Tag Archives: Jethro Tull
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REWIND: Five LGBTQIA+ artists for Pride Month
Kim Petras performs at Outside Lands in San Francisco on Aug. 7, 2022. Onome Uyovbievbo/STAFF. I won’t repeat the whole story of why Pride moth is in June—I told it once already. TL;DR, it’s because of a violent revolt against the police in 1969—but I will reiterate that it’s…
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ALBUM REVIEW: Jethro Tull rolls the D&D dice on ‘RökFlöte’
Jethro Tull, “RökFlöte.” An aesthetic of minimalism governs much of rock and roll. Sure, there’s the “November Rain” video and that weird thing where bands play their hits with symphony orchestras. But, at its core, rock and roll is about three chords, denim and leather. Given how much The…
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ALBUM REVIEW: Jethro Tull continues to flout convention on ‘The Zealot Gene’
If God had wanted more face-melting flute solos in the world of rock and roll, he would have made more than one Ian Anderson. The singular presence of Jethro Tull‘s visionary flautist and frontman suggests the universe is content to have the flute remain one of the rarest spices…