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‘Already shaping up to be something special’: Inside the rehearsals for a rebuilt King Crimson

Robert Fripp’s newly rejiggered seven-man group includes four former Crimsos.

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One Track Mind: Tweedy, “I’ll Sing It” from Sukierae (2014)

A sense of familial connection runs just as deep as this song’s darker complexities.

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‘I want to give it more power’: Queen, Adam Lambert are having fun as huge tour approaches

The ex-Idol finalist has been studying Freddie Mercury through vintage recordings.

Sparks Fly On E Street: Bruce Springsteen, "All I'm Thinkin' About" (2005)

Sparks Fly On E Street: Bruce Springsteen, “All I’m Thinkin’ About” (2005)

It’s not often that I think of Bruce Springsteen songs in the same context as the Viet Nam era and the American culture of that time, but “All I’m Thinkin’ About” has always reminded me of Canned Heat’s “Heading Up The Country.” You May Also Like: Reevaluating Bruce Springsteen’s ‘TheRead More

Steely Dan Sunday, "Planet D'Rhonda" (2012)

Steely Dan Sunday, “Planet D’Rhonda” (2012)

While “Planet D ‘Rhonda” may not be as great as “Miss Marlene” and “Good Stuff,” it does end ‘Sunken Condos’ on a strong and convincing musical note.

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‘You won’t abuse my song’: Steve Cropper on the Stax hit that caused a tussle between Wilson Pickett and Eddie Floyd

“Here are these two guys,” Cropper marvels, “wrestling in the control room.”

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Ricardo Lemvo and Makina Loca – La Rumba SoYo (2014)

If you don’t feel the urge to move, you need to have your pulse checked.

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Something Else! Interview: Keith Law on Velvett Fogg, the influence of Bob Dylan + opening for the Moody Blues

Velvett Fogg is best known as the home of a pre-Black Sabbath Tony Iommi.

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The Jimmy Giuffre 3 & 4 – New York Concerts (2014)

Rare recordings confirm Giuffre’s foresight as free jazz began racing to the edge.

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Inside Jon Davison’s whirlwind ascension as Yes’ frontman: ‘I’m still fully realizing what that means’

He got the job without auditioning, and was on the road with Yes a month later.