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Something Else! Featured Artist: Van Halen

A long-waited reunion with original lead singer David Lee Roth has Van Halen back in the news … and us digging through some old albums. You May Also Like: How Van Halen’s Jaw-Dropping First Album Ruined My Sex Life (Again)

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Half Notes: Hall and Oates – Live At The Troubadour (2008)

I’ve written about this before, but Hall and Oates used to be on my list of guilty pleasures. Wait, better make that secret guilty pleasures. Super-secret, that is. There was no way I was going to let on to my friends — all of whom were heavily into stuff likeRead More

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Dion – Tank Full Of Blues (2012)

Once a celebrated pre-British Invasion teen idol, Dion Francis DiMucci certainly could have been forgiven for settling into the oldies circuit You May Also Like: Sue Foley – ‘Pinky’s Blues’ (2021) Denise LaSalle, Soul-Blues Belter (1939-2018): An Appreciation Cyril Neville Brought Patented Passion to the Aptly Named ‘Brand New Blues’

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Kinky Friedman announces Southern tour — and, this time, he’s bringing tequila

America’s Jewish troubadour Kinky Friedman is going south in 2012 — specifically the southern United States — and he’s bringing gifts for the natives. You May Also Like: Spencer Friedman and Paul de Jong – Functions (EP, 2018)

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Styx bursts back onto the scene with TV appearances, new DVD and series of shows

Styx is hitting the airwaves and the roadways again — even as Tommy Shaw, James “JY” Young, Chuck Panozzo, Lawrence Gowan, Ricky Phillips and Todd Sucherman celebrate the upcoming DVD release of Styx: The Grand Illusion/Pieces Of Eight Live You May Also Like: No related posts.

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Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi diagnosed with cancer; work on reunion album continues

Guitarist Tony Iommi, currently at work on a reunion project with Black Sabbath, has cancer. The band issued a statement on its Facebook page confirming a diagnosis of early-stage lymphoma for the 63-year-old metal legend You May Also Like: Why Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi Was Only in Jethro Tull ForRead More

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Paul McCartney confirms new album title, reveals track listing and artwork

Many assumed, after Paul McCartney streamed a new song called “My Valentine” in December, that it would be the title track for his forthcoming new studio album of standards. Instead, McCartney confirmed a different title this morning: Kisses On The Bottom. You May Also Like: Why Paul McCartney’s ‘Kisses onRead More

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Pink Floyd Songs That Sucked: Gimme Five

Everybody went through a Pink Floyd phase, right? But, the child is grown; the dream is gone.

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Half Notes: TV On The Radio – Return To Cookie Mountain (2006)

An unconventional combination of the sound of early solo Peter Gabriel, Talking Heads, and touches of David Bowie with hip-hop and minimalist post-rock sensibilities of today, TV On The Radio doesn’t really sound like rock per se, yet doesn’t sound so esoteric that their music is a turn-off. Instead, theRead More

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Sparks Fly On E Street: Bruce Springsteen, "Something In The Night" (1978)

The weight of desperation infuses “Something In The Night.” But then again, in one form or another, it infuses the whole of Darkness On The Edge Of Town. You May Also Like: Reevaluating Bruce Springsteen’s ‘The Wild, the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle’