You’ve heard the hits, from the sublime (“Maybe I’m Amazed,” “Junior’s Farm,” “Band on the Run”) to the ridiculous (“Let ‘Em In,” “Ebony and Ivory,” the perfectly named “So Bad”). But what of those tucked-away gems by Paul McCartney? You May Also Like: Why ‘Red Rose Speedway’ Ended Up FracturingRead More

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Just a little more than a year after Italian power bassist Lorenzo Feliciati introduced the Naked Truth fusion-prog supergroup to the world with Shizaru, they’re back with another simultaneously fierce and fragile effort, Ouroboros. You May Also Like: Mumpbeak – Tooth (2017) Adam Rudolph’s Moving Pictures – Glare Of TheRead More

It probably goes without saying that, once you found yourself stranded on a distant island, there would be blues. And every kind, too — Delta, dirty, city, country, grease-popping, Texas crunching, let-it-all-hang low, you name it. You May Also Like: How Eric Clapton’s ‘Me and Mr. Johnson’ Made the CaseRead More

Is Neil Young preparing yet a third new album with Crazy Horse — this one a live release? It would seem so, based on a post at his official web site. You May Also Like: How Neil Young’s Complex, Hypnotic ‘Greendale’ Revived the Concept Album

John McLaughlin is still recording live, even in the digital age, even at the age of 70. And still kicking some serious, serious guitar ass.

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I kind of had my doubts about “Cover Me” early on, mostly because 1984 wasn’t very far from the disco era and I hadn’t shaken off the remnants of my snotty “Disco Sucks” attitude (which was in itself a lie, but that’s a topic for another day). You May AlsoRead More

As Pete Townshend prepares to retake the road with Roger Daltrey, he talked frankly about the Who’s two lost members, drummer Keith Moon and bassist John Entwistle. A 36-stop tour of North American begins in November, with a show called “Quadrophenia and More” that will feature that 1973 album inRead More