Archive for February 12th, 2015

Vinyl

Steve Hackett goes deep on Genesis, solo work and GTR: ‘It was a fusion of influences’

In honor of his 65th birthday today, we returned with Steve Hackett to Genesis, his ever-inventive solo career and the one-off supergroup GTR.

Boz Scaggs, “Last Tango on 16th Street” from A Fool to Care (2015): One Track Mind

Boz Scaggs, “Last Tango on 16th Street” from A Fool to Care (2015): One Track Mind

Box Scaggs’ new wistfully urbane interpretation of “Last Tango on 16th Street” is about more than Mission Street atmospherics.

Robbie Robertson, “The Lights” from Contact from the Underworld of Redboy (1998): Across the Great Divide

Robbie Robertson, “The Lights” from Contact from the Underworld of Redboy (1998): Across the Great Divide

Songs like “The Lights,” from Robbie Robertson’s adventurous 1998 solo album, could only come from this songwriter, in this moment.