‘He’s sort of surviving’: Jim McCarty opens up about ailing Yardbirds legend Chris Dreja
The Yardbirds’ co-founding rhythm guitarist hasn’t performed with the group since 2012.
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‘We get chills when we hear them’: Christine McVie previews new Fleetwood Mac music
After 15 years away, McVie struggles to put her Fleetwood Mac reunion into words: “It’s very, very exciting and very, very — I don’t know.”
A glimpse into the Monkees’ early musicmaking: ‘We weren’t consulted’
The Monkees initially recorded scores of one-take classics by songwriting legends before taking control of their own careers.
‘This is going to be the best Boston’: Tom Scholz sizes up the current edition of his iconic band
As Boston prepares to kick off a lengthy 2014 tour in June, Tom Scholz is sharing early praise for the current lineup, despite the passing of Brad Delp in 2007. In fact, he says this edition may be the best one yet. You May Also Like: How Boston Said GoodbyeRead More
Lindsey Buckingham says rejuvenated Christine McVie is firing up Fleetwood Mac: ‘The priority was to work on her stuff’
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‘The FDA has granted her access’: Ailing wife of Sammy Hagar drummer cleared for critical therapy
Costs for treatment continue to skyrocket, so a pay-per-view concert broadcast has been scheduled featuring Sammy Hagar, members of Night Ranger and others.
‘A bit of a nightmare’: For Jeff Beck, tour with Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson didn’t go as planned
To hear Jeff Beck describe it, his long-hoped-for tour last year with Beach Boys svengali Brian Wilson wasn’t the dream trip he’d hoped it would be. You May Also Like: Brian Wilson’s No Pier Pressure was almost a Beach Boys album: ‘I changed my mind’
‘Not really interested in working with other people’: The real reason Pink Floyd might never reunite
The classic-era lineup of Pink Floyd last performed in 2005, as part of the Live 8 benefit concert.
‘Do you want the truth?’: John Oates has a special ritual before Hall and Oates shows
You were expecting a handful of M&Ms — with the brown ones contractually removed?
Jim McCarty on the Yardbirds’ forgotten guitar great: ‘He was much more spontaneous’
The legends of Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page tend to obscure subsequent contributors — but another guitarist earns high praise from the Yardbirds’ stalwart drummer, as well.
