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Farmers By Nature – Love And Ghosts (2014)

This improvised music supergroup is truly a democratic musical commune.

'Two individual artists working together': Actually, they were never really 'Hall and Oates'

‘Two individual artists working together’: Actually, they were never really ‘Hall and Oates’

Turns out, Hall and Oates were hinting at solo careers to come from the first.

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The Road Hammers – Wheels (2014)

Forget about the genre this album is supposed – or not supposed – to be.

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Something Else! sneak peek: MoeTar, “Regression to the Mean” from Entropy of the Century (2014)

Does a song have to be repetitive and elementary to work? MoeTar says: No.

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The Doughboys, “The Tears of a Clown” (2014): One Track Mind

Covering Motown classics can be awfully risky, but you can always trust the Doughboys to do things right.

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‘He liked the Beatles, too’: Tom Petty opens up about his relationship with George Harrison

They memorably recorded two albums together with the Traveling Wilburys.

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‘Heaved it at least 150 feet’: Peter Frampton teaches video-obsessed concertgoer a lesson

Don’t use your cell to film a Frampton show. Not if you want it back.

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Something Else! sneak peek: Euge Groove, “Got 2 Be Groovin'” from Got 2 Be Groovin’ (2014)

“Got 2 Be Groovin'” is another calling card tune from smooth jazz sax master Euge Groove, destined to delight his fans.

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Darius Jones + Matthew Shipp – The Darkseid Recital (2014)

Unpredictability and real passion characterizes ‘The Darkseid Recital’ as a whole, just as it did for Jones’ and Shipp’s amazing ‘Cosmic Lieder’, but those things are magnified from doing it from the stage. That’s the perfect way to follow up on that earlier, acclaimed duet.

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‘We all had our demons’: Jack Bruce on Cream’s pitfalls, and surviving them

The resurgent bassist has some stern advice for his younger self.