‘Oh, my God – talk about a redirection’: Micky Dolenz on his most interesting post-Monkees job offer
It seems a very unlikely Rock and Roll Hall of Famer came calling.
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One Track Mind: Mats/Morgan, “Rubber Sky” (2014)
“Rubber Sky” is an example of this wonderful trait of Mats/Morgan, who merrily obliterate fences put up in music not just across genres, but across age groups as well.
WTF?! Wednesdays: Deerhoof, “Panda Panda Panda” (2003)
I have said (and defended) many times that I am not a lyrics person. Still, that doesn’t really excuse me for what I am about to admit: that I’d listened to Deerhoof’s album Apple O’ many times and never realized, until just the other day, that Satomi Matsuzaki was singingRead More
Before Bitches Brew: Five really great early fusion albums
Some twenty-five years ago when compact discs began to overtake vinyl as the music media of choice, I joined one of those mail-order record clubs as a way to quickly build up a foundation for my fledgling CD collection. You May Also Like: Miles Davis’ ‘Bitches Brew’ Broke Every Rule:Read More
Dale Bozzio, “Hello Hello” from ‘Missing in Action’ (2014): Something Else! sneak peak
Dale Bozzio returns with an appropriately titled new album, since ‘Missing in Action’ is the former Missing Persons singer’s first solo album since 2010.
WTF?! Wednesdays: Frank Zappa, “Improvised Concerto for Two Bicycles, Prerecorded Tape, and Instrumental Ensemble” (1963)
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Mike Keneally talks ‘You Must Be This Tall,’ and Andy Partridge: ‘A cap on this particular stage’
Mike Keneally discusses the role of instant composing and improvisation, along with his hopes for working with XTC’s Andy Partridge again.
WTF?! Wednesdays: The Shaggs, “Philosophy of The World” (1969)
Welcome to the Jackson Five of Fremont, New Hampshire…with slightly less talent. OK, not much talent at all, really. The Shaggs were concocted by one Austin Wiggin Jr. You May Also Like: Joe Satriani’s ‘Is There Love In Space?’ Showcased His Best (and Worst) Impulses Julee Johnson, “So on TopRead More
Jean-Luc Ponty – King Kong: Jean-Luc Ponty Plays the Music of Frank Zappa (1970)
Months before Miles Davis entered the studio with an impressive assemblage of jazz musicians to create his signature jazz-rock masterwork Bitches Brew, a fringe rock star and an little-known jazz violinist from France got together to make some proto-fusion You May Also Like: When Jean Luc Ponty Made a TriumphantRead More
On Second Thought: Grand Funk Railroad – Good Singin’ Good Playin’ (1976)
Rising from the ashes of Terry Knight and the Pack, a Flint, Michigan-based band that cut a string of singles and two full-length albums worth hunting down, Grand Funk Railroad was one of the hottest acts of the early 1970s. You May Also Like: Grand Funk – Shinin’ On (1974;Read More
