Album reviews: Phish and Santana
New album: Fuego Artist: Phish Label: Jemp Records Rating: 3.5 stars out of 5 Capturing the essence of Phish in a recording studio has always been an iffy proposition. To the Phish faithful, these...
View ArticleAlbum reviews: Robin Thicke, Bobby Womack
New album: Paula Artist: Robin Thicke Label: Interscope Rating: 1 star out of 5 Right off the bat, anyone who can explain the decision to apply the Jimi Hendrix/Band of Gypsys artwork to a Robin Thick...
View Article100 Things for Elvis fans; CJ Seymour from the U.K. to K-Town
On this episode of the Free Press Radio Show, author Gillian Gaar talks about her new book "100 Things Elvis Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die". During the second half of the show, rising...
View ArticleAlbum reviews: Sam Smith and Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young
New album: In The Lonely Hour Artist: Sam Smith Label: Capitol Rating: 2.5 stars out of 5 British crooner Sam Smith’s debut album is what one might expect if The Cure’s Robert Smith produced a Michael...
View ArticleAlbum reviews: Dereck Von Higgins and The Ramones
New album: Flyover Artist: Dereck Von Higgins Label: DV Recordings Rating: 4.5 stars out of 5 Dereck Von Higgins is known to many around the world as the patron saint of record collectors. Thousands...
View ArticleBlues legend Johnny Winter has died
Blues great Johnny Winter has died at age 70. According to his publicist, Winter was found in a Zurich hotel room. He was in the midst of a European tour. No official cause of death has been...
View ArticleTV, film icon James Garner dies at 86
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Few actors could register disbelief, exasperation or annoyance with more comic subtlety. James Garner had a way of widening his eyes while the corner of his mouth sagged ever so...
View Article'Fargo' returning to FX with new cast
AP - FX is taking another trip to "Fargo," where the cast is changing but some of the characters are not. The network announced Monday that it has renewed the series for a second season with new...
View ArticleAlbum reviews: Tame Impala and ZZ Top
New album: Live Versions Artist: Tame Impala Label: Modular Recordings Rating: 4 stars out of 5 Originally released on vinyl as a limited edition on Record Store Day, “Live Versions” is the first...
View ArticleDozens treated for illness at Keith Urban concert
(AP) — Authorities say several dozen people were treated for alcohol-related illnesses at a weekend Keith Urban concert in Massachusetts. Police and fire officials say ambulances from five...
View ArticleAlbum reviews: Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, The Dream Academy
New album: Hypnotic Eye Artist: Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Label: Reprise/Warner Bros. Rating: 4 out of 5 Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers’ “Hypnotic Eye” is an open letter to the garage...
View ArticleAlbum reviews: Sunny Sweeney and R.E.M.
Album reviews: Sunny Sweeney and R.E.M. By Jon Dawson Columnist New album: Provoked Artist: Sunny Sweeney Label: Aunt Daddy/Thirty Tigers Rating: 4 out of 5 Country firebrand Sunny Sweeney’s...
View ArticleRobin Williams dead at 63
(AP) — Robin Williams, the Academy Award winner and comic supernova whose explosions of pop culture riffs and impressions dazzled audiences for decades and made him a gleamy-eyed laureate for the...
View ArticleLauren Bacall dead at 89
(AP) — Lauren Bacall was a movie star from almost her first moment on the silver screen. A fashion model and bit-part New York actress before moving to Hollywood at 19, Bacall achieved immediate...
View ArticleAlbum reviews: Spoon and Robin Williams
New album: They Want My Soul Artist: Spoon Label: Loma Vista/Republic Rating: 3.5 stars out of 5 Consistency and pop music don’t always mix. For the band Spoon, their solid track record has won them a...
View ArticleDon Pardo, longtime 'Saturday Night Live' announcer dies; voice graced TV,...
By FRAZIER MOORE, AP Television Writer Few would recognize his face, but most would know his voice: that booming baritone that for nearly four decades would introduce the lineups on "Saturday...
View ArticleAlbum reviews: Electric Wurms and Bennie Maupin
New album: Musik, Die Schwer Zu Twerk Artist: Electric Wurms Label: Bella Union/Warner Bros. Rating: 3.5 out of 5 Wayne Coyne and Steven Drozd of Flaming Lips had always wanted a side project that...
View ArticleAlbum reviews: J Mascis and Chicago
New album: Tied To A Star Artist: J Mascis Label: Sub Pop Rating: 4 stars out of 5 Known primarily for his bludgeoning electric work with Dinonsaur Jr. and his stoner rock project Heavy Blanket, J...
View ArticleAlbum reviews: Tori Amos and Frank Zappa/Mothers Of Invention
New album: Unrepentant Geraldines Artist: Tori Amos Label: Decca Rating: 3.5 stars out of 5 Tori Amos returns with her first batch of new material since the 2011 release “Night Of The Hunter,” and her...
View ArticleAlbum reviews: Capsula and Traffic
New album: Solar Secrets Artist: Capsula Label: Krian Music Group Rating: 4 stars out of 5 The new album from Argentinian trio Capsula is probably the greatest garage-rock album to come down the pike...
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