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'An incredible honor for me': Steve Lukather set to tour with Beatles hero Ringo Starr

Steve Lukather, tirelessly active even after 35 years in the business, is rehearsing for upcoming 2012 tours with Ringo Starr and Toto, even as he works on a new studio recording. You May Also Like: Steve Lukather, “When I See You Again” from ‘Bridges’ (2023): One Track Mind

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Queensryche – Sign of the Times (2007)

A best-of is really nothing to get excited about; they already have one of those, and this one even looks very similar in design. Basically, this sums up the band’s career from first album The Warning through Hear in the Now Frontier along with one track from Mindcrime II. ThereRead More

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Chris Squire talks about collaborating with Steve Hackett: ‘We made good noise’

Chris Squire talks about a 2012 project with Steve Hackett, reuniting with Billy Sherwood, and the difficulties in finding time to make music outside of the familiar matrix of Yes.

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Something Else! Interview: Neal Doughty, of REO Speedwagon

REO Speedwagon is gearing up for a new round of dates as part of the ongoing Midwest Rock ‘N’ Roll Express tour, and founding keyboardist Neal Doughty couldn’t be happier. You May Also Like: Neal Morse on ‘The Great Adventure,’ Sequels and Cruise to the Edge: Something Else! Interview

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One Track Mind: Eric Burdon, "Memorial Day" (2012)

Eric Burdon, still kicking complete ass at 70, offers a scalding indictment of the way we forget the sacrifices of others on “Memorial Day” You May Also Like: Eric Burdon and the Animals’ Self-Titled Debut Was a Dark, Dirty Triumph

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Bachman and Turner – Live at the Roseland Ballroom, NYC (2012)

If the standard for a reunion is that it measure up to the sound and feel of the original music, then Bachman and Turner — the heart and soul of platinum-selling 1970s hitmakers Bachman-Turner Overdrive — have delivered. You May Also Like: ‘Bachman and Turner’ Resurrected the Spirit of Bachman-TurnerRead More

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Nick Africano – The Butterfly Bull (2012)

Like its title, Nick Africano’s The Butterfly Bull succeeds in these brilliantly contradictory ways. There are, over the course of its 12 songs, both shadows and light You May Also Like: Wilco (The Album) echoed, but didn’t quite live up to Sky Blue Sky The Chick Corea + Steve GaddRead More

Steely Dan Sunday, "Gaucho" (1980)

Steely Dan Sunday, “Gaucho” (1980)

They say that the road to hell is paved with good intentions, and Steely Dan discovered just how true that was.

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David Daniell and Douglas McCombs – Versions (2012)

Seven hours. Versions, the new recording from David Daniell and Douglas McCombs, is all about seven hours. You May Also Like: Tortoise’s ‘Beacons of Ancestorship’ Provided Intriguing New Insights Into Post Rock Tortoise’s Quietly Effective Eponymous Album Burrowed In at its Own Pace Miles Davis, Billie Holiday + Others: TopRead More

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Foreigner – Alive and Rockin' (2012)

Foreigner’s new live album is neither all that bad, nor all that good — probably worth the ticket price at the original concert venue, if you don’t pay too much attention, but instantly forgettable as a home listening experience. You May Also Like: ‘Rockin’ the City of Angels’: Inside DouglasRead More