Jenny Boyd – Sister In Law To George Harrison & Eric Clapton – Talks About New Book ‘Icons of Rock–In Their Own Word’ (INTERVIEW)
Back in the 1960s, Jenny Boyd and her sister Pattie were top models in Britain, being courted by rock stars and living a jet-set life. Serenaded by Donovan on his 1968 Hurdy Gurdy Man album with the Top 5 UK single “Jennifer Juniper” and marriage to drummer Mick Fleetwood, the middle Boyd daughter ended up […]
Andy Summers Of The Police Talks Lifetime Of Artistic Endeavors, Favorite Guitars & Albums (INTERVIEW)
Andy Summers is a Renaissance Man; which means he can do a lot of things very, very well. He is a guitar player with an extensive catalog of recordings – with his former band The Police, as a solo artist and with various other musicians (such as Robert Fripp, Carly Simon and Joan Armatrading). He […]
Warren Haynes Talks New Gov’t Mule Chapter, His Favorite Mule Albums & Writing More Songs (INTERVIEW)
Gov’t Mule loves to surprise us. I mean, here is one of the preeminent southern blues rock bands and they gave us a big dose of Pink Floyd. On their debut album in 1995, they pulled out an obscure quiet blues scratch by Son House. And they have roared through AC/DC and Zeppelin songs for […]
Trevor Rabin Talks New Solo Album ‘Rio’ & YES Stories During Their Commercial Apex (INTERVIEW)
Take a renowned guitar player, give him some “extra” free time, and see what finally happens after thirty years. Trevor Rabin, guitarist for Yes from 1983 – 1995, culled together some ideas for songs he’d had lying around over the years and created one heck of a solo album that not only includes his fluidity […]
Duane Betts Talks Fiery Debut Solo Album ‘Wild & Precious Life’ & Carrying The Family Legacy (INTERVIEW)
“We have coffee so it’s all good,” Duane Betts says, slightly laughing off the fact that his tour bus is broken down on the side of the road somewhere past Knoxville, Tennessee. “It’s these buses. Parts like the belt, they come off so we’re waiting on a new belt to be delivered or something like […]
Stewart Copeland Talks ‘Police Deranged For Orchestra’ Tour & His Most On Point Police Album (INTERVIEW)
“Stewart was quite the gentleman, completely different style but wow what a hell of a drummer he is. I would sit and watch him every night when we were playing with them.” That’s The Go-Go’s Gina Schock’s take on Stewart Copeland, The Police drummer who founded the band and helped bring them to mega-million success. […]
Drumming Legend Steve Smith Talks Vital Information’s New Album, Making Jazz His Home Base & Past Journey Triumphs (INTERVIEW)
Although he is widely known in the rock & roll world as the drummer on some of Journey’s most popular hits – “Don’t Stop Believin’,” “Separate Ways,” “Any Way You Want It,” “Faithfully” and “Who’s Crying Now” – Steve Smith has always called Jazz his home base.
Bassist Jeff Pilson Talks New Band Revolution Saints & History With Foreigner, End Game & More (INTERVIEW)
Dokken. Foreigner. End Game. Dio. MSG. The list goes on for as long as your arm when it comes to naming all the bands and special musical projects that Jeff Pilson has been involved in. Going all the way back to ninth grade when he played dances with his band Mahogany, Pilson has had music […]
Mick Avory, The Backbeat Of The Kinks Talks A Lifetime Of Songs & Rock History (INTERVIEW)
The Kinks have released The Journey – Part 1, a double CD featuring handpicked songs by the Davies brothers and Mick Avory.. The drummer legend shares the legacy of the band with Glide
Actress Amy Irving Reveals Classic Swingin’ Jazz Vocals On Debut Album ‘Born In A Trunk’ (INTERVIEW)
You probably know her from the 1988 movie Crossing Delancey. Or Carrie. Or Honeysuckle Rose. The girl with all the curls and bright green eyes was a mainstay on stage and screen since the mid-1970s. She was in the stage version of Amadeus before the Academy Award-winning movie was made, and she was this close […]