John Mayall – A Special Life (2014)
John Mayall has, of course, worked with a series of guitar heroes. His new album is different.
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‘Something is continuing to bother me’: Bruce Springsteen discusses his recent burst of creativity
Springsteen has issued more music in the last five years than he did in all of the 1990s.
Cannonball Adderley – Black Messiah (1972; 2014 reissue)
‘Black Messiah’ highlights Cannonball Adderley’s more adventuresome side.
Ace Frehley on his unlikely new cover of Steve Miller’s ‘The Joker’: ‘It’s got a nice, cool vibe’
Remember “New York Groove”? The ex-Kiss guitarist says it’s like that.
Steely Dan Sunday, “The New Breed” (2012)
On first listen, Donald Fagen’s “The New Breed” seems deceptively simple.
‘Last night was really moving’: Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page goes off script at Berklee commencement
He was on hand to inspire a generation of graduates. Instead, it was the other way around.
Mark Egan – About Now (2014)
Mark Egan again hooks up with former Pat Metheny Group bandmate Danny Gottlieb.
Catherine Russell, “Aged and Mellow” from ‘Bring It Back’ (2014): One Track Mind
Catherine Russell always rises to the occasion, whether with Steely Dan, the Dukes of September – or on this terrific new song.
‘It doesn’t bother me at all’: Sean Lennon pushes on, in the long shadow of the Beatles’ John Lennon
Most of the questions – not to mention the comparisons – remain focused on his dad, the lost legend.
Crosby Stills Nash and Young’s ‘Pushed It Over the End,’ ‘Black Coral,’ others: Deep Cuts
We dig around for hidden treasures from the battling boys of CSNY.
