SAM AMIDON TALKS ‘LILY-O,’ BILL FRISELL and ‘COLLABORATION’ WITH HENDRIX
Sam Amidon had an idea for his new album. But the album seemed to have another idea for him. That sounds a bit weird, so let's back up a second. Amidon, a singer, songwriter, guitarist and player o...
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LEWIS & CLARKE COMPLETE THE TRIPTYCH: AN INTERVIEW WITH LOU ROGAI
By Michael Lello Photo by Jonno Rattman In 2007, when Lewis & Clarke released its most recent full-length album “Blasts of Holy Birth,” Apple was launching its first iPhone. The Hollywood Wr...
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DUSTIN DOUGLAS PREMIERES TRACK and DISCUSSES DEBUT ALBUM (EXCLUSIVE)
By Michael Lello The artist’s name Dustin Douglas might not ring a bell for you. But the music on his album -- “Black Skies and Starlight,” the debut from the artist more widely known by his r...
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THOM YORKE RELEASES SURPRISE NEW ALBUM VIA BITTORRENT
Thom Yorke has released a new album, "Tomorrow's Modern Boxes," via the new version of BitTorrent. It can be purchased and downloaded here. Yorke and producer Nigel Godrich explained the decision i...
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ROBERT PLANT’S BREATHTAKING, GLOBE-TREKKING ‘ROAR’
Of course it was Mick Jagger, not Robert Plant, who famously sang, “You can’t always get what you want/ But if you try sometime you find/ You get what you need.” But the Rolling Stones lyric is a fitt...
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PINK FLOYD TEASES NEW ALBUM ‘THE ENDLESS RIVER,’ OUT NOV. 10
Pink Floyd has announced the Nov. 10 release of a new studio album, "The Endless River" -- its first since the band released "The Division Bell" 20 years ago. In a snippet released by the band, yo...
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LAND OF THE LOOK BEHIND ALBUM-RELEASE AT WORLD CAFE LIVE
Jersey City outfit Land of the Look Behind will hold its debut album-release party on Saturday at World Cafe Live. The group, "a collaboration of musicians who blend the warm nostalgia of Americana wi...
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PATRICK SWEANY: A VOICE OF THE BLUES AND AN OLD-SCHOOL SOUL
By Michael Lello Some of the greatest artists of our time have thrived at a confluence of various musical rivers rather than following the path of just one singular stream. Their influences are so ...
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NEW BUZZCOCKS SONG: “IT’S NOT YOU”
Buzzcocks have shared a new song, "It's Not You," from the legendary UK punk band's upcoming album, "The Way," which is set for a Nov. 18 release. According to a press release: "These 10 tracks pen...
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FORMER MEMBERS OF THE BAND CARRY THAT ‘WEIGHT’
By Michael Lello While three of the core members of seminal Americana rock collective The Band have left this earth, the music lives on – thanks in no small part to The Weight, a newer group formed b...
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