Interviews

The Mother lode from Jeff Lynne

To the average fan, 22 years seems like an awful long time between solo albums. But to Jeff Lynne, it’s no big deal. The longtime Electric Light Orchestra leader, former Traveling Wilbury and mega-producer has had his hands full over the past two decades. He even managed to squeeze in

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Greenbaum remains in good spirits

Forty-two years ago this week, Norman Greenbaum‘s “Spirit in the Sky” was a surprise Top 10 hit. To this day, people are still asking the one-hit wonder about the song and its impact. “They ask me all the time about what makes it work, and I think it’s the opening

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The elusive Bob Lind re-emerges

In mid-March 1966, amid a Top 10 chart featuring “19th Nervous Breakdown,” “California Dreamin’ ” and “I Fought the Law” sat the wistful folk tune “Elusive Butterfly.” The singer, Bob Lind, was a 23-year-old unknown who gave World Pacific Records its one and only big hit. The song and its

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For your listening pleasure: The Darkness

BAND MEMBERS: Justin Hawkins (vocals), Dan Hawkins (guitar), Ed Graham (drums), Richie Edwards (bass). ALBUM: “One Way Ticket to Hell … And Back” LABEL: Atlantic RELEASE DATE: Nov. 29, 2005 PRODUCER: Roy Thomas Baker FIRST SINGLE: “One Way Ticket” HEAR HERE: Windows, Real Audio. WEB SITE: www.thedarknessrock.com TOUR DATES HERE

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A Go-Go tries it solo

Kathy Valentine’s whole world turned upside down, in the best of possible ways, in 2002. In the span of 12 months, the Go-Go’s bassist-songwriter met the love of her life, got pregnant in her 40s and got married. Now her daughter is 3 years old; a few weeks out of

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A pair of restless souls

Some siblings really know how to sing. The Everly Brothers had that magic, and so did the Carpenters. More recently, it’s the Proclaimers, brothers Craig and Charlie Reid – Scotland’s greatest musical ambassadors. Craig Reid says he and his identical twin knew early on that they had what many others

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For your listening pleasure: Sevendust

BAND MEMBERS: Lajon Witherspoon (vocals), John Connolly (guitar), Vince Hornsby (bass), Morgan Rose (drums), Sonny Mayo (guitar). ALBUM: “Next” LABEL: 7Bros/WineDark/Fontana RELEASE DATE: Oct. 11, 2005 HEAR HERE: Hear here. WEB SITE: www.sevendust.info TOUR DATES HERE ALBUM: “Best of (Chapter One 1997-2004)” LABEL: TVT RELEASE DATE: Dec. 27, 2005 ALBUM

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Making all the right moves

Being in a rock band should be fun. If it’s not fun, what’s the point? Judging by their home-made video for “A Million Ways” (See here), the first single off their second Capitol album “Oh No” (due Aug. 30), OK Go singer-guitarist Damian Kulash and his bandmates – Tim Nordwind

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Hitting the Right Spot

CD stores confused about where to display Aram Danesh and the Super Human Crew’s “The Spot” would be better off just putting a copy in each bin. That’s how all-over-the-musical-map “The Spot” is. The album (Hear here), released July 26 on Danesh’s San Francisco-based Mammoth Entertainment, is a fusion of

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‘Out of Nothing’ Comes Something

Embrace was on the cusp of something big – really big – in 1998. The British quintet’s first single, “All You Good People,” was the second most-added song behind Beastie Boys’ “Intergalactic” one week that spring. But before the group could fly to the United States and help promote the

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