One Track Mind: Peter Frampton, “Hummingbird in a Box” from Hummingbird in a Box (2014)
Frampton isn’t the superstar he once was, but his playing has never been better.
Other News
The Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson aims to compose alone: ‘I’ve had it with collaborators’
As for his old bandmates, Wilson says: “They were just not as good as writers.”
Keith Jarrett + Charlie Haden – ‘Last Dance’ (2014)
Though Charlie Haden is battling polio, he meets an old friend at their peak capacity.
A last-minute casting decision finally sold the Monkees’ TV program: ‘It tested terribly’
“They were really worried,” Micky Dolenz says, “that they weren’t going to be able to sell the show.”
One Track Mind: Marillion, “Power” from A Sunday Night Above The Rain (2014)
A standout track found on ‘Sounds That Can’t Be Made’ becomes a study in visceral contrasts.
For Hall and Oates, appearing on Soul Train was a signature moment: ‘Anybody who was anybody’
“An amazing show,” John Oates says, “that perfectly captured the R&B music of that era.”
Hiromi – Alive (2014)
Ahmad Jamal once said Hiromi “has discovered her own genre.” He was on to something.
WTF?! Wednesdays: John Zorn, “Chronology” from Spy vs. Spy (1989)
I wonder what Ornette thinks of this stuff?
Deep Purple vs. the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: Vol. 4, Rainbows, Snakes and the Glory Road
Ritchie Blackmore, David Coverdale and Ian Gillan explore new sounds during a hiatus.
‘It was inappropriately titled’: Did ‘History of the Eagles’ focus too much on Glenn Frey and Don Henley?
“It should have been titled,” Don Felder says, “‘The History of Don Henley and Glenn Frey.'”
