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Something Else! exclusive stream: Michael Carvin Experience, “Night In Tunisia” from Flash Forward (2014)

It’s clear from “Night In Tunisia” that Michael Carvin is the Bill Parcells of drums.

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One Track Mind: Gary Moore, “If the Devil Made Whiskey” from Live at Bush Hall (2014)

This makes Moore’s case again as one of modern blues’ most visceral voices.

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‘David invited him to do stadiums with us!’: Graham Nash on touring as Crosby, Stills Nash and … Fallon?

Fallon would work, he jokes, because “nobody would know he wasn’t Neil.”

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The Animals – The Best of the Animals (2014)

Eric Burdon and the Animals approached the blues with a fresh and original vision.

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Simon Phillips, “Moments of Fortune” from ‘Protocol II’ (2014): One Track Mind

Simon Phillips’ “Moments of Fortune” says a lot about what the ex-Toto drummer hopes to accomplish on his own.

ZZ Top, Tres Hombres and Fandango (1973-75): More Perfect Playlists

ZZ Top, Tres Hombres and Fandango (1973-75): More Perfect Playlists

The idea here is to rehabilitate the studio tracks from ‘Fandango.’

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‘There is no future; it’s over’: Gene Simmons declares rock dead — but not Kiss

“Can you name me one superstar act these days?” he says. “You can’t.”

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Something Else! sneak peek: Gary Clark Jr., “When My Train Pulls In” from Live (2014)

The kind of torrential, brain-freeze licks that can only be compared to Hendrix.

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J.J. Wright – Inward Looking Outward (2014)

Uncommonly fresh and quietly inventive, Inward Looking Outward breathes new life into the venerable ol’ piano trio without having to step outside to achieve that. A rare achievement, to be sure.

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‘It took us all by surprise’: Micky Dolenz still marvels over the Monkees’ comeback

One video, quite appropriately, shows them thawing from a deep freeze.