Brian McCollum's Big Gigs: Chaka Khan, Al Jarreau with the DSO, Daughtry and...
THURSDAY Chaka Khan Few have spanned the musical generations as deftly as Chaka Khan, who got her start with R&B, jumped into funk, segued into disco, helped hip-hop cross into the mainstream and...
View ArticleBest sounds around
There was a lot happening musically in 2005 - new, old, rehashed, sampled and just plain stolen, and an explosion in ways to access it, but was any of it any good? Was there a surfeit of superb sounds...
View ArticleThe James Hunter Six & The Chris Corcoran Trio The London Jazz Festival, The...
With the DJâs evocative sounds of early RânâB having perfectly set the mood for the show, The Chris Corcoran Trio launched into Ike Turnerâs âThe Roosterâ. Already, the limitations of a...
View ArticleThe James Hunter Six & The Chris Corcoran Trio, The Hideaway 15/11/12
With the DJâs evocative sounds of early RânâB having perfectly set the mood for the show, The Chris Corcoran Trio launched into Ike Turnerâs âThe Roosterâ. Already, the limitations of a...
View ArticleJazz breaking news: Paco Séry punching hard in Paris
Of all the excessively talented sidemen the late great Weather Report keyboardist/composer Joe Zawinul employed in his globetrotting Syndicate band, French-Ivorian drummer Paco Séry was among the most...
View ArticleBlack Sabbath in NZ
So it was announced last week that Black Sabbath will play one New Zealand show next year as part of a world tour with the original lineup. The original lineup minus drummer Bill Ward. As I said here,...
View ArticleReviews of new pop, country/ blues, jazz and classical releases
Pop: RIHANNA "Unapologetic" (Def Jam, 3 stars) If you count "Good Girl Gone Bad's""Reloaded Edition," Rihanna has put out an album a year since 2005. Wow. The good, early "Pon de Replay,""S.O.S." and...
View Article"I Went Much Further Than I Ever Thought I Could": Johnny Marr Interviewed
Four years back, on this very spot, I found myself reviewing a best-of compilation called The Sound Of The Smiths. One thing was clear to me: it had to be an unsentimental reappraisal of a band I had,...
View ArticleSoundgarden Ignites Hollywood Club With Career-Spanning Set: Concert Review
share Chris Godley Chris Cornell, left, and Ben Shepherd of Soundgarden play Tuesday in Hollywood. The Bottom Line It ain't for everybody, but for those who dig thick modern metal with a classic...
View ArticleRites of Spring and the summer that changed punk rock
Something was in the air in Washington DC in 1985 – a revolution that tried to rid punk of its machismo Rites of Spring … From left: Guy Picciotto, Michael Fellows and Eddie Janney. Photograph: Bert...
View ArticleRush returns like clockwork
It's been a good year for Rush. Formed in Toronto in 1968, and together in its current configuration, Geddy Lee (bass, vocals, keys, guitar), Alex Lifeson (guitar) and Neil Peart (drums, lyrics),...
View ArticleSwarm of Arrows Q&A: Sludge metal quartet bring heaviness to blot out the sun
This weekend The Examiner talked with members of Philly’s newest sludgecore titans, Swarm of Arrows. The group mix traditional metal roots with thick slabs of stoner rock and heavy sludge to create a...
View ArticleMusic Doc Filmmakers Increasingly Looking to Kickstarter for Funding
share In crowd-sourcing their financial needs, directors are cutting producers out of the process, but are they finding success? THR looks at two such rock visionaries as case studies. Music...
View ArticleThe Country a Rap-Rocker Calls Home
Of all the pop genres, country has manned its borders the most ferociously, and that’s been to its detriment. A world with slow or no influx of new ideas is a dying one. But while you can police...
View ArticleCD reviews | A roundup of the best new holiday music releases
â¢Â Cee Lo Green, âCee Loâs Magic Momentâ* * * â1/2 The holiday spiritâs in full force here, in Greenâs loopy, Motown-esque collaboration with the Muppets (âAll I Need Is Loveâ), an...
View ArticleStill Single: Vol. 8, No. 4
Welcome to what will be the final Still Single update on Dusted for 2012. Frankly, if you follow this work, it would be weird if you didnt notice the changes that have taken place this year. I have a...
View ArticleTop Shows: Kendrick Lamar, Kreayshawn, Trey Songz and more
Young Guru Wednesday (November 28) Czar Bar Jay-Zâs star shines so brightly that it tends to render his supporting cast invisible. Young Guru is one of the essential members of Hovaâs crew who has...
View ArticleThe New Master Sounds and BluesMix: 100 Club, London 4/11/12
Great to be in the sweaty environs of the 100 Club, so nearly swallowed up by developers a few years back but thankfully saved by the now, ubiquitous Paul McCartney. Yes this iconic venue is a...
View ArticleDiscovery 2 presents The Talks + The Carnabys + Jade Hopcroft + The Leano...
AAA, London Thu 29th November 2012 Last 2012 Discovery 2 Showcase features Hull, Ska, Punk band The Talks & Acoustic rapper The Leano, The Carnabys soul, rock & funk & Jade Hopcroft Date:...
View ArticleDeconstructing: Trent Reznorâs Legacy
I was listening to An omen_, the new EP from Trent Reznorâs How to destroy angelsÃÂ_, and it made me feel a little warm inside. Odd, considering I was sitting in a frigid office building,...
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