Inside Booker T. and the MGs’ stirring ’90s-era comeback: ‘It went by like a rocket’
A single moment propelled Booker T. and the MGs toward a long-deserved return to the spotlight in the 1990s. Steve Cropper remembers.
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Ian Gillan says Deep Purple isn’t focused on loudness anymore: ‘It’s a vast improvement’
Ian Gillan talks frankly about Deep Purple’s legendary ’70s-era status as the world’s loudest band, and how things have changed since then.
There’s a reason the Monkees’ Micky Dolenz plays drums that way: ‘I know it’s bizarre’
Musicians, particularly drummers, have probably noticed the unique set up the Monkees’ Micky Dolenz employs for his drum kit.
Booker T. and the MGs’ ageless ‘Green Onions’ had an offhanded birth: ‘You know, that ain’t bad’
If Booker T. and the MGs’ signature hit “Green Onions” always felt like a loose-limbed good time among musical friends, that’s because it actually was.
Ian Gillan picks the classic track Deep Purple should play: ‘It is my favorite DP song’
With three stints going back to 1969, Ian Gillan has a unique perspective on Deep Purple’s catalog. Here’s the song he always wanted to perform live.
Roger Waters Discusses the Beatles’ Impact on Pink Floyd: ‘There Was a Value in That Freedom’
Pink Floyd recorded their 1967 debut just one studio over from the Beatles at Abbey Road. But Roger Waters says that’s where the similarities end.
John Oates on the thing he hates most about Hall and Oates: ‘Just be totally objective about it’
Everyone, no matter their stature, can find themselves regretting a few things – and John Oates of Hall and Oates is no different.
Rolling Stones’ Sticky Fingers boasts an underrated complexity
The Rolling Stones’ ‘Sticky Fingers,’ released on April 23, 1971, might just be better – shhhhh! – than the far-more-heralded album that followed it.
David Crosby reconnects with Byrds bandmate Roger McGuinn: ‘I have great respect for him’
Though David Crosby has lamented the fact that Roger McGuinn seems uninterested in a long-hoped-for Byrds reunion, the two remain friends.
Steve Cropper on the Black Crowes’ cover of ‘Hard to Handle’ : ‘They threw it off time by half a beat’
Steve Cropper offers his take on the Black Crowes’ 1990 hit version of an Otis Redding classic, and reveals a special connection with the band.
