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/ May 23, 2012 8:04 am

Chad Wackerman on the legacy of Frank Zappa, and a stirring new jazz-rock project

May 2012 marks the 30th anniversary of the release of drummer Chad Wackerman’s studio debut with Frank Zappa on Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch. Wackerman would eventually appear on some two dozen Zappa recordings

/ May 21, 2012 8:03 am

New Music Monday: Joe Bonamassa, Paul McCartney, Slash, Sonny Landreth, Tedeschi Trucks

New Music Monday brings a dizzying array of fresh items from the likes of Bob Wayne, Garbage, Great White, Joe Bonamassa, Kill Devil Hill, Slash and Sonny Landreth

/ May 18, 2012 6:39 am

The Friday Morning Listen: Donna Summer – Love To Love You Baby (1975)

I’ve said many times that I was something of a liar back in the days of disco. While I wasn’t a huge fan of most of the music, there were a few artists (and sometimes particular songs) who I really liked

/ May 17, 2012 7:59 pm

Van Halen on the rocks again?: There was only so much Wolfie could do

You wondered how long it would last with this reconstituted version of the always-fighting Van Halen. Answer, apparently: June 26.

/ May 17, 2012 1:52 pm

2012 Hangout Music Festival: Sorting through the good, the great – and the dearly departed

Event organizers have been feverishly working for nearly an entire year to secure a lineup worthy enough to follow the 2011’s Hangout Music Festival.

/ May 17, 2012 9:01 am

‘Stuff happens and you learn from it’: John Wetton talks King Crimson – then and now

Before he transitioned back into the role of frontman of Asia with this week’s new single “Face on the Bridge,” John Wetton took some time to talk about his earlier association with King Crimson.

/ May 16, 2012 8:31 am

‘Always discovering new directions’: Steve Smith celebrates 30 years of Vital Information

Even while he was still a member of the platinum-era edition of Journey, Steve Smith began making his way back to jazz.

/ May 16, 2012 8:09 am

Ronnie James Dio (1942-2010): An Appreciation

Today marks the second anniversary of Ronnie James Dio’s passing — and I must say, at the time, Dio’s death came as a huge surprise to me. I didn’t even know he had been ill.

/ May 16, 2012 7:43 am

‘Leave it to me’: Rick Wakeman’s genius first-take contribution to Bowie’s “Space Oddity”

Dan Wooding, author of 45 books, was the first journalist to ever write a story about the young Rick Wakeman. That gives him a unique perspective on the legendary keyboardist’s work

/ May 15, 2012 5:35 pm

‘It was a crazy time for us’: Journey’s Neal Schon on his whirlwind romance with Michaele Salahi

Over a career with stops in legendary rock bands Santana and Journey, Neal Schon has seen his share of press. But nothing like last year’s avalanche of attention when he began a relationship with Michaele Salahi

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