‘Time to shift and focus that way’: Jimmy Page says break between solo projects has been beneficial
Jimmy Page’s first, and last, proper solo album was 1988’s ‘Outrider.’
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‘I’m not trying to slag the guy’: David Crosby returns to Crosby Stills and Nash’s failed Rick Rubin collaboration
This mismatched partnership generated far more headlines than actual music.
‘They don’t talk about it much’: John Stamos on the Beach Boys’ Charles Manson connection
“Never Learn Not to Love,” from 1969’s ’20/20,’ grew out of an original song by Manson.
‘The more user-friendly half’: Sammy Hagar says new shows provide Van Halen fans a special moment
Hagar takes pride in the musical legacy he’s recreating with Michael Anthony.
‘Trying out some different pieces’: Productive week finds King Crimson back together in new formation
The reworked band is prepping for a 17-date U.S. tour this fall.
‘We should get some lyrics written for that’: One of the Monkees’ great improvisations … wasn’t
Micky Dolenz credits Mike Nesmith for recognizing this gem’s potential.
‘A very strange tale’: How this diamond in the rough helped revitalize the Yardbirds
He had a wandering musical taste. He didn’t even play the instrument.
‘Sort of the architect of that whole thing’: Journey’s pop-music savior wasn’t Steve Perry
The foundation a series of mindboggling 1980s successes was there before Perry arrived.
‘Very excited about the synergy’: Jean-Luc Ponty on his new collaboration with Yes’ Jon Anderson
Ponty has previously worked with Frank Zappa, Elton John and members of Journey and Genesis.
Hall and Oates emerged stronger from their 1980s hey day: ‘The demands were so great’
“The ’80s,” John Oates admits, “weren’t as much fun as you might think.”
