Beginning with a moment of stark introspection, “What Is Wrong With Me” at first boasts none of the swirling flourishes that so often surround a Dave Stewart production You May Also Like: How Dave Grohl Surprised Everybody With That Paul McCartney Collaboration Mike Kuhl, Dave Ballou, John Dierker + LukeRead More

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A little too mannered at times, Van Dyke Parks songs would fall flat on their ass were it not for his flair for musical mischief making. “Dreaming of Paris,” for instance, is the picture of genteel reverie until he announces that JFK has been shot You May Also Like: AaronRead More

Paul McCartney had always been cuffed around for the times when he got too cute or — worse, really — too domestic. Yet, until the 1980s, he’d always possessed an unerring sense of hitmaking magic. You May Also Like: No related posts.

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Elton John, providing a sneak peek into his upcoming album The Diving Board, says he doesn’t know how fans will receive producer T Bone Burnett’s stripped-down, rootsy approach. “That’s part and parcel of the excitement,” he adds. You May Also Like: John Mellencamp’s Dark, Down-Home Life, Death, Love and FreedomRead More

Rocking to attention, ‘Serious Fun’ proved the Knack still had the knack.