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Michael J. McEvoy, multi-instrumentalist and composer: Something Else! Interview

Michael J. McEvoy joins us to discuss working with famous acts like Steve Winwood, how nature sparks his muse and the death of the American dream.

Paul McCartney's Give My Regards to Broadstreet had one moment that wasn't awful

Paul McCartney’s Give My Regards to Broadstreet had one moment that wasn’t awful

Tucked away inside the largely avoidable ‘Give My Regards to Broadstreet,’ issued on Oct. 22, 1984, was Paul McCartney’s first real rock song in years.

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Adam Larson – Selective Amnesia (2015)

Adam Larson’s forthcoming ‘Selective Amnesia’ shows maturity, virtuosity and elegance – and does so in just eight songs.

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Suburban Lawns: Something Else! Interview

Frankie Ennui, Chuck Roast and EJ Emmons join us to discuss the history of Suburban Lawns, a long-overdue reissue and their missing frontwoman.

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The Outryders, “Over the Scars / Look at What You’ve Done” (2015): One Track Mind

Joe Algeri and the Outryders show a commitment to a kind of pop rock that, no matter what the fad of the day may be, will always stir the heart.

Toto, "A Secret Love" from 'Hydra' (1979): Toto Tuesdays

Toto, “A Secret Love” from ‘Hydra’ (1979): Toto Tuesdays

Toto’s sophomore release ‘Hydra’ ends with “A Secret Love,” a gorgeous, yet complex ballad with Steve Porcaro’s fingerprints all over it.

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Elton John and Leon Russell’s The Union was marked by this bittersweet sense of loss

Released this week in 2010, Elton John and Leon Russell’s fiesty collaboration ‘The Union’ is an often-loud record with its share of quiet truths.

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Hurricane No. 1 – Find What You Love and Let It Kill You (2015)

Packed with powerful, melodic vocals and a string of energetic performances, Hurricane No. 1’s new album is a perfect melding of pop and hard rock.

Matthew Shipp Trio - The Conduct of Jazz (2015)

Matthew Shipp Trio – The Conduct of Jazz (2015)

For the Matthew Shipp Trio’s first album with drummer Newman Taylor Baker, ‘The Conduct of Jazz’ honors the real jazz tradition of breaking outside of previously placed constraints.

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Ola Onabule, jazz and soul singer-songwriter: Something Else! Interview

Ola Onabule has released eight albums in a career stretching more than two decades, yet there remains about him a sense of fierce independence.