Back in 2009 we launched a column here at Glide Magazine called Vinyl Lives. The column was dedicated to a deep love of record collecting and the tendency of that
Musicians are notorious gypsies, traveling around the world, never liking to stay in one place too long. Some musicians are content to stay with one band their whole lives while
How do you tell a story or express an emotion without using words? That’s the challenge that composers of instrumental music face. I talked to steel pan jazz artist and
Free’s legendary bass player Andy Fraser really doesn’t consider himself a bass player. He began his musical noodlings on a piano when he was around five, moved on to the
When it’s all set and done, who knows what type of legacy 2014 will hold in the history of rock albums. Anyhow, once again our staff writers narrowed down the
A few years ago, I came upon the following pronouncement in a rock critic’s snarky column: “Listening to Primitive Radio God’s ‘Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in
There’s no question about it. When you need a drummer, you call Brian Tichy. A monster drummer, he has been the number one go-to drummer when a band is in
This last year New York has offered a premium taste of music in the heavy metal corner. Whether it be in the form of long awaited live shows, a fresh
AC/DC said it best: “Rock & Roll ain’t noise pollution. Rock & Roll ain’t gonna die.” And for so many bands, truer words have never been spoken. Take The Doors.
So it’s 1997, right amidst the heated baseball runs for the playoffs; Roger Clemens is still an active pitcher and the wild card Florida Marlins will eventually win the World
