Pat Metheny likes to say that the group has a hard time with song titles. They may be hashing out a new composition and the working title will be something like “New thing in E-flat” You May Also Like: Pat Metheny, “You Are” from ‘From This Place’ (2019): One TrackRead More
The name “Mark Lewisohn” carries significant weight in the Beatles fan and scholar communities. During the 1980s and 1990s, the author published essential reference works for any Beatles enthusiast’s library. You May Also Like: ‘George Harrison: The Reluctant Beatle’ by Philip Norman (2023): Books The Rescued Early Paul McCartney SongRead More
Wow, do these Medway, England, fellas really pack a whallop! They impress me as a strong cross between the Jam and the Creation, with some freakbeat and mod flourishes. Really rockin’ the rafters here! You May Also Like: The Embrooks – ‘We Who Are’ (2018) The La De Da’s, BlueRead More
Whatever the circumstances of his early passing, Ronnie Montrose’s music spoke to larger things — to outer-limits explorations on the guitar, to rafter-rearranging loudness, to fun. You May Also Like: Joe Satriani’s ‘Is There Love In Space?’ Showcased His Best (and Worst) Impulses ‘Fanfare For the Uncommon Man: The OfficialRead More
On its fourth studio album, Powder Mill delivers a rough-around-the-edges, nasty, gnarly blend of Southern rock and country that will certainly remind fans of fellow Ozark rockers Black Oak Arkansas. You May Also Like: No related posts.
Akosua Gyebi is a singer with a wondrous voice and range. Her latest release One More Cup Of Coffee received some great reviews, and she is steadfastly making inroads into the music industry. You May Also Like: Beverley Beirne, jazz singer: Something Else! Interview
I look back at what went on in the 1990s and it seems like a completely different world. An impossible world. You May Also Like: Ross Hammond and Jay Nair – ‘Hope’ (2020) Marc Ribot’s Ceramic Dog – ‘Hope’ (2021) Seth Walker – ‘I Hope I Know’ (2022)
Don’t get Kiss’ Gene Simmons started on Wikipedia, the crowd-sourced online reference site. Wait, on second thought: Do. Do get him started. The results are hilarious. You May Also Like: No related posts.
Now that Steve Lukather’s latest round of shows with Ringo Starr’s All-Starr Band have come to an end, he’s focused on work toward Toto’s first studio effort since 2006’s Falling in Between. You May Also Like: Steve Lukather, “Someone” from ‘Bridges’ (2023): One Track Mind Steve Lukather – ‘Bridges’ (2023)
As an avant-jazz musical scholar, a composer, educator and flugabone (that’s a marching trombone to you marching band types) player, David Dominique is a guy full of ideas…the offbeat ones. You May Also Like: David Dominique – ‘Mask’ (2018) Greg Ward – Touch My Beloved’s Thought (2016)
