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Like, Omigod! Digging Through the ’80s Pop Culture Box, Part 8

Wed, April 03 2013 1:21pm - Source: Pop Dose

Two "legit" songs, a TV show theme and two songs I consider novelties.

Best of March 2013: Peter Banks, Toto, Eric Clapton, Jon Anderson, Boz Scaggs, Tony Levin, the Beatles

Mon, April 01 2013 3:27pm - Source: Something Else!

Yes fans joined in a celebration of Peter Banks' life after the guitarist passed last month, and dug into a pair of talks with Jon Anderson as the founding vocalist explored the band's shared legacy.

Dave Haskell Group – Pivot Point (2013)

Thu, March 21 2013 12:26pm - Source: Something Else!

Dave Haskell is back, which is undoubtedly significant news for longtime followers of the San Francisco Bay Area's jazz and blues scenes.

Larry Carlton, with Robben Ford – Unplugged (2013)

Wed, March 13 2013 3:33am - Source: Something Else!

There's a reason these guys have fronted countless recordings, even while appearing as first-call sidemen with everyone from Miles Davis to Steely Dan to Joni Mitchell.

Larry Carlton – Four Hands & A Heart Volume One (2012)

Sat, January 26 2013 1:21pm - Source: Something Else!

Back in high school while my buddies were air guitaring to Led Zeppelin, Boston and Lynard Skynard, ol' Ish here played out fantasies of ripping up the fret board like Larry Carlton.

Joni Mitchell - The Studio Albums 1968 - 1979

Fri, December 07 2012 2:07pm - Source: Uncut.co.uk

Joni Mitchell may be the most influential female artist in music history.

Steely Dan Sunday: “The Royal Scam” (1976)

Sun, February 12 2012 1:53pm - Source: Something Else!

As much as I enjoy Steely Dan songs and can listen to most of them over and over (which is a good thing, since I'm writing about them every week), only one of their songs is what I'd call an "earworm," and that's the titular cut that ends The Royal Scam album.

Steely Dan Sunday: “Kid Charlemagne” (1976)

Sun, December 18 2011 1:42pm - Source: Something Else!

The first track from Steely Dan's The Royal Scam is about jazz changes over a tight, chugging funk-disco groove expertly manned by Chuck Rainey and Bernard Purdie.

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