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Gimme Five: Overlooked Albums by Bad Company, Genesis, Husker Du, others

Gimme Five: Overlooked Albums by Bad Company, Genesis, Husker Du, others

Call this one: A Trip to St. Cecilia’s Orphanage for Homeless Albums.

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Jon Herington chooses his favorite Steely Dan guitar solo: ‘So melodic, and the sound is fantastic’

“They hired so many amazing players,” he says. But which one was best?

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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.