Tom Keifer of Cinderella: Something Else! Interview
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.
Interviews
‘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. You May Also Like: Can the Flawed ‘Chicago VIII’ Be Saved by Its Deep Cuts? Chicago – Chicago IIRead More
Steven Wilson on his departures from Blackfield, Porcupine Tree: ‘I don’t have time in my life to do that’
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. You May Also Like: Blackfield – Blackfield V (2017) Chicago – Chicago IIRead More
Nik Turner, co-founder of Hawkwind: Something Else! Interview
Nik Turner joined us to discuss his history with Hawkwind, a passion for fusion, and why even today the offbeat saxist still busks for loose change.
Bob Wayne, outlaw country artist: Something Else! Interview
Though his music is very much set in the world of traditional country, Bob Wayne is not what you’d call a traditional country musician.
Something Else! Interview: Billy Martin of Wicked Knee, and Medeski Martin and Wood
Accomplished musical alchemist Billy Martin has taken an opportunity away from Medeski Martin and Wood to rekindle an idea he had years ago — combining ragtime and funk with trumpeter Steven Bernstein. You May Also Like: Medeski Martin & Wood with Alarm Will Sound – ‘Omnisphere’ (2018) Jack DeJohnette, LarryRead More
Denny Seiwell on Wings, and other things: ‘Play with one Beatle, and it really f*cks up your jazz career’
Denny Seiwell had played with Zoot Sims and J.J. Johnson before joining Paul McCartney and Wings. His work on 1971’s Ram, in fact, arrived even as he played dates with Billy Joel and James Brown, among others. You May Also Like: Why ‘Red Rose Speedway’ Ended Up Fracturing Paul McCartneyRead More
Something Else! Interview: Barry Melton of Country Joe and the Fish
Hailing from Berkeley, California, Country Joe and the Fish were one of many acts to emerge from the San Francisco area’s influential folk/rock ‘n’ roll/psychedelic scene of the mid- to late-1960s. You May Also Like: Vinnie Zummo talks jazz, reviving the Zummos and Joe Jackson: Something Else! Interview Joe Sofra,Read More
Boz Scaggs on ‘Memphis,’ and singing vs. playing: Something Else! Interview
Having just released one of his very best albums, Boz Scaggs discussed a new-found sense of determination and joy after a lay off in the 1980s.
Mike Oldfield, of ‘Tubular Bells’ fame: Something Else! Interview
Mike Oldfield earned credit, or blame, for the new age movement that followed 1973’s ‘Tubular Bells.’ Then a dance-oriented sequel blew that notion to bits.
