‘I was there more as a servant’: Bob Dylan remembers seminal visits with Woody Guthrie
Bob Dylan spoke as part of a forthcoming Guthrie-related audio book.
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‘It’s been just incredible’: The Eagles’ Don Henley notes deep-cut confusion among surge of new fans
“Half the audience,” Henley says, “came to the party a little bit later.”
Something Else! sneak peek: Exodus featuring Kirk Hammett, “Salt the Wound” (2014)
Even without Hammett, this would have been solid, if unspectacular.
Something Else! sneak peek: Mark Elf, “A Little Diddy” from Returns 2014 (2014)
After eight long years away, Mark Elf isn’t creeping back into things.
Something Else! sneak peek: Aram Bajakian + Julia Úlehla, “Ej, lásko, lásko” (2014)
Bajakian and Úlehla make “Ej, lásko, lásko” fresh and edgy, despite it’s long-ago, faraway origins.
‘A very haunting guitar run down’: How ‘Dazed and Confused’ came to be a Yardbirds, Led Zeppelin staple
A late-1960s opening act changed everything for two of rock’s signature bands.
‘Kind of an emotional one for me’: Paul McCartney (reluctantly) selects his favorite Paul McCartney songs
After choosing, McCartney hastily adds: “That’s my three – for today.”
‘It’s never left my head’: For Stevie Nicks, 24 Karat Gold: Songs From The Vault has transportive quality
“Lady” speaks to an earlier time, when her future was far more uncertain.
‘I wanted to vandalize everything’: Ian Gillan on the moment he decided to become a rock singer
A single song “changed my life,” Gillan says. “It was really quite incredible.”
Micky Dolenz on his long musical journey to the Monkees: ‘I opened for the elephant’
Think the Monkees were just actors playing musicians? Think again.
