Something Else! Interview: Nels Cline Singers drummer Scott Amendola discusses his ambitious Fade To Orange project
Amendola is an affable, do-it-all drummer with a wicked backbeat.
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Peter Brotzmann + Sonny Sharrock – Whatthef*ckdoyouwant? (2014)
More than an album, these archival 1987 recordings unfold like a conversation.
‘That was fun’: How the Yardbirds ended up featured on The Simpsons
Jim McCarty and the Yardbirds are in the midst of a rare U.S. tour.
The Jigsaw Seen – Old Man Reverb (2014)
The Jigsaw Seen brazenly picks up where their role models left off.
S. Victor Aaron’s Mid-Year Best of 2014 (Modern and Mainstream Jazz): Steve Lehman, Jamie Saft, Matthew Shipp, Joe Beck
The future of jazz looks blindingly bright.
Micky Dolenz’s first original for the Monkees caused quite a stir: ‘Just a total word association’
It reached No. 2 in the UK, but only after a name change to (no kidding) “Alternate Title.”
On Second Thought: Cheap Time – Exit Smiles (2013)
These aren’t garage acolytes, the kind who nail the details but miss the feel.
‘There were more names than gigs’: On the history of Pink Floyd, before they were Pink Floyd
Best known among the early bands was Sigma 6, with Nick Mason, Rick Wright and Roger Waters.
Paul Stanley on the Kiss album he still can’t stand: ‘We were clueless; it had no teeth’
“We were so full of ourselves,” Kiss’ Paul Stanley admits, “that we forgot why we started making music.”
Fred Phillips’ Mid-Year Best of 2014 (Hard Rock and Metal): Anti-Mortem, Down, Lacuna Coil
10 early favorites, plus some great stuff to look forward to later this year.
