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Dee Snider – Dee Does Broadway (2012)

You can thank a couple of warped senses of humor for this gem: The idea for Dee Does Broadway was born out of voicemails that the Twisted Sister frontman and Alice Cooper exchanged You May Also Like: Alice Cooper, Oct. 28, 2016: Shows I’ll Never Forget Alice Cooper, May 11,Read More

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Pink Floyd, April 28, 1994: Shows I’ll Never Forget

At Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas: Call this one Rain Like Hell. On a stormy April night, the grandest effect of all was provided courtesy of God — actual creator, you are reminded, of the moon and its dark side. You May Also Like: Pink Floyd – ‘Live at Knebworth 1990’Read More

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Forgotten series: Jesu – Jesu (2005)

Godflesh was gone, but one of the men behind it, Justin Broadrick, resurrected the sound and infused it into a new band, Jesu. You May Also Like: No related posts.

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Alice Cooper – The Strange Case of Alice Cooper (1979; 2012 reissue)

Though certainly not his wildest, the performance captured on ‘The Strange Case of Alice Cooper’ is definitely one of his most interesting.

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Best of May 2012: Reader picks include King Crimson, Squackett, Styx – but no Beatles

Progressive music simply dominated the Top 10 for May 2012, as readers celebrated new music (and interviews!) from Squackett, UK, Asia and Spectrum Road. Items featuring Chris Squire, Steve Hackett, John Wetton and Spectrum Road’s Vernon Reid took up an amazing six spots. Wetton’s return to UK and Asia, theRead More

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On Second Thought: Front Line Assembly – Civilization (2004)

First there was Skinny Puppy, then there was Front 242, and then came Front Line Assembly. FLA always seemed kind of like a thinned-out Skinny Puppy You May Also Like: Why Pop Will Eat Itself’s ‘Dos Dedos Mis Amigos’ Has Aged So Well Jacob Garchik – ‘Assembly’ (2022) Doobie BrothersRead More

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The Friday Morning Listen: Gus Gus – Attention (2002)

A couple of nights back, I saw this cool documentary titled Press Pause Play. It’s about how the digital revolution has changed the entire game for human creativity You May Also Like: No related posts.

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Neil Young and Crazy Horse – Americana (2012)

Chances are pretty good that you already know the basic lowdown on this album: 1) It’s the first Neil Young/Crazy Horse record since 2003’s Greendale 2) The songs are all covers and 3) The covers are so damned old that most are in the public domain. You May Also Like:Read More

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Yes’ Chris Squire on “Fly From Here,” “Life Within a Day,” “Tempus Fugit” + others: Gimme Five

Chris Squire joins us to discuss how a failed project with Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page ultimately led to the inclusion a Squire-sung track on Yes’ ‘Magnification.’

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Mort Weiss: Joey DeFrancesco projects showed the difference between music, and the music 'business'

This is the story of two collaborations with Joey DeFrancesco that you almost never saw — or the difference between music … and the music “business.” You May Also Like: Joey DeFrancesco, with Pharoah Sanders – ‘In the Key of the Universe’ (2019)