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Something Else! sneak peek: Hawkwind's Nik Turner, "Fallen Angel STS-51-L" (2013)

Something Else! sneak peek: Hawkwind’s Nik Turner, “Fallen Angel STS-51-L” (2013)

Beginning with an anthematic countdown to liftoff, the lead song from Nik Turner’s forthcoming Cleopatra Records studio effort couldn’t sound less like its name. “Fallen Angel STS-51-L,” quite simply, begins with all engines firing. You May Also Like: Punky Meadows – Fallen Angel (2016) Archon Angel – ‘Fallen’ (2020) ‘BachmanRead More

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Black Sabbath – 13 (2013)

Black Sabbath’s ’13,’ their first full-length LP with Ozzy Osbourne since 1978, is a testament to the ties that bind, and to still sounding as evil as shit.

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John Mellencamp, Elvis Costello, Sheryl Crow, Taj Mahal – Ghost Brothers of Darkland County (2013)

John Mellencamp’s top billing owes more to his work with writer Stephen King on the narrative that would become a play called Ghost Brothers of Darkland County. He sings just once here, giving the album over to a host of guest stars You May Also Like: John Mellencamp’s ‘Freedom’s Road’Read More

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Beto Hale, featuring Tony Levin – Rebirth (2013)

It would be easy enough to pigeonhole Beto Hale’s new album as Beatlesque. After all, it includes work from two former Fab collaborators, including bassist Tony Levin. But Rebirth distinguishes itself from that easy comparison You May Also Like: No related posts.

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Houndmouth – From the Hills Below the City (2013)

This isn’t about singles, isn’t about a moment in time — a passing thought. No, Houndmouth’s From the Hills Below the City is an experience, expressed through the currency of relationships not encounters, constructed as a narrative. You May Also Like: Greg Brown’s ‘In the Hills of California’ Finally ReproducedRead More

Best of May 2013: The Band, Deep Purple, the Beatles, Toto, Steve Hackett/Ray Wilson, John Frusciante

Best of May 2013: The Band, Deep Purple, the Beatles, Toto, Steve Hackett/Ray Wilson, John Frusciante

May was dominated by both the Band and the Beatles — two titans of the 1960s whose legacies continue to intrigue and delight successive generations of music aficionados. You May Also Like: Steve Hackett, Rob Reed, Nick Beggs + others, “Spectral Mornings” (2015): One Track Mind Steve Cropper on theRead More

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George Benson – Inspiration: A Tribute to Nat King Cole (2013)

George Benson’s chart successes in the 1970s and ’80s as a breezy R&B crooner have largely obscured his initial promise as a boss jazz guitarist with a intelligent, liquid tone — an heir to Wes Montgomery’s throne. You May Also Like: Harry Benson – ‘Paul’ (2022): Books Paula Cole –Read More

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Ryan Michael Galloway – All Dressed Up (2013)

Ryan Michael Galloway’s All Dressed Up returns us to the underrated 1970s musical milieu, a period when folk- and country-inflected rock stars dug deep into their own emotional wellspring You May Also Like: How Seals and Crofts’ Heartfelt Stand on ‘Unborn Child’ Cost Them Everything How the Isley Brothers MadeRead More

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Pink Floyd, Santana, Jefferson Airplane, Dr. John, the Byrds – The Dutch Woodstock (2013)

As a 17-band menu of bands gathered for the three-day Holland Pop Festival in June 1970 outside of Rotterdam, Bob Hite of Canned Heat summed things up perfectly: “I feel less uptight here than I ever have anywhere.” You May Also Like: Gregg Rolie remembers Santana breakthrough at Woodstock: ‘WeRead More

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John Oates on a new solo project, life after Hall and Oates’ heyday: ‘Really, it’s uncharted territory’

“We’re experimenting,” John Oates admits, in this exclusive Something Else! Sitdown. “We’re looking at it a little bit differently.”