‘There is no future; it’s over’: Gene Simmons declares rock dead — but not Kiss
“Can you name me one superstar act these days?” he says. “You can’t.”
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Something Else! sneak peek: Gary Clark Jr., “When My Train Pulls In” from Live (2014)
The kind of torrential, brain-freeze licks that can only be compared to Hendrix.
‘It took us all by surprise’: Micky Dolenz still marvels over the Monkees’ comeback
One video, quite appropriately, shows them thawing from a deep freeze.
Something Else! sneak peek: Rotem Sivan Trio, “Sefi’s Blues” (2014)
Played with grace, fire and the knowledge of how much of both to deliver.
David Lee Roth or Sammy Hagar?: Michael Anthony mulls over the great Van Halen debate
He was in Van Halen with Roth between 1974-85, and Hagar from 1985–96.
‘I think he’s woken us up’: A resurgent Queen looks ahead to future with Adam Lambert
Brian May says Lambert has given Queen a new lease on its musical life.
Something Else! sneak peek: The Stooges’ James Williamson, “I Gotta Right” from Re-Licked (2014)
Iggy Pop is elsewhere. Yet this Stooges remake detonates with real force anyway.
‘It got to be a bit mad there’: How Yardbirds stalwart Jim McCarty found peace
“Everyone wants some peace of mind,” McCarty says, “even original Yardbirds.”
Colin Webster + Mark Holub – Viscera (2014)
This is what free playing is all about.
Billy Sherwood’s new all-star tribute to the Beatles: Something Else! sneak peek
Listen in as Ann Wilson of Heart takes on “Across the Universe” from ‘Let It Be.’
