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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 22, 2012 8:22 am

Something Else! Interview: Gene Clark, co-founder of the Byrds

May 24, 2012 marks the 21st anniversary of the passing of Byrds cofounder Gene Clark, whose early death couldn’t overshadow a remarkable stint as the band’s principal songwriter in the mid-1960s.

/ 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 9, 2012 8:44 am

Something Else! Interview: Vernon Reid, of Spectrum Road and Living Colour

Founding Living Colour guitarist Vernon Reid is playing a different tune these days – a hard-driving jazz-rock tune alongside an all-star cast of Jack Bruce, John Medeski and Cindy Blackman-Santana.

/ May 8, 2012 9:08 am

Something Else! Interview: James “JY” Young, co-founder of Styx

“I’ll be darn,” guitarist James “JY” Young says with a chuckle when told that Styx garnered praise recently from Rolling Stone

/ May 4, 2012 8:43 am

‘We relit the fire’: Billy Sherwood reunites with ex-Yes bandmate Chris Squire for prog project

As Billy Sherwood assembled an all-star cast for the forthcoming 2012 Cleopatra Records release The Prog Collective, he thought of an old friend: Former Yes bandmate Chris Squire.

/ May 2, 2012 8:41 am

Something Else! Interview: Allen Toussaint, Hall of Fame singer-songwriter and producer

Allen Toussaint, fonky-fonky pianist, writer and producer of untold hit songs, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and first-chair favorite son, makes his annual appearance this week at the 2012 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival

/ April 25, 2012 8:40 am

‘Ronnie’s sound was huge’: Steve Smith preps for Friday’s all-star tribute concert to Montrose

Former Journey drummer Steve Smith joins his old bandmate Neal Schon as part of this week’s all-star tribute concert honoring Ronnie Montrose on Friday, April 27, 2012

/ April 18, 2012 8:39 am

Something Else! Interview: John Wetton of Asia, King Crimson and UK

John Wetton has an over-stuffed briefcase of appointments this year.

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