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PROLIFIC IS NOT the word we use to describe David Gilmour, at least not when it comes to putting out music. His new album, Luck and Strange (Sony), comes nearly [...]

IF YOU HAVEN'T figured out by now, this Dirty Knobs thing is no mere dalliance for Mike Campbell. True, he'll always be the lead guitarist from Tom Petty and the [...]

GROWING UP IN New York--specifically in Queen's Kew Gardens--a young Steven Schneider would go to see all-night rock and roll movies at the Eighth Street Playhouse in Manhattan's Greenwich Village. [...]

IF YOU WANT to find Diego Garcia these days, head to Marina Del Rey in California and look for the boat studio where he makes his home--and whose name, Panamerica, [...]

ON STAGE AT El Club, a respectably divey club in his hometown of Detroit, for a Cinco de Mayo show in 2022, Wayne Kramer was preparing to play something more [...]

THE NEW YEAR is just a few weeks old and John Fogerty is driving with his wife and manager, Julie, along a stretch of California highway. But as the road [...]

THE LATE LOU Reed took his walk on the wild side in 1972. But he didn't become an animal--a rock 'n' roll animal, to be specific--until the following year. Recorded [...]

Talking with Mark Knopfler about guitars--what else?--is a bit like speaking with an unrepentant kid and a hardened member of GAA: Guitar Aficionados Anonymous. 'I STILL STOP AND LOOK in [...]

THE MAN KNOWN as the Deacon has released plenty of his own music--a total of eight albums, including this year's The Deacon Speaks. But Steve Hunter's greatest fame comes from […]

JOHN OATES' FAVORITE word when it comes to music these days is 'untethered.' It speaks to how the 76-year-old singer, songwriter and guitarist is feeling as he brings out a [...]

'SONGS KIND OF jump out of a guitar,' Justin Hayward notes via Zoom from his home in the south of France, where he splits time with his native England. He [...]

AT THE START of the Black Keys' latest album, Ohio Players, singer/guitarist Dan Auerbach declares that he's going to 'spend the rest of my days in the middle of nowhere.' [...]

INSLEY ELLIS KNOWS The's 'always been a pretty high-voltage electric' guitar player, at least since he was recording with the Heartfixers back in the early '80s, and certainly during the [...]

Iggy Pop remembers a night more than 55 years ago when he and the other Stooges stood on a street in downtown Detroit listening to Wayne Kramer and the MC5 [...]

'WE WERE A work in progress all the time,' Tom Johnston says, recalling the Doobie Brothers' first era, from 1970 to 1977. The effort certainly paid off: You'd be hard-pressed [...]

GUITAR WAS A 'third time's the charm' proposition for Blue Oyster Cult co-founder Donald 'Buck Dharma' Roeser. The Queens, New York, native started out playing accordion when he was nine [...]

HOME IS CERTAINLY where Kenny Wayne Shepherd's heart is--and where his body is at the moment, which, given his heavy touring schedule, is not always the case. But today we [...]

'I don't think there was any kind of masterplan in the beginning, or anything close to it,' Trevor Rabin says, summarizing a music career that's taken him from classroom music [...]

PLAYING MUSIC WAS inevitable for McKinley James, even if it took a minute for guitar to become the 23-year-old's instrument of choice. James grew up in what he calls 'a […]

OVER THE PAST nearly 50 years--primarily with the Stray Cats and on his own--Setzer has puzzled and confounded listeners and been a master of doing what you'd least expect. Just [...]

'IT WAS A time of spreading our wings, a wonderful project where we went to the ends of the Earth to do it,' Yes guitarist Steve Howe recalls of Tales [...]

TALKING TO A rock star usually isn't rocket science. Unless you're talking to Brian May--er, that would be Dr. Brian May to you. The Queen guitarist--who was knighted by Queen [...]

BACK IN 1993, Johnny Van Zant wrote 'The Last Rebel,' a song for Lynyrd Skynyrd's album of the same name. Its lyrics paint a picture of a defiant but tired [...]

AS PAT BENATAR was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last November, she looked at the man to her left with a bright-eyed, adoring look. 'And you... [...]

Buddy Guy's reached that point in life, and in career, where he could wear the proverbial Grumpy Old Man tag with pride and purpose. But the truth is he's anything [...]

VIVIAN CAMPBELL WAS barely 21 years old when he joined the initial lineup of Dio, and he was an integral part of the group's first three studio albums. Quite a [...]

BECK WAS IN Cleveland on April 4, 2009, to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, on his own this time after going into the shrine as [...]

Mike Campbell's musical resume is long and accomplished. He's recorded and written with Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Neil Diamond, Don Henley, Stevie Nicks, Aretha Franklin, Brian Setzer, Joe Cocker, Jackson [...]

IF YOU'RE EVER at a sporting event--any sporting event--and they don't play Journey's 'Don't' Stop Believin',' ask for your money back. The song--the second single from the group's 1981 album, […]

THE FIRST TWO singles from the Doobie Brothers' fourth album failed to catch fire. So it was a surprise when 'Black Water,' the third offering from 1974's What Were Once [...]

IT'S EARLY--barely past sunrise--in Nils Lofgren's area of Arizona, not far from Scottsdale. But the veteran multi-instrumentalist is awake and into his day, accompanied by Rose, the 95-pound mixed-breed Lofgren [...]

'KANSAS HAS A knack for distributing parts where they're needed,' guitarist Rich Williams notes proudly, 'rather than saying, 'We've got to find something for everybody to do here!' It's just [...]

MAKING MUSIC IS in Christone 'Kingfish' Ingram's DNA. His mother, Princess Pride, was a first cousin of the late country music barrier breaker Charley Pride. Ingram grew up playing and [...]

WHAT DOES THE song 'Owner of a Lonely Heart' mean to Trevor Rabin 40 years after Yes recorded it for their 1983 reunion album, 90125? 'Age,' the South African-born guitarist [...]

How did you first become a Gretsch guy, and what keeps you one today? 'Those things still bring me the most fun out of anything. Out of old motorcycles, old [...]

The article presents an interview with Neil Finn discussing the reformation and creative process of Crowded House. Topics include Finn's experience with Fleetwood Mac influencing Crowded House's new work and the mysterious, subconscious-driven approach Finn takes to songwriting and recording.

The article presents an interview with John Fogerty's reflection on the peak year of 1969 for Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR). Topics include CCR's release of three hit albums, their performance at the Woodstock festival, and Fogerty's personal journey and influences in music.

An interview with Neil Finn, the frontman, guitarist and co-founder of the rock band Crowded House, is presented. Topics discussed include the band's release of the album "Gravity Stairs," Finn's move to resume the band with a new lineup including bassist Nick Seymour and his sons Liam and Elroy on guitar and drums, and the band's evolution from the albums "Dreamers are Waiting" to "Gravity Stairs."

An interview with Pink Floyd rock band guitarist and singer-songwriter David Gilmour is presented. Topics discussed include Gilmour's launch of the album "Luck and Strange," his virtual performances during the lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and a comparison of "Luck and Strange" and Pink Floyd's album "The Dark Side of the Moon."

The article informs about how Lou Reed's career took a wild turn towards success with the release of "Rock 'n' Roll Animal" following the commercial disappointment of his album "Berlin." Topics include the pivotal role of guitarists Steve Hunter and Dick Wagner in revitalizing Reed's sound, the impact of "Rock 'n' Roll Animal" on live album culture in the mid-'70s, and the collaborative efforts that saved Reed's career from the fallout of "Berlin."

IT'S FAIR TO say the rock world didn't quite know what to make of Kansas when the band rolled out of Topeka 50 years ago. The original sextet--guitarist Richard Williams, [...]

HARVEY GOLDSMITH RECEIVED a surprising phone call during late 2008. 'I had just literally arrived in New York,' Goldsmith, the U.K.'s best-known concert promoter, recalls via Zoom from a holiday [...]

AS ALICE COOPER explains, there was no great angst when Nita Strauss left his band last year to tour with Demi Lovato. And Nita received a warm welcome when she [...]

The article explores how guitarist Tinsley Ellis transformed his studio into a creative sanctuary, composing and recording acoustic songs as a departure from his usual electric style.

An interview with guitarist Dan Auerbach is presented who tells about his musical group Black Keys' new album "Ohio Players," the contribution of guitarist Jeff Beck in the album, and surprises on the album.

IT'S NOT HARD to get Little River Band guitarist Graeham Goble to reminisce about 'Reminiscing.' The 1978 single was the Australian group's most successful in the U.S., peaking at number [...]

The article presents an interview with guitarist Kenny Wayne Shepherd, discussing his latest album, "Dirt on My Diamonds, Vol. 1," which explores new musical directions while reflecting on his blues-rock evolution.

JEFF BECK WAS an avid interpreter throughout his 60-year recording career, from T-Bone Walker's 'Stormy Monday' with the Nightshift in 1963 through the great blues songs the Yardbirds covered. On [...]

Executive Of The Tear JASON OWEN The president/CEO of Sandbox Entertainment and manager of Faith Hill, Kacey Musgraves, Kelsea Ballerini and Little Big Town has emerged as the leader of [...]