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‘I didn’t know what to do’: Joe Walsh on the ugly turn his life took without the Eagles

Joe Walsh was reminded, at screenings worldwide of the new documentary History of the Eagles, just how far he’d slipped into addiction during the group’s long hiatus between 1980-94. You May Also Like: Essentials by the Eagles’ Glenn Frey: Gimme Five

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Thirty Steps To Forward – Hinterland (2013)

Siblings Seth and Gretchen Powers, who hail from the state of Michigan, are actually the engineers behind Thirty Steps To Forward. You May Also Like: Nick Finzer’s Hear & Now, “Steps – What Was” (2018): One Track Mind Yoko Ono mulls over options for next project, from acoustic to hipRead More

Steely Dan Sunday, "Mary Shut The Garden Door" (2006)

Steely Dan Sunday, “Mary Shut The Garden Door” (2006)

Stress. Fear. Their tentacles grip us around the neck and chest, slender ribbons slithering into the brain. You May Also Like: Best Jon Herington Steely Dan-related guitar performances: Steely Dan Sunday Donald Fagen, “Walk Between Raindrops” from ‘The Nightfly Live’ (2021): Steely Dan Sunday Steely Dan, “Carey” (circa 2001): SteelyRead More

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Sarah Manning – Harmonious Creature (2014)

Four years ago, up-and-coming alto saxophonist Sarah Manning marked her arrival to the NYC scene with her first album with Posi-Tone, Dandelion Clock (2010), and it made waves. You May Also Like: John Manning – ‘White Bear’ (1971): Forgotten Series Michael Dease – Decisions (2015)

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On Second Thought: Bruce Springsteen – High Hopes (2014)

Bruce Springsteen is one of the greatest storytellers in rock, whether taking on racism, Vietnam, 9/11 or the eternal victory of our Lord Jesus Christ. But he also remains a misunderstood presence. You May Also Like: Nils Lofgren’s ready for Bruce Springsteen & E Street Band’s return: ‘Some hope thatRead More

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‘Everything else was sort of insignificant’: After Otis Redding sang ‘Try a Little Tenderness,’ it became his

There had been, to be sure, other versions of “Try a Little Tenderness,” beginning with the Ray Noble Orchestra in 1932. Aretha Franklin had an early-1960s hit with it, too. But none is quite so revered as Otis Redding’s take. You May Also Like: Otis Redding tried something new withRead More

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Blackie and the Rodeo Kings – South (2014)

Time on the road had led Black and the Rodeo Kings to a new sound, inside dressing rooms, in the backs of rumbling busses, in the merchandise tent adjacent to the darkened stage. You May Also Like: Cash Box Kings – Holding Court (2015) Anthrax – ‘For All Kings’ (2016)

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Exclusive stream: Helen Sung, “Brother Thelonious” from Anthem For A New Day (2014)

A past winner of the Mary Lou Williams Piano Competition, Helen Sung knows her way around eighty-eight keys, and after five well-received albums, this NYC residing, Houston, Texas native is bringing her talents to the Concord Music label. You May Also Like: Mabel Greer’s Toyshop, “Big Brother, Little Brother” (2016):Read More

(Cross the) Heartland: Pat Metheny, "Long Ago Child/Fallen Star" (1979)

(Cross the) Heartland: Pat Metheny, “Long Ago Child/Fallen Star” (1979)