THE BEATLES - The White Album: 50 years ago the Beatles created a monument with flaws
1968 was a year of upheaval. Even in the camp of the most famous band of all: When the Beatles started working on the "Sgt. Pepper" successor in spring, hardly anything was the same - especially not this: John, Paul, George & Ringo were no gang anymore, but four grown young men. A fact that "The Beatles" shouldn't harm, though. In the following we look at the conditions, essence and consequences of the record that became famous under the unofficial title "White Album".
SPOCK'S BEARD - The long run to yourself
Promotion is a necessary evil for musicians. For the interview with eclipsed Spock's Bears bassist Dave Meros even interrupts his afternoon walk. On May 25th the Californians release their 13th studio album "Noise Floor" plus an EP with four more songs. Meros explains why he thinks this is a good idea, reflects on how Spock's Beard have developed over the 26 years of their existence, and explains whether and how things will continue with old and new drummer Nick D'Virgilio.
BRIAN ENO - The maker of pop culture
Founding member of Roxy Music, producer of Bowie, U2 and Talking Heads, inventor of Ambient, creator of elaborate multimedia installations and restless spirit in sound innovation: Brian Eno is the creator of pop culture. The man who renews them and drives them forward. The shyness of publicity is, hardly gives interviews and has just celebrated his seventieth birthday - or not, as he reveals when meeting with eclipsed.
PREVIEW NIGHT OF THE PROG FESTIVAL 2018
Europe's most important Progfestival enters its twelfth round. It proves with a very balanced line-up that lovers of classical symphonic prog as well as fans of modern prog and art rock sounds are in good hands there. In addition there is the premiere fever: Some bands play for the first time - and exclusively - at the NOTP (Big Big Train, Mystery, Ange et al.), others will present their band classics in full splendour (Camel, Arena). Those who
have never found their way to the Loreley should do so as soon as possible.
KLAUS MEINE - Life between Wedemark and Mexico City
Seventy Klaus became mine on 25 May. And although the Scorpions announced a few years ago that the band was going old, the opposite is the case. When we meet her front man, he is already sitting on packed suitcases again for a mini tour through Mexico. And the man with the leather cap, which has been covering his thinning head for many years, is still excited and euphoric when it comes to concert tours even after half a century in the service of the hard rock formation. In an exclusive conversation on his birthday, the worldwide celebrated star looks back on his life in business for us.
DEEP PURPLE 50 - Part 3: The Singers
"It's the singer, not the song," that thesis rarely applied to Deep Purple. On the one hand the instrumental presence and potency in all five decades of the band was at least always at the same level as the lead vocals. And as long as Ritchie Blackmore was in the band, he provided the band with song ideas that would have worked well with other vocalists. On the other hand, there are these vocal great moments: "Child In Time" belongs to Ian Gillan and "Soldier Of Fortune" to David Coverdale.
KLAUS SCHULZE The electronic brain
Since Klaus Schulze turned 70 last year, a release offensive of his record company has been underway. At the end of 2017, eleven remastered records from the massive catalogue of the Berlin electronics witch were released, in February again as many. And now with "Silhouettes" he has released another studio album with new material. An exertion for a person who currently has to go to hospital regularly.
GRAVEYARD - It's not over yet
Sometimes a time-out is just necessary. In the case of the Swedish retrorocker Graveyard, in conjunction with a personnel change, it has provided an enormous boost that the new studio work "Peace" has produced. A milestone in the band's history that delivers signature songs with tracks like "The Fox" and "It Ain't Over Yet" that are at least as good as the classic "Hisingen Blues".
SUBSIGNAL pay homage to Latin America's Grim Reaper with one of her most optimistic records
The title of the fifth subsignal album "La Muerta" is somewhat misleading. The themes of sadness and loss that shaped the previous work have given way to a much more optimistic attitude, which is reflected in great choral movements and a stronger AOR heaviness. In addition, the Munich-based Progband, which was founded in 2007 by the Sieges-Even members Arno Menses (voc) and Markus Steffen (g), has dispensed with overcharged arrangements so that their songs can breathe better. The likeable frontman Arno Menses is happy with "La Muerta" all around, which is also due to the RPWL makers Kalle Wallner and Yogi Lang, who put the finishing touches to the record.
STEPHEN MALKMUS AND THE JICKS take the world as it is
For a whole five years there was nothing more to be heard from Stephen Malkmus and his Jicks. Now the former Pavement frontman opens a new chapter in the history of his band with "Sparkle Hard". At first glance the album doesn't seem to follow any inner logic, the songs seem as spontaneous and jumpy as an early novel by Paul Auster. And yet there is a red thread hidden in all this.
In the nightly streets of Chicago, RYLEY WALKER arranges his life
It's been a good 20 years since Chicago was a Mecca of cross-genre metamusic. Bands and projects like Tortoise, Eleventh Dream Day, Town & Country, Isotope 217, The Sea And Cake, Gastr del Sol, Red Red Meat or The Red Crayola always found new combinations of rock, jazz, new music, techno, free improvisation, country, blues and much more. Out of pure helplessness they invented the term "post-rock" for this mix. The singer, guitarist and songwriter Ryley Walker is a generation younger than the musicians of the mentioned projects, but he wants to follow exactly their aesthetics.
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