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Philip Anselmo and the Illegals – Walk Through Exits Only (2013)

Phil Anselmo is angry. And he’s going to scream at you until you get it. That’s the general gist of his first solo album Walk Through Exits Only. You May Also Like: Pantera – ‘Power Metal’ (1988): Forgotten Series Metal Church – XI (2016)

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‘That’s just garbage’: Mike Nesmith denies hard feelings ahead of new reunion with the Monkees

Michael Nesmith returns tonight for his second straight reunion tour with the Monkees, following a sold-out run with Micky Dolenz and Peter Tork last fall — prompting questions about his new-found passion for old group. You May Also Like: No related posts.

Big Boy Pete - Through The Back Door (2013)

Big Boy Pete – Through The Back Door (2013)

If there is one musician on earth capable of playing every style under the sun, moon and stars, it’s Pete Miller aka Big Boy Pete. You May Also Like: On the Joy, and the Pain, of Pete Townshend’s ‘Empty Glass’

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‘This proves that we had something going for us’: Ozzy Osbourne on Black Sabbath blockbuster reunion

Ozzy Osbourne, who left Black Sabbath in the 1970s after a storied bout with substance abuse, is still marveling over the amazing success of his long-awaited comeback with the band. You May Also Like: Why You Should Count ‘No Rest for the Wicked’ Among Ozzy Osbourne’s Best Ozzy Osbourne –Read More

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Sunna Gunnlaugs – Distilled (2013)

Distilled by Sunna Gunnlaugs Iceland is geographically situated between Scandinavia and the North American continent, and that’s just where the jazz of Icelandic pianist Sunna Gunnlaugs is situated, too. You May Also Like: Sunna Gunnlaugs – ‘Becoming’ (2023)

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‘Let it go, and something will happen’: Jason Bonham takes long view on possible Led Zeppelin reunion

Jason Bonham, who has turned the buzz surrounding his participation in Led Zeppelin’s recent Celebation Day release into a well-received tour with Heart, has his own thoughts about another reunion with Robert Plant. You May Also Like: Why ‘Celebration Day’ Provided the Perfect Farewell for Led Zeppelin

Sparks Fly On E Street: Bruce Springsteen, "Local Hero" (1992)

Sparks Fly On E Street: Bruce Springsteen, “Local Hero” (1992)

Bruce’s account of happening onto his portrait at a five & dime makes me think of what it must be like to attain that (or any!) level of celebrity. You May Also Like: Reevaluating Bruce Springsteen’s ‘The Wild, the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle’

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Big Star – Nothing Can Hurt Me (2013)

For fans of a certain age, Big Star was our Velvet Underground — the band that everybody sounded like, but nobody (well, nobody but us) actually knew anything about. R.E.M., the Replacements, Matthew Sweet, they all owed something You May Also Like: No related posts.

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‘I would have given anything not to have joined’: Kenney Jones remembers his time with the Who

Though he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last year as a member of the Small Faces and Faces, for a time beginning in the late 1970s Kenney Jones was best known as drummer for the Who. You May Also Like: Durand Jones – Durand JonesRead More

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On Second Thought: Deerhoof – Deerhoof vs. Evil (2011)

If ADD is the new normal, then Deerhoof are right at home — as the wacky next door neighbors in a sitcom. On a wave of squalling guitar, gamelan percussion and sweetly sung but odd phrases that are repeated You May Also Like: Deerhoof – The Magic (2016) Deerhoof, feat.Read More