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One Track Mind: Canary, “Let Down Your Guard” (2013)

After releasing two EPs, Canary has gotten it gender-bending brand of blues-rocking menace down to a coiled science. Take “Let Down Your Guard,” a track that first hits you in the solar plexus You May Also Like: Projekt Gemineye, “Virtual Reality” (2018): One Track Mind Projekt Gemineye – ‘Man ofRead More

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Lists: Alfred Hitchcock’s best blondes, from Ingrid Bergman to Grace Kelly to Janet Leigh

“Sex on the screen should be suspenseful,” Alfred Hitchcock told François Truffaut. “If sex is too blatant or obvious, there’s no suspense. You May Also Like: Aviation Blondes – ‘Edge of Forever’ (2009): Forgotten Series

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The Beach Boys’ Al Jardine on touring and recording with Brian Wilson: ‘We’re going all the way back’

Even the disintigration of a long-hoped-for Beach Boys reunion hasn’t stopped Brian Wilson’s third-act creative resurgence. Ask Al Jardine, a childhood friend and long-time bandmate You May Also Like: No related posts.

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Erik Friedlander – Claws & Wings (2013)

Only a year after celebrating fifty years on Earth, master cellist Erik Friedlander faced the premature departure from Earth of his wife, choreographer and writer Lynn Shapiro. You May Also Like: Mary Halvorson and Sylvie Courvoisier – Crop Circles (2017) George Crotty Trio – ‘Chronotope’ (2022)

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On Second Thought: Liverpool Express – The Best Of Liverpool Express (2002)

Coming to be in 1975, Liverpool Express features lead singer and bassist Billy Kinsley, who enjoyed much success throughout Europe 10 years earlier with the Merseybeats. You May Also Like: Shane Parish – ‘Liverpool’ (2022)

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Janelle Monae – The Electric Lady (2013)

The Electric Lady is, in Janelle Monáe’s words, “this glowing Technicolor woman.” A totem of sorts, the vision of the titular force behind her second full-length record drives every ounce You May Also Like: Michael Leonhart Orchestra – ‘The Painted Lady Suite’ (2018)

WTF?! Wednesdays: Dan Deacon, "Slow With Horns/Run For Your Life" (2012)

WTF?! Wednesdays: Dan Deacon, “Slow With Horns/Run For Your Life” (2012)

During his 2012 SXSW keynote address, Bruce Springsteen began a list of musical genres that had been born since the start of pop music. You May Also Like: Jack Bruce and Robin Trower found new success with old sounds on Seven Moons How Paul McCartney’s ‘Run Devil Run’ Served asRead More

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Robert Fripp Aims to Restart His Legendary Prog-Rock Band: ‘King Crimson Is in Motion’

“This,” King Crimson’s enigmatic guitar-playing leader says, “is a very different reformation to what has gone before.”

Almost Hits: Bachman-Turner Overdrive, "Blue Collar" (1973)

Almost Hits: Bachman-Turner Overdrive, “Blue Collar” (1973)

Right now, somewhere in a restaurant kitchen, or an auto shop, there is a greasy, beat-up boombox duct taped to a pole, and it is playing Bachman-Turner Overdrive. You May Also Like: ‘Bachman and Turner’ Resurrected the Spirit of Bachman-Turner Overdrive How Bachman-Turner Overdrive Pushed Back Against Prog With ‘NotRead More

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Ivo Perelman, Joe Morris, Balazs Pandi – One (2013)

Keeping up with Ivo Perleman recordings lately is like keeping up with a Facebook news feed of 5,000 friends. His predilection for making recordings without allowing the artistically stifling effect of forethought — and having his own record label, Leo Records — has liberated him to make records at aRead More