Styx fans remember well the year 1979 and Cornerstone, an album that began a decisive turn away from prog rock for the band — with its capstone moment being the epic ballad “Babe.” From there, it seems, the group was on a collision course You May Also Like: No relatedRead More

On this special edition of Something Else Reviews’ One Track Mind, we hand the reins over to ubiquitous sideman Kenny Aronoff You May Also Like: John Fogerty, LPT, Alan Parsons Project + Others: Five for the Road

Imagine towns both small and large, all across a country. Their essence has been drained by “progress” and blind greed You May Also Like: Rob Meany with Terramara, “Dreamer in Dreamland” (2023): One Track Mind

Tony Banks, a co-founding member of Genesis, is preparing a new classical album for March release, called Six Pieces for Orchestra. The Naxos label recording is Banks’ second classical project You May Also Like: No related posts.

Levon Helm, legendary co-founder of the Band and multiple solo Grammy winner, has been cleared for a return to performing after undergoing an undisclosed medical procedure. He’s set to perform again on March 10, according to a new post by manager Barbara O’Brien on Helm’s Facebook page. Helm suffered throughRead More

REO Speedwagon, STYX and Ted Nugent will join forces for The Midwest Rock ‘n’ Roll Express, a 30-date U.S. tour beginning May 1. You May Also Like: No related posts.

When superstar drummer Kenny Aronoff — on tour now with Chickenfoot — starts recalling his sideman projects, they spill out with no rhyme or reason. He’s, almost literally, played them all. You May Also Like: No related posts.

Matthew Shipp has earned his reputation as an out-jazz piano player who offers the clearest alternative yet to the propulsive cacophony of Cecil Taylor. You May Also Like: Matthew Shipp Quartet – Sonic Fiction (2018)

Against a backdrop of a slow waltz toward disappointment and death comes a familiar story — that of a man trying to scratch out a living any way he can. The emotion is amplified with great subtlety by some swelling horns You May Also Like: Jack Bruce and Robin TrowerRead More

A sweeping reissue campaign will follow Razor and Tie’s new signing of Emerson Lake and Palmer to an exclusive multi-year licensing deal for North America. That begins with The Best of Emerson Lake and Palmer: Comes and See the Show, available now in stores and on iTunes. The 14-song compilationRead More