Jason Scheff on his predecessor in Chicago: ‘I’m the biggest Peter Cetera fan’
Jason Scheff joined Chicago just after Peter Cetera left, back in the mid-’80s. Still, even today, he’s considered the new guy.
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Something Else! sneak peek: Van Morrison, “Into the Mystic [Take 11]” from Moondance Box Set (2013)
As Warner Bros. gets set to release a sprawling five-disc reissue of Van Morrison’s breakthrough Moondance, here’s a chance to hear one of its tastiest extras — an alternate take on “Into the Mystic.” You May Also Like: Pearl Harbor and the Explosions – ‘Pearl Harbor and the Explosions’ (1979;Read More
Exclusive stream: Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, “It Feels Like Christmas Time” (2013)
Sure, the leaves haven’t even started changing. The morning jackets are still coming off at lunch. But that doesn’t mean Christmas time isn’t just around the corner. Here’s proof You May Also Like: Nate Lepine, “Hennies” from Quartet: Vortices (2016): Something Else! exclusive stream
Flash featuring Peter Banks – ‘In Public’ (2013): Something Else! sneak peek
‘In Public’ is live Flash project that co-founding Yes guitarist Peter Banks was working on at the time of his death, completed by George “The Miz” Mizer.
Download: Peter Gabriel, “Courage” from the So Box Set (2012)
Can’t make the European leg of Peter Gabriel’s “Back to Front” tour in celebration of the 25th anniversary of So? Here’s something to tide you over: A download of a never-before-heard bonus track from the era. You May Also Like: No related posts.
‘It speaks for itself, his voice’: Queen’s Brian May calls Adam Lambert one in a billion talent
Brian May, who worked for decades alongside Freddie Mercury in Queen, knows a thing or two about vocalists. So when he talks about Adam Lambert, with whom the band just made its U.S. debut, it resonates. You May Also Like: No related posts.
‘A lot of that stuff was a cliche’: Robert Plant on returning to his Led Zeppelin-era vocal style
Beginning roughly with 2007’s Alison Krauss collaboration Raising Sand, Robert Plant began working in a quieter, more confidential manner that was completely alien to his Led Zeppelin style. You May Also Like: How Robert Plant and Alison Krauss’ ‘Raising Sand’ Still Confounds Expectations
‘His spiritual strength is what remains’: Deep Purple’s Ian Gillan gives a touching tribute to Jon Lord
The death of Jon Lord had a profound impact on Deep Purple during the recording of its newest album Now What?!, even though he’d left the group some 10 years before. You May Also Like: Ian Gillan picks the classic track Deep Purple should play: ‘It is my favorite DPRead More
‘It gave you chills’: Stephen Kalinich on key deep cut from the Beach Boys’ Made in California
Stephen Kalinich goes inside one of the most intriguing rarities found on the Beach Boys’ new Made in California box set — a song he co-wrote with Brian Wilson in 1974, “California Feelin.’” You May Also Like: No related posts.
‘I was stabbed in the back and left for dead’: Sammy Hagar can’t imagine even shaking hands with Eddie Van Halen
Sammy Hagar’s retrospective tour inevitably brought him face to face again with his hitmaking tenure in Van Halen — and with another round of similarly inevitable questions about a reunion. You May Also Like: The conflicted history of Sammy Hagar’s Van Halen smash “Right Now”: ‘It shows you what IRead More
