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OUiZZZ – Hello Goodbye (2012)

There is a real sense, as OUiZZZ’s galvanizing, sometimes deeply experimental Hello Goodbye unfolds, of joint discovery. Though formed a decade ago in Lausanne, Switzerland, this band still plays like a lively conversation amongst new friends You May Also Like: Richard Turgeon, “Goodbye to Summer” (2020): One Track Mind

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Something Else! sneak peek: Patterson Hood, "Come Back Little Star" (2012)

Drive-By Truckers frontman Patterson Hood will issue his third solo album on September 11. It’s called Heat Lightning Rumbles In The Distance You May Also Like: Drive-By Truckers’ ‘Pizza Deliverance’ Provided an Early Showcase for Mike Cooley

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Canadian prog-rockers Saga reunite with Michael Sadler, set release date for new album

Saga is on the loose again. The Canadian prog rockers have reunited with original lead singer Michael Sadler, and will release their 20th studio project on August 28, 2012 You May Also Like: John Ginty, feat. Aster Pheonyx – Rockers (2017) Gong – Rejoice! I’m Dead! (2016) How Jethro Tull’sRead More

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‘Yes should certainly be in there’: Squackett project underscores Rock and Rock Hall of Fame snub

The well-received recent Squackett collaboration between Yes co-founder Chris Squire and Genesis alum Steve Hackett brought together two of prog rock’s most recognizable musical figures. The pair, though they’d only started working together in the late 2000s, had much in common — from helping shape the genre’s early parameters, toRead More

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‘Couldn’t be happier’: Julian Lennon on new collaborations with Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler

Julian Lennon will not only be featured on the new Aerosmith album singing background vocals, he has also concluded a full-song collaboration with Steven Tyler. You May Also Like: Steven Tyler – We’re All Somebody From Somewhere (2016) Aerosmith Finally Got Down, Dirty and Just Right Again on ‘Honkin’ onRead More

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Darius Lux – Time Is Now (2012)

Inspirational but not Pollyanna, musically complex but approachable, Darius Lux’s new EP Time is Now finds a way to encourage without stumbling into comfy bromides, to challenge without becoming radio-unfriendly. You May Also Like: Matthew Lux’s Communication Arts Quartet – Contra/Fact (2018)

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Bruce Kaphan Quartet – Bruce Kaphan Quartet (2012)

One thing became readily apparent to me from listening to Bruce Kaphan’s new album and that is, Kaphan and I are in strong agreement that there really isn’t any reason why the pedal steel guitar doesn’t belong in jazz or any other styles of music. You May Also Like: MaryRead More

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One Track Mind: Motley Crue, “Sex” (2012)

According to Nikki Sixx, Motley Crue’s new single “Sex” sounds like the band’s debut album Too Fast for Love. Maybe Nikki has been around those loud amps too long and damaged his hearing beyond repair. You May Also Like: Motley Crue, ‘The Dirt’ (2019): Movies Why That Self-Titled 1994 AlbumRead More

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‘Anxious to work together before we drop dead’: Pete Townshend on latest Who reunion

Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend are set to reunite for a 36-date North American tour as the Who, presenting a concert called “Quadrophenia and More.” The dates, included below, will feature that legendary 1973 release in its entirety, plus a few other Who favorites. The second Who rock opera, QuadropheniaRead More

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Mandingo Ambassadors – Tougna (2012)

Since around the 13th century, the Kouyaté family has upheld a proud tradition as oral historians and folk virtuosic musicians, or griots, serving ancient kings who once ruled over West Africa. You May Also Like: Matt Mitchell – ‘Phalanx Ambassadors’ (2019) Eric Bibb – ‘Global Griot’ (2018) Giorgi Mikadze –Read More