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Geoff Downes, of Asia, the Buggles and Yes: Something Else! Interview

Keyboardist Geoff Downes has never been busier, working by turns with each of the three bands he’s been associated with off and on since the turn of the 1980s — Yes, the Buggles and Asia. You May Also Like: No related posts.

"I Want to Tell You" from 'Revolver' (1966): Deep Beatles

“I Want to Tell You” from ‘Revolver’ (1966): Deep Beatles

George Harrison’s lyrics are clever, but the Beatles’ instrumentation also distinguishes “I Want to Tell You” from other rock songs of the time.

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The Rubinoos – Basement Tapes (1993): Forgotten series

Rewind the clock to Berkeley, California 1970 and encounter a landscape flush with political unrest, acid-infested blues jams and alternative lifestyles. You May Also Like: Bill Lloyd – Feeling the Elephant (1987): Forgotten Series Ken Sharp, “Hold Me Touch Me” / “Mr. Make Believe” (2021) One Track Mind

George Bunnell, of the Strawberry Alarm Clock: Something Else! Interview

George Bunnell, of the Strawberry Alarm Clock: Something Else! Interview

Beverly Paterson talks to co-founder George Bunnell about the origins of the Strawberry Alarm Clock – and why they finally reunited again.

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The Strawberry Alarm Clock – Wake Up Where You Are (2012)

Strawberry Alarm Clock’s 2012 comeback ‘Wake Up Where You Are’ duplicates and expands on the brand of psychedelic zest they are defined by.

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Bruce Hornsby – Red Hook Summer (2012)

The criminally underappreciated Bruce Hornsby, shackled forever in the public consciousness by his lone drum-tracked No. 1 hit from 1986, returns with a nuanced, assured soundtrack effort for the forthcoming Spike Lee film. You May Also Like: How Bruce Hornsby and the Range Went Out on a High Note HowRead More

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Various Artists – Chasing the Sun: The Greatest Songs of Summer (2007)

A friend of mine has informed me that the technical, WeatherChannel description for the kind of weather we’re having right now is “ball-sweating hot.” Funny, I’ve never heard that phrase used during one of those “On The 8’s” broadcasts. You May Also Like: Richard Turgeon, “Summer Revolution” (2019): One TrackRead More

"All I've Got to Do" from 'With the Beatles' (1963): Deep Beatles

“All I’ve Got to Do” from ‘With the Beatles’ (1963): Deep Beatles

As any Beatles student knows, the four made no secret of their love for R&B. Before they conquered the world, they cut their teeth on tracks by Little Richard, Arthur Alexander, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles You May Also Like: The Beatles, “Not a Second Time” from With the BeatlesRead More

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Adam Gilbert – A Generation of Forgotten Kings (2012)

Nervy in its ambitions, thrilling in its sense of influence-smashing alchemy, and memorable for its raw emotional honesty, Adam Gilbert’s A Generation of Forgotten Kings is an exciting find. You May Also Like: No related posts.

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Deep Purple, Hollies, Steve Howe, Jeff Lynne – ‘Psychedelica’ (2000): Forgotten Series

By the late 1960s, pop music’s vocabulary had expanded to such a mercurial degree that anything and everything not designed of conventional procedures was seemingly placed under the banner labeled psychedelic. Providing a nice glimpse of what some of our British cousins were peddling during this wildly fertile and creativeRead More