Jeff Lynne

...the second time to perform songs from her recent album, Far. The album was recorded with three high-profile producers - Mike Elizondo, Jeff Lynne and Garrett "Jackknife" Lee - in addition to David Kahne, who worked on Spektor's critically...

In this article: Regina Spektor, Mike Elizondo, and New York

...by Ringo Starr, George Harrison and original ELO keyboardist Richard Tandy, it was essentially a second Jeff Lynne solo album, with Lynne multi-tracking a majority of the instruments and vocals. The album received positive reviews but had...

In this article: Electric Light Orchestra, George Harrison, Richard Tandy, Xanadu, Roy Orbison, The Beatles, and Grammy Award

...but not the Rock and Roll - and for that, Cleveland doesn't rock. * Electric Light Orchestra: ELO was amazing and Jeff Lynne is a genius. The string arrangements in "Evil Woman"? Enough said. * Sonic Youth: The underground...

In this article: Rachael Ray, Alice Cooper, Kiss, Hall & Oates, Todd Rundgren, Neil Diamond, Pulp Fiction, R.E.M., Electric Light Orchestra, and Billboard

...though, ranging from a Cream reunion to Mick Jagger and Tina Turner honky-tonkin' to Prince with Tom Petty, Steve Winwood and Jeff Lynne. Of course, Billy Joel and Bruce Springsteen are all over the place. (Unfortunately, so's the audio...

In this article: DVD, Monty Python, Python, Sam Kinison, PBS, Blu-ray Disc, Cartoon Network, and Mick Jagger

...Chronicle Pop Music Critic She was raised on Russian folk songs and bootleg Queen records, loves Nirvana and the Ramones, and asks Jeff Lynne to produce her music without checking out his resume first. These are just some of the things...

In this article: Regina Spektor, Ramones, Nirvana, Another Side of Bob Dylan, Reptilia, The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, Manhattan School of Music, David Kahne, and New York

...references to CSN&Y or the Traveling Wilburys (the late 1980s band that teamed Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison, George Harrison, Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne). "I love the Traveling Wilburys and I like Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, so it's not anything...

In this article: Jim James, M. Ward, Mike Mogis, Traveling Wilburys, Bright Eyes, John Lennon, Conor Oberst, and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

Although it might be easy to make a comparison to the Traveling Wilburys, the late '80s collaboration among George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty and Roy Orbison, don't bother. When asked if they thought of the Baby Boomer power...

In this article: Jim James, Mike Mogis, M. Ward, Bob Dylan, Bright Eyes, Mountain View, Shoreline Amphitheatre, She & Him, and Fleet Foxes

...Oct. 18. Although it might be easy to make a comparison to the Traveling Wilburys, the late '80s collaboration among George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty and Roy Orbison, don't bother. When asked if they ever thought of the...

In this article: Jim James, Conor Oberst, Mike Mogis, M. Ward, Bright Eyes, Bob Dylan, My Morning Jacket, She & Him, George Harrison, and Traveling Wilburys

...an original melody. "Garbage Day" has a string arrangement that could have been cribbed from notes left by ELO's Jeff Lynne. But Lynne could never win a law-suit based on it. The most consistent influence on the new CD comes from Paul...

In this article: Squeeze, The Raconteurs, The Raspberries, Jack White, The Beatles, Power pop, Candy Butchers, and I Saw the Light

By Dean Goodman For a musician who claims to live a leisurely existence, British rocker Jeff Lynne has plenty of projects on his plate. The brains behind the '70s art-rock band Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) recently took a break from...

In this article: Electric Light Orchestra, Joe Walsh, Regina Spektor, Mr. Blue Sky, Livin' Thing, Traveling Wilburys, and Roy Orbison