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One Track Mind: Elton John, “Home Again” from The Diving Board (2013)

With this new video, Elton John returns to the contemplative approach that made his early-1970s work so resonant, though “Home Again” finds him sounding older, wiser and (with a sadly nostalgic lyric) deeply aware of the time that has passed. You May Also Like: John Mellencamp’s Dark, Down-Home Life, Death,Read More

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Steve Howe’s first impressions of Yes’ ‘Owner of a Lonely Heart’: ‘We never went glam, put make up on’

Steve Howe and Asia had already cracked the Top 5 with 1982’s “Heat of the Moment” when Yes — Howe’s former band — emerged with a new guitarist and the track “Owner of a Lonely Heart.” You May Also Like: No related posts.

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Lowside – Lowside (2013)

It’s been a while since hard rock fans have heard former Lillian Axe singer Ron Taylor’s voice, and it’s definitely good to have it back again. Lowside is the sort-of new project from Taylor and former Lillian bassist Darrin DeLatte. You May Also Like: Dark Hound – Dawning (2018) PanteraRead More

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Fred Fried and Core – Core Bacharach (2013)

The master of the eight-string acoustic guitar follows a laudable collection of originals performed by his Core trio with a set of pop standards. You May Also Like: Burt Bacharach, Greg Phillinganes, Marilyn Scott + others: Five for the Road

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The Beach Boys – ‘Made in California’ (2013)

Brian Wilson gave the Beach Boys their spark, but ‘Made in California’ reminds us that there was much more to the story.

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Will Bernard – Just Like Downtown (2013)

Coming over to the Posi-Tone label for his latest creation was bound to mean that the restless funk-jazz guitarist Will Bernard was going to make a different kind of record…again. You May Also Like: Brian Charette – Once & Future (2016) Tom Tallitsch – Gratitude (2016)

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‘We respect that it comes from the four of us’: Neil Young and Crazy Horse couldn’t go on without Poncho Sampedro

Crazy Horse bassist Billy Talbot has reached out to disappointed fans, after another leg of the band’s on-going tour with Neil Young was cancelled because of an injury to guitarist Poncho Sampedro. You May Also Like: The Neil Young Album That Blew Apart the Last of Hippie Nostalgia

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Agony Aunts – Big Cinnamon (2013)

Inhaling fumes from sources such as the Beach Boys, Fountains of Wayne, Peppermint Rainbow, XTC, the Fifth Dimension, Apples In Stereo, psychedelic era Beatles and the Strawberry Alarm Clock You May Also Like: Agony Street – ‘Songs for William’ (2022)

WTF?! Wednesdays: Kronos Quartet, "Black Angels" (1990)

WTF?! Wednesdays: Kronos Quartet, “Black Angels” (1990)

I’ve never spent any time at all researching George Crumb’s “Black Angels.” To me, it’s always been this thing I like to play late at night, listening with headphones with the lights off. You May Also Like: Burnt Sugar the Arkestra Chamber – ‘Angels Over Oakanda’ (2021) Bad Company –Read More

Almost Hits: Herman's Hermits, "No Milk Today" (1967)

Almost Hits: Herman’s Hermits, “No Milk Today” (1967)

Even though “No Milk Today” (#35, Hot 100 in 1967) was released in the USA by Herman’s Hermits as the B-side to “There’s a Kind of Hush” (#4, Hot 100) it was the better song of the two You May Also Like: Why Neutral Milk Hotel’s ‘In an Aeroplane OverRead More