After releasing two EPs, Canary has gotten it gender-bending brand of blues-rocking menace down to a coiled science. Take “Let Down Your Guard,” a track that first hits you in the solar plexus You May Also Like: Projekt Gemineye, “Virtual Reality” (2018): One Track Mind Projekt Gemineye – ‘Man ofRead More
Even the disintigration of a long-hoped-for Beach Boys reunion hasn’t stopped Brian Wilson’s third-act creative resurgence. Ask Al Jardine, a childhood friend and long-time bandmate You May Also Like: No related posts.
Coming to be in 1975, Liverpool Express features lead singer and bassist Billy Kinsley, who enjoyed much success throughout Europe 10 years earlier with the Merseybeats. You May Also Like: Rockin’ Horse, “The Biggest Gossip in Town” (1971): One Track Mind Paul McCartney says the Beatles used Motown as aRead More
The Electric Lady is, in Janelle Monáe’s words, “this glowing Technicolor woman.” A totem of sorts, the vision of the titular force behind her second full-length record drives every ounce You May Also Like: Neal Schon, “Lady M” from Vortex (2015): One Track Mind Michael Leonhart Orchestra – ‘The PaintedRead More
Harry Nilsson is a legend to many musicians and connoisseurs of 1960s and ’70s rock music, but an enigma to the mainstream listening public. You May Also Like: Olympics Tribute with Velvet Underground, Eric Clapton, Harry Nilsson + others: Odd Couples
At the Chicago Theatre, Chicago, Illinois: As the entire crowd bounced up and down, hands in the air, one thing was clear: only Earth Wind and Fire could turn the Chicago Theatre into one huge dance floor. You May Also Like: Maurice White (1941-2016): Five Great Earth Wind and FireRead More
Bryan Ferry’s witty combining of art-rock musical constructions, post-modern lyrical detachment and Sinatra-esque couture can be subsumed at times by his unfocused career choices. You May Also Like: Jason Lyon, jazz pianist: Something Else! Interview Yes, “Mood for a Day” from Fragile (1971): YESterdays Bryan Adams Finally Established His OwnRead More
Even Paul McCartney has his fanboy moments. Joining together with Brian Wilson to sing the Beach Boys’ legendary “God Only Knows,” it turns out, was one of them. You May Also Like: No related posts.
The shame of it, really, is that Sting’s still-resonant pop smarts are often subsumed on The Last Ship, his first proper album in a decade, by its High Concept beginnings as a theatrical production. You May Also Like: Sting – 57th and 9th (2016) How Laura Branigan’s Passion and EmotionRead More
Next in the Abbey Road medley is one of the Beatles’ most beautiful yet mysterious tracks, “Sun King.” In later years, John Lennon dismissed “Sun King” as “a piece of garbage I had around,” but its lovely harmonies and mystical lyrics transform it into an entrancing listening experience. You MayRead More
