Please don’t call Cream’s Ginger Baker a rock drummer: ‘I’m a musician who plays music’
“Where did they get the rock drummer bit from?” Ginger Baker asks, both dismissively and rhetorically.
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Best of May 2013: The Band, Deep Purple, the Beatles, Toto, Steve Hackett/Ray Wilson, John Frusciante
May was dominated by both the Band and the Beatles — two titans of the 1960s whose legacies continue to intrigue and delight successive generations of music aficionados. You May Also Like: No related posts.
Download: Emerson Lake and Palmer, “Fanfare for the Common Man/ America/ Rondo” (2013)
A release date hasn’t been set for the new remaster of Emerson Lake and Palmer’s Live in Germany, recorded on June 24, 1997 at Munich’s Tollwood Festival, but here’s a free download to tide you over. You May Also Like: No related posts.
‘This is a democracy’: Michael Wilton sees clear differences in the way Queensryche works now
Michael Wilton takes the high road when talking about the forthcoming Queensryche album, their first without the departed Geoff Tate. It’s easy to read between the lines, however, as he talks about working with new frontman Todd La Torre. You May Also Like: Why Queensryche’s ‘Operation: Mindcrime’ is Still OneRead More
‘I’m a proud owner of a Toto toilet’: Steve Lukather comes to terms with jokes about his band’s name
As Toto prepares for the opening night of its 2013 tour on Thursday, May 30, 2013 in Brussels, guitarist Steve Lukather finds himself answering the inevitable questions about the origins of the band’s name. His answer might surprise you. You May Also Like: Steve Lukather, “When I See You Again”Read More
Exclusive stream: Stephen Stills with Barry Goldberg and Kenny Wayne Shepherd, “Don’t Want Lies” (2013)
Sounding something like Stephen Stills’ seminal Super Session project, with a dash of CSNY, this exclusive advance stream of “Don’t Want Lies” finds Stills participating in a loose, bluesy date with Barry Goldberg and Kenny Wayne Shepherd You May Also Like: Yes, That’s Stephen Stills on One of the BeeRead More
‘An easy choice; he understands me’: Joe Satriani on his new collaboration with Mike Keneally
Joe Satriani’s new solo effort has become his highest-debuting album in two decades, thanks in no small way the Chickenfoot guitarist says to the smart contributions of sideman of Mike Keneally. You May Also Like: Mike Keneally, “Draconian Blump” from ‘Nonkertompf’ (1999): One Track Mind Mike Keneally – ‘The ThingRead More
‘Out plotting the Faces’ future’: Talks still moving forward on Rod Stewart reunion
Rod Stewart’s hope to reunite with the Faces was thwarted by illness just before their Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction, and then by Ron Wood joining the on-going Rolling Stones reunion concert series. But the idea isn’t dead. You May Also Like: No related posts.
‘You will probably never do the same thing twice’: Adrian Belew on recreating King Crimson
Since King Crimson went on an extended hiatus in 2009, Adrian Belew — both with his power trio and with the Crimson ProjeKCt — has worked to keep the group’s legacy before concert goers. That doesn’t mean he’s always faithful to the originals. You May Also Like: No related posts.
One Track Mind: Queen’s Brian May with Kerry Ellis, “The Kissing Me Song” (2013)
Brian May’s on-going collaboration with Kerry Ellis finds the Queen co-founder adding his iconic guitar sound to “The Kissing Me Song,” a cutesy mainstream pop song with a fan-generated video of people smooching to boot. You May Also Like: How Pee Wee Ellis Finally Stepped Into the Spotlight With ‘BluesRead More
