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Final memory with John Lennon led Julian to Steven Tyler: ‘He is a very insightful man’

When Julian Lennon was looking to finish ‘Everything Changes,’ he returned to a last drive with his late father — and Aerosmith on the radio.

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Hamir Atwal + Ben Goldberg – Clarinet and Drums (2015)

‘Clarinet and Drums,’ from Hamir Atwal and Ben Goldberg, succeeds on the simpatico and sheer skill of its participants.

The Eddies, "Together" + "Nuclear Boy" (2015): One Track Mind

The Eddies, “Together” + “Nuclear Boy” (2015): One Track Mind

New music from the Eddies is always welcome, and these two songs continue to clarify the Southern California trio’s value and importance.

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Improvisi – Live at the Hope and Anchor (2015)

Improvisi’s ‘Live at the Hope and Anchor’ features two sets of improvised and deliciously spontaneous music.

James Wilsey, former Chris Isaak guitarist: Something Else! Interview

James Wilsey, former Chris Isaak guitarist: Something Else! Interview

Steve Elliott caught up with James Calvin Wilsey, who made his studio debut with Chris Isaak on the January 10, 1985 release ‘Silvertone.’

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The Hangabouts – Illustrated Bird (2011; 2014 reissue)

The Hangabouts’ snappy pop songs evoke essential aspects of their ancestors, without bowing down to mindless mimicry.

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Amid the Tonight Show controversy, a return to Little River Band’s music

Between age-old rock snobbery and this nasty squabbling, it’s easy to forget what once made the Little River Band great. Time for a cool change.

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Duane Eubanks Quintet – Things of That Particular Nature (2015)

Duane Eubanks’ long-awaited new release ‘Things Of That Particular Nature’ is as solid as hard bop can get.

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Neal Morse Band, “The Grand Experiment” (2015): One Track Mind

Adroitly named, the title song from ‘The Grand Experiment’ finds Neal Morse trying on a new musical persona – in more ways than one.

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Dennis DeYoung says Journey and Foreigner owe it all to Styx: ‘That’s a No. 1’

When Styx’s “Babe” went to No. 1 at the close of the 1970s, Dennis DeYoung says his former band wasn’t the only one that was changed forever.