‘Very excited about the synergy’: Jean-Luc Ponty on his new collaboration with Yes’ Jon Anderson
Ponty has previously worked with Frank Zappa, Elton John and members of Journey and Genesis.
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Henry Kaiser (Yo Miles!) and Scott Amendola (Nels Cline Singers) plan a live-in-the-studio improv record together
Two Bay Area pacesetters of improvised and avant-garde music will soon join forces.
Hall and Oates emerged stronger from their 1980s hey day: ‘The demands were so great’
“The ’80s,” John Oates admits, “weren’t as much fun as you might think.”
Gimme Five: Things the Music Industry Can Learn from ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic
A number of important lessons emerge from “Weird Al” Yankovic’s new triumph.
New albums by the Who and Kinks? Maybe they should quit while they’re ahead
After all, it could come out differently than what we’d expect or want.
‘How do I handle this?’: Alan White struggled with a key moment on Yes’ Heaven and Earth
In a twist, Yes’ drummer co-wrote perhaps the new album’s biggest ballad.
‘I have these new songs coming’: Resurgent David Crosby is already thinking about next album
David Crosby’s latest went to No. 36, his highest individual finish since 1971.
‘Great training for rock and roll’: Had Nick Mason not co-founded Pink Floyd, he might have done this
Nick Mason has been the only constant through Pink Floyd’s many incarnations.
‘I just said immediately — this is it’: Steve Cropper knew he had a hit with this Otis Redding favorite
And it’s not like Cropper hasn’t had a slew of them, from Wilson Pickett to Otis Redding.
Ringo Starr’s current All-Starr Band can’t stop having fun: ‘It was very organic and natural’
Together since 2012, the All-Starrs play the Greek in LA tonight – but they’ll be back.
