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Nick Mason’s favorite Pink Floyd song might surprise you: ‘It’s beautiful, and so different’

Nick Mason doesn’t pick one of Pink Floyd’s better-known radio favorites, like “Another Brick in the Wall,” “Money” or “Wish You Were Here.”

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Aaron Comess, “Resolution” from Aaron Comess Quintet (2015): Exclusive stream

Aaron Comess takes on a John Coltrane classic in this exclusive advance stream from his forthcoming scorcher of an album, ‘Aaron Comess Quintet.’

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Joe Perry on the Yardbirds’ twin-guitar attack: ‘That was proto-Aerosmith’

Joe Perry says the future of Aerosmith was shaped by a key moment featuring the Yardbirds’ Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck.

Anthony Phillips Reissue Expands Post-Genesis Debut Album 'Geese and the Ghost'

Anthony Phillips Reissue Expands Post-Genesis Debut Album ‘Geese and the Ghost’

Having originally left because he wasn’t interested in Genesis’ ever-more-aggressive touring schedule, Anthony Phillips remains steadfastly solo.

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Steve Cropper’s research into then-unknown Wilson Pickett sparked his initial hit: ‘I found some gospel songs’

Steve Cropper inadvertantly discovered the seeds of Wilson Pickett’s breakthrough song while trying to figure out just who Pickett was.

Yes' high-concept "And You and I" marked end of an era: 'Music that had never been tried'

Yes’ high-concept “And You and I” marked end of an era: ‘Music that had never been tried’

Jon Anderson remembers “And You and I,” which became Yes’ fourth consecutive Top 50 single after its release this week in 1972.

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The Monkees were split, and sparked, by creative differences: ‘It’s part of the equation’

Comparing their relationship to that of brothers, Micky Dolenz says the Monkees would inevitably fight — but for all the right reasons.

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The Replacements collapsed in a heap of success with Don’t Tell A Soul

With ‘Don’t Tell A Soul,’ released on Feb. 1, 1989, the Replacements tried to move on from fashioning art out of chaos. Instead, they imploded.

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Ex-producer Mark Hudson still piles praise on Ringo Starr: ‘He plays the song’

Mark Hudson produced five Ringo Starr studio albums over a 10-year period beginning with 1998, and he says he learned something every time.

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Santana will complete new reunion album this spring: ‘Like putting on a pair of old jeans’

Initial work on the loose, improvisational ‘Santana IV’ was followed by a series of solo projects for Carlos Santana, Neal Schon and Gregg Rolie.