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Review: Jellyfish, "Live at Bogart's"

July 3, 2012 By Joe Marchese 7 Comments

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When Jellyfish's Live at Bogart's was recorded on February 21, 1991, did anybody realize that neither the band nor the venue were long for this world?  On December 2, 1993, The Los Angeles Times lamented the closure of the Long Beach, California club, calling it a "mighty blow" to the local music community.  Yet Bogart's actually outlasted the first iteration of the band that hailed from miles up north in the San Francisco Bay Area.  Andy Sturmer (drums/vocals), Roger Joseph Manning Jr.

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Categories: Reviews Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Pop, Rock Tags: Jellyfish

Reviews: Three From Real Gone - Mick Fleetwood's Zoo, Jerry Reed and Durocs

June 8, 2012 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

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Real Gone Music has become known for its wide-ranging and eclectic releases, and today we’re looking at three of the most recent, from the countrypolitan stylings of Jerry Reed to the rock animals of Mick Fleetwood’s Zoo and the pure pop of The Dūrocs! Dūrocs, Dūrocs (Real Gone Music RGM-0058, 2012) Are you ready to hear one of the best albums you’ve never heard?  Then head straight to the pig pen for the first-ever CD release of Dūrocs.  Primarily written and produced by the team of Ron

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Categories: Reviews Formats: CD Genre: Country, Pop, Rock Tags: Durocs, Fleetwood Mac, Jerry Reed, Mick Fleetwood, Ron Nagle

Aces High! "The London American Label: 1957," "Mod Jazz Forever" and "Smash Boom Bang: Feldman-Goldstein-Gotteher" Available Now

February 14, 2012 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

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Smash!  Boom!  Bang!  The ace compilation experts at, well, Ace Records are offering up plenty of Smash, Boom and Bang (both in impact and in label name!) for your buck with their diverse slate of February releases.  You'll find top-drawer pop, rock and soul for connoisseurs and beginners alike among the label's latest.  Perhaps the most unexpected is the new entry in the label's long-running Songwriters and Producers series.  Smash Boom Bang!  The Songs and Productions of

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Categories: News, Reviews Formats: CD Genre: Jazz, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Little Richard, Ronnie James Dio

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