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Soul Serenade: Tower of Power, “Can’t You See (You Doin’ Me Wrong)”
Ken Shane first saw Tower of Power live back in the '70s, and he's seen them many times since. After 44 years as a band, they can still bring the soul thunder
Read More »Soul Serenade: Tower of Power, “So Very Hard to Go”
In 1973 the legendary Bay Area funk band broke out with their third album, which included some of their best-known songs. Ken Shane recalls their biggest hit
Read More »The Very Guest Of… The Tower of Power Horns
The world doesn’t need another greatest hits album — we’ve already got three goddamn Essential REO Speedwagon collections, and enough bargain-basement repackaged crap to fill truck stop carousels from coast to coast. That’s why,
Read More »Mix Six: “Brass Kiss”
DOWNLOAD THE FULL MIX HERE Since musical styles come around again and again, I’m sure it’s only a matter of time before horn sections start to be part of popular bands once again. The
Read More »CHART ATTACK!: 9/24/88
What artist is currently being credited on the Internet as winning five Grammy Awards when, in fact, she's won zero? What song supposedly includes satanic messages at the end? Which popular '80s artists had
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