Something Else! Interviews

by / on May 22, 2013 at 11:21 am / in Pop Music, Progressive rock, Rock Music, Something Else! Interviews, Uncategorized

Something Else! Interview: Ray Wilson, formerly of Genesis

Ray Wilson is enjoying the best of both worlds these days, having just released a terrific new solo project even while joining Steve Hackett for a series of concerts focusing on classic-era Genesis.

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by / on May 15, 2013 at 11:02 am / in Progressive rock, Rock Music, Something Else! Interviews, Uncategorized

Something Else! Interview: Steve Morse of Deep Purple

Guitarist Steve Morse joined us as Deep Purple released both deluxe and vinyl editions of their new album Now What?!, a comeback which has already topped the charts in four countries — and gone Top 20 in 13 more.

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by / on May 9, 2013 at 10:44 am / in Concerts, Pop Music, Rock Music, Something Else! Interviews, Uncategorized

Something Else! Interview: Brian Ray on Paul McCartney, Etta James, and the Bayonets

Even as he closes out the South American leg of a new tour with Paul McCartney tonight, guitarist Brian Ray is preparing for a series of solo shows with his sizzling new band the Bayonets.

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by / on May 8, 2013 at 10:26 am / in Pop Music, Progressive rock, Rock Music, Something Else! Interviews, Uncategorized

Something Else! Interview: Toto’s David Paich

Toto has begun rehearsing for its 2013 tour, which kicks off May 30 in Europe. David Paich and Co. will also be making a few rare U.S. appearances, beginning in late summer — something he says “almost feels like a homecoming after so long away.”

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by / on May 2, 2013 at 12:47 pm / in Progressive rock, Rock Music, Something Else! Interviews, Uncategorized

Something Else! Interview: Alan Morse of Spock’s Beard

Guitarist Alan Morse joined us just before his band Spock’s Beard gathered to shoot a video for “Submerged,” offering his thoughts on their newly released album Brief Nocturnes and Dreamless Sleep and the band’s new frontman.

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by / on May 1, 2013 at 11:02 am / in Blues, Roots Music, Something Else! Interviews, Uncategorized

Something Else! Interview: Jimmy Vivino on ’13 Live,’ Al Kooper and the Band’s indelible legacy

Jimmy Vivino’s connection with the Band runs deep, and it continues right through to his upcoming release 13 Live, which was recorded at Levon Helm’s rustic concert space.

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by / on April 24, 2013 at 11:18 am / in Progressive rock, Rock Music, Something Else! Interviews, Uncategorized

Something Else! Interview: Yes’ Steve Howe on Jon Davison, performing classic LPs, a renewed solo focus

It seems quitting Asia, with whom Yes’ Steve Howe has recorded and performed in tandem since 2008, has only given the guitarist more to do.

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by / on April 23, 2013 at 12:12 pm / in Metal, Rock Music, Something Else! Interviews, Uncategorized

Something Else! Interview: Tom Keifer of Cinderella

Tom Keifer has seen the view from some of the highest mountaintops in the music business and had to claw his way out of some of the deepest pits. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Keifer fronted hard rockers turned blues rockers Cinderella.

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by / on April 17, 2013 at 10:24 am / in Rock Music, Something Else! Interviews, Uncategorized

‘I think it’s really deep’: Danny Seraphine on CTA, getting over Chicago, and carrying the jazz-rock torch

In adding muscular horns to California Transit Authority, Danny Seraphine has fulfilled the promise of one of the best songs on CTA’s hard-grooving new release Sacred Ground: He’s come full circle.

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by / on April 17, 2013 at 8:39 am / in Progressive rock, Rock Music, Singer-songwriters, Something Else! Interviews

‘I don’t have time in my life to do that’: Steven Wilson on his departures from Blackfield, Porcupine Tree

As Steven Wilson begins a 17-date North American tour, one that will feature a half-dozen in-store appearances, it’s increasingly clear where his passion lies: On solo projects like the recently released The Raven That Refused To Sing.

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