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Jeff Golub with Brian Auger – Train Keeps A Rolling (2013)

June, 2011 was a bittersweet time for Jeff Golub. He had released The Three Kings that month, a blues-themed record that won this successful crossover jazz guitarist wide acclaim You May Also Like: Brian Groder Trio – R Train on the D Line (2016)

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‘I will say, I would be surprised’: Robert Lamm all but nixes idea of Beach Boys-style reunion for Chicago

Even as Robert Lamm celebrates the debut of a long-awaited new Chicago single, the band’s 45th anniversary looms — along with questions about staging a Beach Boys-style reunion of its original surviving members. You May Also Like: Chicago – Chicago II (1970; 2017 Steven Wilson Remix)

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‘I knew there was something special’: Deen Castronovo on joining Journey as Steve Perry exited

Deen Castronovo says that Neal Schon warned him, before he took the drumming job in 1998, that Journey had split with long-time frontman Steve Perry. A exuberant Castronovo replied: “I don’t care who it’s with. I wanna play.” You May Also Like: No related posts.

WTF?! Wednesdays: The Shaggs, "Philosophy of The World" (1969)

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

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Gimme Five: Solo songs from Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour

With just three proper solo albums over three and a half decades, Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour very inconsistency — there was once an amazing stretch of 22 years between releases — can make it hard to keep up. You May Also Like: No related posts.

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‘Dave is an a**hole; Krist, I’m disappointed in’; Courtney Love goes off on Sirvana collaboration with Paul McCartney

“Sirvana,” Courtney Love muses. “That’s hilarious.” But the widow of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain has deeper feelings on the subject of Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic’s collaborations with Paul McCartney. You May Also Like: How Dave Grohl Surprised Everybody With That Paul McCartney Collaboration

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‘I’m just excited to pay respect’: Adam Lambert fires back at purists who question his role in Queen

Adam Lambert’s long-awaited stateside appearance with Queen at the iHeartRadio Festival sparks anew the debate over his filling in for the late Freddie Mercury, even though he’s at least the fourth singer to do so You May Also Like: No related posts.

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Nick Hempton – Odd Man Out (2013)

Saxophonist Nick Hempton follows up on his sharp, post-bop effort The Business with another polished gem of the jazz form, Odd Man Out. You May Also Like: No related posts.

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‘The trippiest way I’ve ever recorded’: Sammy Hagar on his new guest-packed solo album

Sammy Hagar says he initially intended to bang out only a few tracks on what evolved into a guest-packed forthcoming full-length studio effort. He seems as surprised as anyone else how it all ended up. You May Also Like: No related posts.

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One Track Mind: Plastic Ono Band + Lenny Kravitz, “Cheshire Cat Cry” from Take Me to the Land of Hell (2013)

Lenny Kravitz brings a crunchy sense of propulsion to this advance song from the forthcoming Plastic Ono Band album, though Yoko Ono handles the vocals alone — whizzing past an even more intriguing intersection. You May Also Like: The ‘Mind Games’ Song That Pointed to John Lennon’s Reunion With YokoRead More