-AZ4dY&w=420&h=315] If you don’t know anything else about the Montreal-born flautist Sylvain LeRoux and his music, just two things are instructive: he has a passion for Thelonious Monk and a passion for West African music. You May Also Like: Kali Z. Fasteau, featuring Kidd Jordan – Intuit (2016) TylerRead More

Anthony Phillips, Genesis co-founder: Something Else! Interview

Anthony Phillips, Genesis co-founder: Something Else! Interview

Anthony Phillips discusses the ‘Private Parts and Pieces’ series, the beginnings of his old band Genesis, and whether he has ever considered a reunion.

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Books: Frontman: Surviving The Rock Star Myth, by Richard Barone (2007)

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbzYn48qJxU&w=500&h=305] Frontman is a first-time book from the Bongos’ leader and (well, what else?) frontman Richard Barone, part rock star guide, part autobiography — and a completely entertaining and fascinating read. You May Also Like: Richard Turgeon, “You Always Believe” (2021): One Track Mind Richard Turgeon, “Wanna Make Love”Read More

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Simon Townshend – Looking Out Looking In (2012)

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mambstsOPG4&w=500&h=305] Might as well get the Who stuff out of the way; Yes, he’s Pete Townshend’s baby brother. Has appeared on Who albums from Tommy to Endless Wire, and on tours with the band, Pete and frontman Roger Daltrey. But there’s more to Simon Townshend. You May Also Like:Read More

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Forgotten series: Iron Butterfly, Gene Vincent, Eric Carmen, others – Garagelands Volume Two (1999)

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZokODbzZG5k&w=500&h=305] Like its predecessor, Garagelands Volume Two (Bam Caruso Records) salutes long lost songs of the ’60s, where fuzz guitars mingle cordially with chiming tambourines and screeching harmonicas, while the drums thump and pump You May Also Like: Eric Carmen – ‘Eric Carmen’ (1975): On Second Thought Long SongsRead More

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Jordan Richardson’s Top Albums for 2012: Metal and Hard Rock

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncyUDtp_rJk&w=500&h=305] It took some doing, but I’ve finally completed the sacrifices necessary to appease the Dark Lord. With the fiery strength He gave me, I was able to narrow down a list You May Also Like: Sammy Hagar, Don Felder + others, Heavy Metal: Music From The Motion PictureRead More

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Andy Hunter – Think Like A Mountain (2012)

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n85HVbyWAGs&w=420&h=315] The in-demand trombonist Andy Hunter is a winner of many trombone competitions and member of acclaimed big bands such as the Mingus Big Band/Dynasty, Bjorkestra, Toshiko Akiyoshi/Lew Tabackin Big Band You May Also Like: Charlie Hunter got his groove back on the endlessly accessible Baboon Strength Andy GaloreRead More

Deep Cuts: Post-1970s Yes, including 'Machine Messiah,' 'State of Play,' 'New State of Mind,' others

Deep Cuts: Post-1970s Yes, including ‘Machine Messiah,’ ‘State of Play,’ ‘New State of Mind,’ others

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQsmlwOYo7w&w=500&h=305] Anyone can recite, bass line and verse, their favorite moments from Yes’ seminal 1972 release Close to the Edge. Everybody knows about the mountains coming out of the sky, and how they stood there, too. You May Also Like: No related posts.