CDs

Julian Casablancas: ‘Phrazes For The Young’
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There are only eight songs on the solo turn from The Strokes singer Julian Casablancas. But it’s a jam-packed, wildly varied eight songs that surprise and connect, starting with …

Rosanne Cash: ‘The List’
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When Rosanne Cash’s father, you-know-who, gave her a list of 100 songs he considered essential for her to know, his Beatles-loving daughter hoarded it for 35 years. It took brain surgery and …

By John Carucci
Associated Press
Joe Perry says there’s still life in Aerosmith, but after an unlikely turn of events, he focused his energy on his latest solo project, “Have Guitar, Will Travel.”
While the record was in …

By the Writers of Last Word Features

Joss Stone: ‘Colour Me Free’
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Last year, Joss Stone got a group of musicians together and put together this fine, but raw, recording. The 12-tracks on “Colour Me …