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Bill Callahan – Dream River (2013)

Dream River is the fourth album released under Bill Callahan’s name, and further explores the introverted landscape mapped by his previous releases. It is not the most cheerful of places, to be sure You May Also Like: The Wood Brothers, “River Takes the Town” from One Drop Of Truth (2018):Read More

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Guilty pleasures: The Archies – Everything’s Archie (1969)

Originated in 1942 as teenage comic-strip characters, the Archies found new means of employment in the late ’60s You May Also Like: Archie the Goldfish, “Begin Again” (2022): One Track Mind The Junior League – ‘Adventureland’ (2019) Neil Young’s Sugar Mountain: Live at Canterbury House finds an artist in ascension

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‘It gave you chills’: Stephen Kalinich on key deep cut from the Beach Boys’ Made in California

Stephen Kalinich goes inside one of the most intriguing rarities found on the Beach Boys’ new Made in California box set — a song he co-wrote with Brian Wilson in 1974, “California Feelin.’” You May Also Like: Brian Wilson’s No Pier Pressure was almost a Beach Boys album: ‘I changedRead More

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Heather Stewart – What It Is (2013)

With the sophomore disc What It Is, Heather Stewart steps completely into her own, presenting a disc of deep emotional honesty amid agelessly created music. You May Also Like: Peter Brotzmann + Heather Leigh – Ears Are Filled With Wonder (2016) Peter Brotzmann + Heather Leigh – ‘Sparrow Nights’ (2018)Read More

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‘It’s a different kind of edge to the band’: John Wetton hails Sam Coulson’s arrival in Asia

Steve Howe’s departure from Asia, which had been working with its original lineup again since 2006, has turned into something of a blessing, according to frontman John Wetton. You May Also Like: John Wetton, Geoff Downes say success nearly killed Asia: ‘The pressure got to some of us’ John Wetton’sRead More

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Jeffery Straker – Vagabond (2013)

Jeffery Straker sings with the unflinching attention to detail of Neil Young, but with the emotional arc of classic-era Elton John. You May Also Like: Elton John and Leon Russell’s The Union was marked by this bittersweet sense of loss David Crosby is reaching out to Neil Young, via Twitter:Read More

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‘He has this tremendous charisma’: Queen’s Roger Taylor showers praise on Adam Lambert

Queen’s Roger Taylor and Brian May just completed a triumphal U.S. debut with Adam Lambert, bringing a stage show to Las Vegas which had already made a huge impression in Europe. Taylor has high praise You May Also Like: Queen’s Brian May discusses what Adam Lambert can do that FreddieRead More

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Gimme Five: The Beach Boys’ Al Jardine on “Help Me Rhonda,” “Don’t Fight the Sea,” “Sloop John B”