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'Like a time warp': Journey, Loverboy come full circle 30 years after huge tour together

It will be like old times when Loverboy takes the stage with Journey for a series of summer shows this year, beginning Tuesday, July 24, 2012, in Paso Robles, California. Old, very good times. You May Also Like: No related posts.

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Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers – Helen Burns EP (2012)

You’re expecting something with an itchy sense of funk, just as hyperactive as it is hilarious. It’s Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, right? You May Also Like: When John Frusciante Returned to Solo Work on ‘Shadows Collide With People’

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Liars – WIXIW (2012)

While Sisterworld was about creating internal dimensions to deal with the rigors of the outside world, Liars’ sixth full length is about using the process to deal with what lies within. You May Also Like: Monkey House, “Book of Liars” from ‘Friday’ (2019): One Track Mind Remembering David Sanborn: “SoundsRead More

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The Odd Trio – Birth Of The Minotaur (2012)

Out of the same Athens, GA college town that gave the world R.E.M. The B-52’s and The Drive-By Truckers, comes The Odd Trio. You May Also Like: Chris Combs – Combsy (2017) Mike Dillon & Punkadelick – ‘Inflorescence’ (2023)

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Sparks Fly On E Street: Bruce Springsteen, "Nebraska" (1982)

When Nebraska came out, it took me by complete surprise. Long before the Internet told us everything we needed to know about our favorite artists, we had to rely on publications You May Also Like: How Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Tunnel of Love’ Dug Deeply to Find Hard Truths Reevaluating Bruce Springsteen’sRead More

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Grateful Dead’s Phil Lesh Lights up Midnight Ramble

Phil Lesh, the legendary bassist with the Grateful Dead, opened an emotional Saturday night performance at the late Levon Helm’s studio with “Cumberland Blues.”

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Ex-Yes frontman Jon Anderson plans sequel to epic "Open," with new album this summer

Jon Anderson, having just completed a lengthy American solo tour and with more shows to come in South America, is creating a similarly brisk pace — four years after he split with Yes You May Also Like: The Solo Song Where Jon Anderson Finally Reclaimed His Yes Legacy Jon Anderson,Read More

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'We wanted to Police-ify it': Stewart Copeland on "Every Little Thing," "Murder by Numbers" and "Message in a Bottle"

Stewart Copeland takes readers inside the studio for a trio of key Police cuts, revealing the struggles the band had to get its sound right, and the overdubs that made one song all but impossible to replicate. You May Also Like: The Police – ‘Everyone Stares: The Police Inside Out’Read More

Steely Dan Sunday, "Ruby Baby" (1982)

Steely Dan Sunday, “Ruby Baby” (1982)

For only the second — and last — time in this series, we’re discussing a cover song. When Fagen decided to theme an album on “certain fantasies that might have been entertained by a young man growing up in the remote suburbs of a northeastern city during the late ’50sRead More

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Bill Cantrall – Live at the Kitano (2012)

Trombonist Bill Cantrall’s new concert recording gets going fast, with a hard-blowing track called “BBM” that will have you recalling those primary-colored Blue Note sides by Art Blakey and Horace Silver. You May Also Like: Bill Frisell’s Timeless ‘Live’ Opened Up a New Musical World for Me Cuong Vu 4TetRead More