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Download: John Oates, “How Does It Feel To Be Back” (live, 2013)

John Oates is offering a scintillating acoustic version of his Hall and Oates gem “How Does It Feel To Be Back,” originally released as the opening track on their career-turning effort Voices. Download it here for free. You May Also Like: No related posts.

Late Yes guitarist Peter Banks' final recordings include cover of Steve Miller

Late Yes guitarist Peter Banks’ final recordings include cover of Steve Miller

Fans of the late Peter Banks will get another chance to hear his unique guitar stylings on a forthcoming cover of Steve Miller’s “Winter Time,” to be issued as part of a Miller tribute project produced by Billy Sherwood. You May Also Like: Swifty’s Bazaar, “Shopping Bug” from Everything YouRead More

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One Track Mind: The National, “Don’t Swallow The Crap — er, Cap” from Trouble Will Find Me (2013)

The National are doing a great job of indirectly building up early Internet torque by releasing tune streams from their forthcoming album Trouble Will Find Me. Will this continue until release date? You May Also Like: Riverside [Dave Douglas, Chet Doxas, Steve Swallow, Jim Doxas] – The New National AnthemRead More

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JJ Grey and Mofro – This River (2013)

Combining the heartfelt dynamism of Otis Redding and the scuzzy grooves the Allman Brothers, JJ Grey and Mofro are reanimating a memorably greasy turn-of-the-1970s Deep South vibe for a new generation. You May Also Like: No related posts.

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Something Else! sneak peek: Three bonus tracks from Jeff Lynne’s Armchair Theatre, ELO’s Zoom reissues

Can’t wait for forthcoming expanded reissues of Jeff Lynne’s 1990 solo album Armchair Theatre and the Electric Light Orchestra’s 2001 release Zoom? Sample three bonus tracks from the April 19, 2013 releases here. You May Also Like: For ELO’s Jeff Lynne, Meeting George Harrison ‘Was Like a Dream Come True’Read More

Nik Turner, co-founder of Hawkwind: Something Else! Interview

Nik Turner, co-founder of Hawkwind: Something Else! Interview

Nik Turner joined us to discuss his history with Hawkwind, a passion for fusion, and why even today the offbeat saxist still busks for loose change.

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Curtis Hasselbring – Number Stations (2013)

Curtis Hasselbring heads up a couple of bands and on the spy-themed Number Stations he rubs them together and watches the sparks fly. You May Also Like: Chris Lightcap – Superette (2018) Mary Halvorson – ‘Cloudward’ (2024)

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One Track Mind: The Axis of Awesome, “Rage of Thrones” from Cry Yourself a River (2012)

OK. I’m a sucker for goofy musical comedy. The goofier the better. A larger than I’d like to admit part of my record collection is taken up by it. I have the full “Weird Al” Yankovic catalog. You May Also Like: Gypsy, “Gypsy Queen, Part 1” (1970): One Track Mind

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‘It’s about the kind of work I do’: Yes/Asia guitarist Steve Howe previews his rangy new summer camp

After a busy summer of touring, both with Yes and with his solo group, Steve Howe plans to share some of what he’s learned in five decades of music making during his first-ever Cross Styles music camp, to be held in August. You May Also Like: No related posts.

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Chicago Offers Insight Into the Construction of ‘Naked In the Garden of Allah’

Chicago offers unprecedented access into the progress of their long-awaited new LP, posting the step-by-step construction of “Naked in the Garden of Allah.”