Roye Albrighton, of Nektar: Something Else! Interview
We caught up with Roye Albrighton to talk about Nektar’s ‘Spoonful of Time,’ and highlights from their classic 1970s albums.
Interviews
Toto co-founder Steve Lukather on his emotional new solo album: ‘I really dug deep’
‘Transition’ is Steve Lukather’s seventh solo project – and it may just be the Toto legend’s most personal yet.
‘Not only a mentor, but a friend’: Former collaborators remember late guitar hero Ronnie Montrose
Ronnie Montrose would have been 65 on November 29, 2012, and former musical collaborators like Marc Bonilla say this first birthday without him is going to be particularly hard. You May Also Like: Edgar Winter Group – They Only Come Out at Night (1972): On Second Thought Steve Smith: TheRead More
Garth Hudson remembers the fallen voices of the Band: ‘We had to return to it, and go on’
The Band’s Garth Hudson passes along personal anecdotes that only a life-long friend could share.
Don Felder, former Eagles guitarist: Something Else! Interview
If Eagles fans felt a certain familiarity about the soaring guitar heard last Sunday on Showtime’s “Homeland” series, here’s why: The November 11, 2012 episode featured the lead single from former guitarist Don Felder’s new solo project You May Also Like: Bernie Chiaravalle, Guitarist With Michael McDonald: Something Else! InterviewRead More
Roger Earl, co-founding Foghat drummer: Something Else! Interview
Formed in 1971 in London, England, Foghat ultimately became one of the hottest acts of the 1970s. Roger Earl has remained the constant.
Tony Kaye, of Yes and Circa: Something Else! Interview
Yes has been a part of Tony Kaye’s life, off and on, since the late 1960s.
Garth Hudson, co-founding member of the Band: Something Else! Interview
For Garth Hudson, next month’s gala “Songs of the Band” event at Pennsylvania’s Keswick Theatre is another chance to remember the group’s departed fellow co-founding members — Richard Manuel, Rick Danko and Levon Helm. You May Also Like: How the Band Said Goodbye With ‘Jubilation’ A Legacy Reclaimed: Robbie RobertsonRead More
Something Else! Interview: Ray Dorset and Mike Cole, of Mungo Jerry
For Mungo Jerry band founder Ray Dorset, summertime never ends. Coming off the 2011 release of Cool Jesus, Dorset and Co. have continued a fun genre-melding career dating back to the turn of the 1970s. You May Also Like: Mungo Jerry – Dawn Albums Collection (2017) Leviathan Drummer Gary ‘Roscoe’Read More
Marc Bonilla, of the Keith Emerson Band: Something Else! Interview
Despite having collaborated with him for years, in some ways Marc Bonilla is still that kid watching as Keith Emerson took the stage in Oakland for 1974’s Brain Salad Surgery tour with Emerson Lake and Palmer. You May Also Like: ‘Fanfare For the Uncommon Man: The Official Keith Emerson TributeRead More
