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Cratedigger: Jeff Beck, “Truth”
Jeff Beck’s sister was responsible for a nice chunk of rock and roll history when she fortuitously introduced him to another young guitarist named Jimmy Page. When Eric Clapton left the Yardbirds in 1965,
Read More »Cratedigger: Faces, “A Nod Is as Good as a Wink … to a Blind Horse”
More than anything else, A Nod Is as Good as a Wink … to a Blind Horse is an album that reminds us. It reminds us of the great songwriter, singer, bass player, and
Read More »Redeeming Rod: Soulbook, the Faces, and Further Nails in the Coffin
One minute, twenty-two seconds. That’s how long Rod Stewart’s new album, Soulbook, actually gave me some hope that it might be something more than the latest in a series of cash-grab albums that started
Read More »Cratedigger: Rod Stewart, “The Rod Stewart Album”
For a special Monday morning edition of Cratedigger, Ken Shane revisits Rod Stewart's classic first solo album
Read More »The Popdose Interview: Ian McLagan
One of rock's most distinctive and respected keyboard players, Ian McLagan has appeared on a long list of hits by other artists -- and he's got an excellent new album out, all of which
Read More »Redeeming Rod: The Faces Reunion
As you may have heard by now, Rod Stewart confirmed last week that all the surviving members of his old band, the Faces (including current Rolling Stone Ron Wood and former Who drummer Kenny
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