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Halloween Special: Frank Zappa - The Torture Never Stops DVD (2008)
What better way to spend Halloween than with (as it's lovingly referred to in the liner notes) this thing? “The Torture Never Stops"—a 24-song, two-hour blast of almost indescribably brilliant/crazy rock from an Oct. 31, 1981 concert by the equally brilliant/crazy Frank Zappa—affords us a unique opportunity to experience one of popular music's most original guitarists, ...
Something Else! Interview: Jazz Trumpeter Nicholas Payton
Trumpeter Nicholas Payton may have begun his journey as part of the traditionalists in the early-1990s Young Lions movement, but he couldn't have emerged any further afield. In fact, Payton's upcoming R&B-infused project Bitches is only just now seeing the light of day, in a completely remixed format, after being rejected last fall by the stalwart ...
Brian Landrus/the Landrus Kaleidoscope - Capsule (2011)
Brian Landrus is one of the fast rising artists on the NYC jazz scene; so much so that it was only in 2009 his debut album Forward came out and now in 2011, we are here talking about his third release of 2011, Capsule. This master of the low instruments like the baritone sax, bass clarinet ...
Peter Gabriel - New Blood: Live in London DVD (2011)
I was fine, mostly, with Peter Gabriel dumping the guitars and drums for his interpretations of other people's work on Scratch My Back. There was considerably less excitement, though, for these looming orchestral interpretations of his own solo works, many of which were initially defined by their rhythmic invention. Tracks like “Intruder," “Solsbury Hill," “Red Rain," ...
Tom Waits - Bad as Me (2011)
Back when Tom Waits released Real Gone, I used the concept of the essential nature of a pair of bluejeans to illustrate how that record could be used to get at what Waits' music is all about—an introductory album of sorts, one with a high score on the “Waits-y Scale." Much of the idea of Waits' ...
Vince Mendoza - Nights on Earth (2011)
It's been some time since we've heard Vince Mendoza working in such a personal context. Oh, we've heard plenty from Mendoza over the last decade, as he's handled arranging for the likes of Bjork, Sting and Joni Mitchell. In fact, Mendoza earned two of his six career Grammys for Mitchell's 2003 Travelogue and 2000 Both Sides ...
Forgotten Series: Tom Waits - Real Gone (2004)
Obsessive rituals of youth. It's all boils down to pants. Blue jeans, specifically. See, back before we had “pre-washed," “stone-washed," “acid-washed" or any of them other variants, we had plain 'ole blue jeans. And let me tell you...they were very blue and very tough. There was a lengthy (and somewhat painful) break-in process. Even after those ...
Shows I'll Never Forget: Bob Dylan, April 21, 1993
On this night, Bob Dylan once again proved he was no fan of history. And that's why I've been a fan of his for so long. See, I've always loved the in-concert head fake. After all, I already own the albums. Alas, showgoers in the modern age want the hits, and they want them note for ...
Andy Statman, with Bela Fleck and Ricky Skaggs - Old Brooklyn (2011)
Progressive bluegrass and old-time jazz collide on the forthcoming Old Brooklyn in the person of Andy Statman, the clarinet and mandolin virtuoso. There are times, in fact, when you hear a little of both even within one of his brilliantly multifaceted solos throughout this two-CD set, to be issued Oct. 25 on Shefa Records. Actually, there's ...
Yes Co-Founder Jon Anderson to Release 'Open,' a New Epic Musical Piece
Former Yes vocalist Jon Anderson will release an epic musical work titled “Open" as a digital download on Tuesday, October 25. The piece marks a return to the long-form compositions that Anderson became known for as a pioneering member of Yes, including “Close To The Edge," “Gates of Delirium," “Revealing" and “Awaken." “Open" promises to be ...
