Steve Cropper, of Booker T. and the MGs and Stax Records fame, has trouble picking any one moment on his upcoming star-studded project Dedicated as his favorite. So, we went further back into his legendary soul-soaked career. You May Also Like: How Booker T. and the MGs Defined Bob Dylan’sRead More

by Fred Phillips You won’t find a much stranger mix than HeadCat. On vocals and bass, you have metal legend Lemmy Kilmister of Motorhead. On drums, you’ve got Slim Jim Phantom from the Stray Cats. You May Also Like: Motorhead, February 16, 2011: Shows I’ll Never Forget How Talk Talk’sRead More

Fusion label Abstract Logix, which played host to the newly formed New Universe Festival last November in Raleigh, North Carolina, will issue a two-disc commemorative highlights package on July 19 You May Also Like: Wayne Krantz – ‘Music Room 1985’ (2021) Fernando Perdomo, Phil Keaggy, Tony Levin & Jerry MarottaRead More

by Fred Phillips Karmakanic had me from the name of the band. You May Also Like: Projekt Gemineye, “Ordinary Day” from Ordinary Day (2016): One Track Mind The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, “Fire” (1968): One Track Mind Amaranthe – ‘Manifest’ (2020)

by Mark Saleski Most people think of the mandolin as being a rootsy, countrified kind of instrument. Surely there is no denying the rich history of the bluegrass side of the mandolin. You May Also Like: Ross Hammond – ‘Riding Dragons in Winter’ (2018) Seth Walker – ‘Are You Open?’Read More

Rick Stone picks more obvious standards elsewhere on his forthcoming release, Fractals. You May Also Like: Bob James Trio, “Feel Like Making Love / Night Crawler” (2022): One Track Mind Boz Scaggs + Duane Allman, “Loan Me a Dime” (1969): One Track Mind