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Download: Susanna Hoffs – Some Summer Days EP (2012)

If the last time you thought about Susanna Hoffs was when she was still walking like an glammed-up 1980s-era Egyptian, her charming new EP will provide a new window into the deeper pop and folk talents she possesses. You May Also Like: The Bangles, Dream Syndicate + Others – ‘3Read More

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We're Half Way There: The Officialâ„¢ Something Else! Mid-Year Top 10 for 2012

After two goes at an annual Officialâ„¢ Something Else! Top 10 list, we’ve decided to introduce a mid-year edition — for those who simply can’t wait for the Christmas sales You May Also Like: No related posts.

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Desert Island Discs: 1980s Rock and Pop Edition

Just sit right back and you’ll hear a tale, a tale of a fateful trip … through our record collections. This time, just before our tiny ship was tossed, we grabbed a bunch of rock and pop sides from the 1980s. You May Also Like: The Smithereens Created a StoneRead More

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Human Spirit – Dialogue: Live at the Earshot Jazz Festival (2012)

Human Spirit, a newly named Seattle-based jazz group with a lengthy history, offers an old-fashioned guest star-packed blowing session on Dialogue, recorded live at Tula’s Jazz Club You May Also Like: Roky Erickson’s Final Triumph of the Human Spirit on ‘True Love Cast Out All Evil’

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Best of June 2012: Reader picks include Rush, Little Feat, Norah Jones, John Wetton and Asia

How’s this for all over the map?: Our readers pushed Rush, Michael Jackson, Norah Jones and Little Feat into the monthly Top 10 for June 2012. Dude, that map is in tatters. You May Also Like: How Norah Jones Examined a Deep Hurt on ‘… Little Broken Hearts’

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Jon Sandler – Late Night Champ (2012)

Blessedly unencumbered by a constricting sense of pop decorum, Late Night Champ has a kitchen-sink sense of discovery — as Jon Sandler thrillingly weaves in threads from across a broad musical spectrum. You May Also Like: Jharis Yokley on ‘Sometimes, Late at Night,’ Jose James and Singing: Something Else! InterviewRead More

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Oh! My BlackBird – Dare Me (2012)

The cello-driven folk of Dare Me delights not just because of its offbeat instrumentation, but also in the way that it plays with dichotomies, with shadows and light, both musically and lyrically. You May Also Like: No related posts.

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Ryan Truesdell and the Gil Evans Project – Centennial (2012)

Even the most noble of tribute efforts can be sunk by a maudlin sense of care, the feeling that the great works being presented are sacrosanct — rather than living, malleable pieces of art. This album deftly avoids those mistakes. You May Also Like: When Miles Davis Finally Looked BackRead More

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Trevor Rabin on “Owner of a Lonely Heart,” “Anerley Road,” “Changes” + others: Gimme Five

Digging into five songs, Trevor Rabin offers us new insights into his solo work and key moments with Yes.

Trevor Rabin, formerly of Yes: Something Else! Interview

Trevor Rabin, formerly of Yes: Something Else! Interview

Former Yes star Trevor Rabin discusses ‘Jacaranda,’ his second career in film and of course his time with one of prog rock’s signature bands.