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Graham Parker and the Rumour, “Long Emotional Ride” (2012): One Track Mind

There’s a broken majesty, a scraggly hopefulness, surrounding “Long Emotional Ride” — like a rebirth after a lengthy time gone. You May Also Like: ‘Burning Questions’ Found Graham Parker Still Angry, If No Longer Young

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Something Else sneak peek: David Philips, “A Sailor’s Song” (2013)

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIs1Lg1qgo0&w=420&h=315] Last year, a British singer-songwriter living in Spain by the name of David Philips made a no-frills record, The Rooftop Recordings, a bare-bones set of home recordings that depended entirely on Philips’ songs You May Also Like: David Philips, “Home” from Winter (2017): Something Else! sneak peek DavidRead More

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Emily Hurd – Any Given Day (2012)

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahFgXoyoCIQ&w=500&h=305] With the average Christmas album, you dig it out sometime around Thanksgiving, then stuff it back in with the tinsel and garland sometime around New Year’s Day. Singer-songwriter Emily Hurd may have broken that pattern with Any Given Day. You May Also Like: Dan Markell, “Carnival Game” (2021):Read More

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The Band’s Garth Hudson is at work on a new project, marking his 75th year

Garth Hudson, fresh off an emotional concert tribute to the fallen voices of the Band, has begun work on a new musical project — and this one promises to be even more personal. You May Also Like: A Legacy Reclaimed: Robbie Robertson and the Band Thumbscrew [Mary Halvorson, Michael FormanekRead More

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Former Toto frontman Bobby Kimball to tour again with singers from Chicago, Journey and Rainbow

The tireless Bobby Kimball has just returned from a South American tour, and already he’s got plans for another series of concert appearances — this time on the other side of the world. You May Also Like: Bobby Kimball, former Toto frontman: Something Else! Interview Bobby Kimball – We’re NotRead More

Genesis Co-founder Anthony Phillips - 'Private Parts and Pieces XI: City of Dreams' (2012)

Genesis Co-founder Anthony Phillips – ‘Private Parts and Pieces XI: City of Dreams’ (2012)

Anthony Phillips left Genesis decades ago, and on ‘Private Parts and Pieces XI: City of Dreams,’ he may have never sounded further away.

Chris Greene Quartet - A Group Effort (2012)

Chris Greene Quartet – A Group Effort (2012)

Chris Greene might be in command of the proceedings on this live document, but the other three cats in his quartet are hardly passive sidemen.

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The JAC – I See Things Differently: Greatest Xmas Hits Vol. 1 (2012)

It’s that time of the year again, when holiday songs are beamed from every nook and cranny conceivable, be it chestnuts roasting over an open fire at a taco joint, or dreaming of a white Christmas in a dentist office You May Also Like: The Outryders, “Over the Scars /Read More

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Mark Saleski’s Top Albums for 2012: Rock and Pop Music