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'Still in construction phase': New Spock's Beard project will include collaborations with Neal Morse

‘Still in construction phase’: New Spock’s Beard project will include collaborations with Neal Morse

Spock’s Beard is one again at a crossroads. Roughly a decade after original frontman Neal Morse left, successor Nick D’Virgilio has also departed. Now, the group is once again embarking on a new project with a new singer. You May Also Like: Neal Morse Did It All (Again) on ‘SongsRead More

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‘I’m enjoying music as much as I ever have’: Yes’ Chris Squire isn’t close to slowing down

Chris Squire’s old bandmate in Yes, drummer Bill Bruford, retired from music in 2009. Don’t look for the tireless bassist to go gently into that good night any time soon. You May Also Like: ‘A Life in Yes: The Chris Squire Tribute’ (2018)

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Steve Hackett’s Game, But Something Else Is Holding Up a Genesis Reunion: ‘There’s the Old Retiree’

Steve Hackett last performed with Genesis on stage in 1982, and last worked with them in the studio in 1999.

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‘Things have changed for us’: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nod just part of the growing buzz around Rush

Rush was already becoming something of a next-gen cultural phenomenon, even before its recent nomination for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. You May Also Like: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Open Letter: Stop Being the Old Boys’ Club Every Copy of Rush’s ‘Roll the Bones’ Reveals SomethingRead More

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Pink Floyd, “One of My Turns,” “Poles Apart,” “Set the Controls” + Others: Deep Cuts

When excavating for deep cuts from Pink Floyd, you must first avoid ‘Dark Side of the Moon’ because of its distinct air of been-there-done-that familiarity.

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Marc Bonilla, of the Keith Emerson Band: Something Else! Interview

Despite having collaborated with him for years, in some ways Marc Bonilla is still that kid watching as Keith Emerson took the stage in Oakland for 1974’s Brain Salad Surgery tour with Emerson Lake and Palmer. You May Also Like: ‘Fanfare For the Uncommon Man: The Official Keith Emerson TributeRead More

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Something Else! sneak peek: Porcupine Tree, “I Drive the Hearse” (2012)

Porcupine Tree is offering a download sneak peek of its forthcoming multi-disc live project Octane Twisted. Fans will have to wait until November for the entire album, but they can hear “I Drive the Hearse” now You May Also Like: Chicago – Chicago II (1970; 2017 Steven Wilson Remix)

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Something Else! sneak peek: Peter Gabriel, “In Your Eyes” (1986; 2012 reissue)

Peter Gabriel’s exhaustive new So: 25th Anniversary Immersion Box includes an engaging disc called “SO DNA,” which follows the songs’ creative process from initial demo versions through to final takes. Listen in as he develops “In Your Eyes.” You May Also Like: When Peter Gabriel Suddenly Decided to Open UpRead More

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‘There are many things that I can do now’: New Genesis project allows Steve Hackett to show off new skills

Steve Hackett says he hears things now in his own playing that compelled him to return once more to classic moments from his 1970s tenure in Genesis. You May Also Like: No related posts.

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Tangerine Dream – Under Cover (2012)

Cover albums are inherently risky, and quite frankly more than a little overdone of late. Leave it to Tangerine Dream to breathe new life into things You May Also Like: Desmond White, “Dream Girl” from Glace (2017): One Track Mind The Bangles, Dream Syndicate + Others – ‘3 X 4’Read More