Sporting a three-piece all-girl band, Prince recently asserted that he didn’t have time for collaborating with “old people.” Apparently, however, that doesn’t apply to his cover choices. You May Also Like: Pearl Jam, “Soon Forget” from ‘Binaural’ (2000): One Track Mind Is This the Best-Ever Prince Cover? Pearl Harbor andRead More
Thank Dave Davies, metal kids. Punk kids, too. His idea to take a razor to his Elpico prior to the Kinks’ recording the distortion-soaked “You Really Got Me” birthed a thousand garage bands. “Little Green Amp” takes you right back there. You May Also Like: The Kinks – Sunny Afternoon:Read More
Recorded for Rockpalast in 2008, ‘Rocks Europe’ finds Blue Cheer in full flight, just a year before Dickie Peterson passed.
Roger Eno, the romanticist brother of Brian Eno, returns to his collaboration with experimental artist Plumbline — who spent a long period before their first duo effort capturing verite sounds at intersections in New York City. You May Also Like: Brian Eno’s Small Craft on a Milk Sea has onlyRead More
Flash, together again after four decades, take on a song that’s already been defined (as a Nine Inch Nails original) and then redefined (with Johnny Cash’s harrowing third-act re-do) — and yet they still find new revelations. You May Also Like: Flash [Featuring Yes Co-Founder Peter Banks] – ‘In theRead More
In the closest we’re likely to get to new stuff any time soon from King Crimson, the alumni-filled Crimson ProjeKCt turns in a nervy, tensile live take on this cut from 1995’s Thrak. You May Also Like: Tony Levin confirms that King Crimson is back for good: ‘I’m doubly thrilledRead More
James McCartney, a musician with a blessing/curse of a last name, tries to come to terms with the strength needed to overcome such strokes of luck/misery on “Strong as You” You May Also Like: Paul McCartney’s clunky ‘McCartney II’ couldn’t tap into new-wave zeitgeist Paul McCartney, “Check My Machine” (1980):Read More
Originally only available as a hand-made fan-club item, Captain Beyond’s 1973 concert with King Crimson became something of a legend — a poorly heard, pieced-together legend. You May Also Like: Captain Beefheart, “Pachuco Cadaver” from Trout Mask Replica (1969): One Track Mind
Get the weekend off to a rollicking good start with a stream of this classic Allen Toussaint gem, as reimagined by Robben Ford for his current Mascot Label Group release Bringing It Back Home. You May Also Like: Robben Ford + Warren Haynes, “High Heels and Throwing Things” (2015): OneRead More
You may think you’ve never heard of the McCrary Sisters, but you probably have anyway: The quartet was featured, for instance, on Dr. John’s Grammy-winning 2012 Dan Auerbach-produced triumph Locked Down. You May Also Like: Heart – Beautiful Broken (2016) Heart – ‘Live at the Royal Albert Hall with theRead More
