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‘I don’t think that far ahead’: Busy Donald Fagen is non-committal about reuniting as Steely Dan

With a new solo studio album and a successful tour alongside the Dukes of September under Donald Fagen’s belt for this year, thoughts inevitably turn toward a hoped-for reunion with Steely Dan. He’s not ready to commit just yet. You May Also Like: Donald Fagen, “Maxine” from ‘The Nightfly Live’Read More

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Best of November 2012: Readers pick Garth Hudson, Monkees, King Crimson, Beatles, Aerosmith

A rare talk with co-founding Band multi-instrumentalist Garth Hudson, presented in two parts over the course of November, shot to the top of our November 2012 readers poll You May Also Like: Something Else! columnist Kit O’Toole featured at Fest for Beatles Fans

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‘Like writing a love letter to yourself’: Kiss frontman Paul Stanley on his planned autobiography

Kiss co-founder Paul Stanley will continue a very busy period that’s included the new studio album Monster and their smash tour alongside Motley Crue with a planned autobiography. You May Also Like: Why That Self-Titled 1994 Album Is the Best Motley Crue You Never Heard Motley Crue, ‘The Dirt’ (2019):Read More

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Rolling Stones take 02 stage in London again — and this time, yes, they get some ‘Satisfaction’

The Rolling Stones opened tonight’s second 50th anniversary concert in London with “Get off My Cloud,” and closed — yes, finally — with “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction.” You May Also Like: Bill Wyman has no regrets about leaving the Rolling Stones: ‘That worked, briefly’ Rolling Stones – ‘GRRR Live!’Read More

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‘I don’t know how it happens, but I’m a different guy’: Neil Young on working with Crazy Horse

Neil Young, in an appearance last night with Jon Stewart on “The Daily Show,” talks about the musical spark he finds in working with Crazy Horse. You May Also Like: Part of Neil Young’s Creative Process Was Ignoring Bob Dylan

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Jimmy Page on his aborted 1980s collaboration with Yes: ‘It was challenging for me, but I got there’

Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page remembers an abandoned early-1980s supergroup with two members of Yes in a new Rolling Stone interview, saying they had “good synchronicity.” You May Also Like: Best moment on Jimmy Page’s solo debut didn’t involve Robert Plant

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‘They’ve just gone and f–ed it up completely!!!’: Peter Frampton had a Facebook meltdown last night

We’ve all struggled to get something to post to Facebook. Same thing happened to Peter Frampton overnight. Unlike us, however, he has more than 640,000 followers, and they got a front-row seat for the online rant that followed. You May Also Like: No related posts.

Something Else! sneak peek: Mort Weiss, "The Touch Of Your Lips" (2012)

Something Else! sneak peek: Mort Weiss, “The Touch Of Your Lips” (2012)

Mort Weiss, the old-school bop clarinet player with youthful exuberance and energy, had just this month banged out his tenth album since 2001, I’ll Be Seeing You. You May Also Like: Mort Weiss – Mort Weiss Is a Jazz Reality Show (2015) Dan Weiss Trio – ‘Dedication’ (2022) Delvon LamarrRead More

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Richard Thompson, “Good Things Happen To Bad People” (2013): Something Else! sneak peek

“Good Things Happen to Bad People,” the guitar-stoked advance song from Richard Thompson’s forthcoming long-player Electric, finds him bellowing with a bracing vigor. There’s a knife’s edge to both his singing and his playing. You May Also Like: Richard Thompson, “Beatnik Walking” from Still (2015): One Track Mind Richard Thompson,Read More

'Why should your name come first?': Keith Emerson on the beginnings of Emerson Lake and Palmer

‘Why should your name come first?’: Keith Emerson on the beginnings of Emerson Lake and Palmer

Keith Emerson, who has just released a stirring orchestral-rock album called Three Fates Project, returns to the earliest days of his star-making stint with Emerson Lake and Palmer in a new interview. You May Also Like: Carl Palmer puts Emerson Lake and Palmer split in perspective: ‘Couldn’t have lasted anyRead More