Genesis co-founder Mike Rutherford didn’t often return to moments with old band during this year’s tour with Mike and the Mechanics. In fact, over a nearly two-hour set, Rutherford included no more than three Genesis tracks. You May Also Like: How Mike and the Mechanics’ ‘The Living Years’ Helped BridgeRead More

After The Nightfly Donald Fagen continued to work in music but over the next decade, he lowered his profile. You May Also Like: Donald Fagen, “Walk Between Raindrops” from ‘The Nightfly Live’ (2021): Steely Dan Sunday Donald Fagen, “Maxine” from ‘The Nightfly Live’ (2021): Steely Dan Sunday Donald Fagen, “NewRead More

At last! Jeff Lynne, having most recently issued a solo album in 1990 with Armchair Theatre, will be returning with two new studio recordings. But … “At Last”? The Etta James number? You May Also Like: When Jeff Lynne’s ELO Triumphantly Returned With ‘Live in Hyde Park’

First off, the name of this DVD might be a little confusing. Though recorded on the same 1982 tour, this is not the visual companion to Ozzy’s album of the same name. You May Also Like: Ozzy Osbourne – ‘Patient Number 9’ (2022) Why You Should Count ‘No Rest forRead More

Named for the late Oxford, Miss., writer Larry Brown, the Missing Cats aspire to the same kind of brutally honest storytelling, set inside a deeply involving mixture of American roots music that once propelled the Band’s best sides. You May Also Like: Larry Carlton was at his most approachable withRead More

A timely sit down with Steve Lukather, just as he and Toto were ramping up for a summer jaunt through Europe, not only powered its way to the top of the August reader poll, it became the most-read item in Something Else! Reviews history. You May Also Like: No relatedRead More

There is a droning, strangely intoxicating groove to this song, like a reckless combining of a two-on-the-tongue night of acid and some grease-popping north Mississippi blues. You May Also Like: Ken Sharp, “Girl / Forget That Girl” (2020): One Track Mind

Although folk singer and future Quicksilver Messenger Service vocalist Dino Valenti is said to have composed “Hey Joe,” it was actually copyrighted by Billy Roberts. Hundreds of artists have recorded the tune, which told the ghastly tale of a fellow who killed his girlfriend and fled to Mexico, but theRead More

A star-stuffed stop by Jefferson Starship at the Roswell UFO Festival offers new insight into the legends of Jefferson Airplane, the Dead and CSN, as well — along with a powerful reminder of that era’s deep sense of musical community. You May Also Like: No related posts.

Eddie Van Halen’s health has forced his band to postpone a scheduled swing through Japan in November, but the good news is: It’s not a return of his cancer. You May Also Like: Why Complaints About Van Halen’s ‘A Different Kind of Truth’ Were Overblown