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‘2014 is going to be wild’: For Adam Lambert, next year could be even bigger

The next musical project for Adam Lambert is drawing ever closer, he confirms. The Idol finalist is riding momentum from his U.S. debut with Queen right back into the studio. You May Also Like: Adam Lambert’s Favorite Queen Song Might Surprise You

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The Jigsaw Seen – For The Discriminating Completist (2013)

For nearly a quarter of a century, the Jigsaw Seen has been making music fueled by fascinating and forward thinking strategies. You May Also Like: The Click Beetles – ‘Pop Fossil’ (2020)

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On Second Thought: Brooklyn Rundfunk Orkestrata (BRO) – The Hills Are Alive (2011)

Hollywood has the unfortunate habit of taking an success and grinding it into the ground but remaking it until the essence of what made it successful dissolves. You May Also Like: Micky Dolenz Might Have Finally Figured Out What the Monkees’ ‘Head’ Was About Roger McGuinn, John Kay + OthersRead More

Sparks Fly On E Street: Bruce Springsteen, "Lonesome Day" (2002)

Sparks Fly On E Street: Bruce Springsteen, “Lonesome Day” (2002)

I can’t honestly remember if I had expectations of Bruce’s reactions to the events of September 11, 2001. While many Americans views had hardened into position, mine had yet to take shape. You May Also Like: Reevaluating Bruce Springsteen’s ‘The Wild, the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle’ Richard Turgeon,Read More

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Foghat – Live in St. Pete (2013)

Truth is, Foghat (part hard blues band, part scroungy jam band) was always better suited to the relaxed atmosphere of the stage.

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‘Kind of going slow’: Carl Palmer says Asia is getting comfortable with new lineup

Carl Palmer says Asia is continuing the demo process for its first album with guitarist Sam Coulson, even as plans are made for another series of shows in Asia and the U.S. next year. You May Also Like: Carl Palmer, of Asia and Emerson Lake & Palmer: Something Else! Interview

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‘We were sort of used to it’: Bill Ward’s latest absence from Black Sabbath wasn’t a surprise

Tony Iommi takes a long view on the controversy involving Bill Ward’s absence from the recent Black Sabbath reunion. After all, in a stint with the band that goes back to the 1960s, he’s seen it all before. You May Also Like: Why Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi Was Only inRead More

Daniel Bennett, jazz saxophonist: Something Else! Interview

Daniel Bennett, jazz saxophonist: Something Else! Interview

The future looks good for the Daniel Bennett Group — and for Daniel, personally.

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Elvis Costello’s Lasting Connection to the Band

For Elvis Costello, the Band arrived like a bolt out of the blue.

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Death Angel – The Dream Calls for Blood (2013)

Death Angel stands as one of the most underrated acts from the second tier of the 1980s San Francisco Bay-area thrash movement. You May Also Like: Archon Angel – ‘Fallen’ (2020) Dialectical Imagination – The Angel and the Brute Sing Songs of Wrath (2017)