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Jon Anderson Set to Guest Star in Las Vegas Concert Series ‘Raiding the Rock...
Jon Anderson, arguably the definitive frontman from the prog-rock era, will “guest star” in the Las Vegas classic-rock concert series “Raiding the Rock Vault,” which runs from September 20th to the...
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Peter Gabriel Talks Punk, Calls Genre Boundaries ‘Bullshit’
In a recent, loose-limbed interview with Mojo, Peter Gabriel ruminated about the ’70s rivalry between punk and prog-rock. In particular, he discussed the class divisions between supposed “working...
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of Montreal Reveal American Tour Dates
Kevin Barnes is the freakiest, most unpredictable songwriter in “indie-rock.” And he’s also one of the most prolific — both in the studio and on-stage. His band, of Montreal, will release lousy with...
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Wet ‘n’ Wild: Progressive Nation 2014 (At Sea)
It seems like everybody’s doing it these days. The 2014 edition of prog-rock festival Progressive Nation will come in the form of a cruise. The event — which features acts like Jon Anderson, Spock’s...
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Watch Queens of the Stone Age Crash the Kimmel Stage
Last night, Queens of the Stone brought their artful psych-rock swirl to Jimmy Kimmel Live!‘s summer concert stage. The Josh Homme-fronted band are touring in support of their latest LP, …Like...
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Dawes Announce Headlining Tour (With Some Special Guest Appearances)
Folk-rock quartet Dawes have just announced a headlining tour for the fall, kicking off September 19th in Kent, Ohio. This isn’t just a normal string of dates, though: Along the way, the band will be...
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Massive Rush Box Set (Including a Remixed ‘Vapor Trails’) Out in October
On October 1st, prog-rock legends Rush will release The Studio Albums: 1989-2007, a massive box set which contains the seven studio albums recorded for Atlantic Records during that 18-year span. The...
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The Chop House: Gentle Giant’s Explosive Sight & Sound Concert
With “The Chop House,” we explore classic performances from bands with — you know — “chops.” Genres like progressive rock, art-rock, jazz-fusion — they’re nearly extinct in our current music culture....
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The Making of Big Star: An Interview With ‘Nothing Can Hurt Me’ Filmmakers
Alex Chilton, Jody Stephens, Chris Bell and Andy Hummel in BIG STAR: NOTHING CAN HURT ME, a Magnolia Pictures release. Photo courtesy of Magnolia Pictures. I saw Alex Chilton perform at the Riverbend...
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Checkin ‘Em Twice: Top 10 ‘Mr. Show’ Sketches
Last week, Bob Odenkirk and David Cross — the co-creators of the HBO cult-classic sketch comedy series Mr. Show — revealed a semi-reunion in the form of a brief comedy tour. The duo (along with friend...
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Scraping the Barrel: #99, ‘Troll 2′
Thousands and thousands of films are made every year. And while some of them are destined for Oscar glory and widespread Metacritic acclaim, others wind up scraping the barrel on the IMDB Bottom 100....
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Checkin’ ‘Em Twice: Top 10 Cringe-Worthy TV/Music Crossovers
More often than not, television and music blend to form a perfect union, complementing each other in every respect. With a vast amount of incredible examples — like Radiohead’s hilarious guest...
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The Chop House: George Duke’s Classic Performance at the 1976 Montreux Jazz Fest
With “The Chop House,” we explore classic performances from bands with — you know — “chops.” Genres like progressive rock, art-rock, jazz-fusion — they’re nearly extinct in our current music culture....
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‘Breaking Bad’ Breakdown: ‘Blood Money’
(SPOILERS AHEAD, so “tread lightly,” ye Breaking Bad fanatics!) Season Five, Episode 9, “Blood Money” Written by: Peter Gould, Directed by: Bryan Cranston …And we’re baaaack! After 11 agonizing...
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Prog Supergroup Levin Minnemann Rudess to Release Album
Progressive rock has a long and turbulent history with supergroups. Some of them turn out quite well (Emerson Lake & Palmer), while others (GTR, Asia, Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe) wind up as...
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Deluxe Jimi Hendrix Box Set Available on August 20th
Jimi Hendrix only released three studio albums in his short life, which explains why his fans tend to be rabid completists, snatching up every unofficial bootleg and overstuffed box set with childlike...
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The Dear Hunter’s Casey Crescenzo is Composing a Symphony, and He Needs Your...
Casey Crescenzo, frontman of progressive indie-rockers The Dear Hunter, has announced plans to compose his first symphony, which will be recorded this fall in the Czech Republic with the Brno...
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Soulful Folk Crooner Basia Bulat to Tour with Jim James
Jim James has a knack for finding awesome tourmates. This September, he’ll play a run of dates with Basia Bulat, a hugely soulful Canadian folk artist who’s bound to turn a bunch of new heads. It’s...
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‘Breaking Bad”s Aaron Paul to Host Reddit AMA Tonight
Aaron Paul, who plays Jesse (aka the “Yo bitch” sidekick to Bryan Cranston’s Walt) on Breaking Bad, will be hosting a Reddit AMA (“Ask Me Anything”) session today at 5:00 p.m. EST. Yes, Paul’s biggest...
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Check Out ‘Breaking Bad’ Re-Cut as a Rom-Com
In a move that critics around the country are (probably) calling “man’s finest moment to date” and “a triumph of the human spirit, ” MHK Productions has created a fake trailer for Breaking Bad,...
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