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‘Sometimes people get divorced’: Eric Singer on wearing the classic Kiss makeup

Eric Singer also notes that the current lineup has lasted longer than any other.

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Kosi – Pictures of Us (2014)

This is an album of beauty – authentic, and from the heart.

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‘One of the best things’: The Yardbirds’ Jim McCarty praises Rush’s take on ‘Shapes of Things To Come’

Jim McCarty talks about his favorite covers of a signature Yardbirds song.

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Danny Seraphine on ’25 or 6 to 4,’ ‘Full Circle,’ ‘Hard Habit to Break’ + Others: Gimme Five

Danny Seraphine looks back on a career that started and continues with CTA.

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‘Oh, my God – talk about a redirection’: Micky Dolenz on his most interesting post-Monkees job offer

It seems a very unlikely Rock and Roll Hall of Famer came calling.

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Randy Bachman – Vinyl Tap Tour: Every Song Tells a Story (2014)

This conversational concert recording makes the case for an often-ignored legacy.

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One Track Mind: Billy Joe Shaver with Willie Nelson, “Hard To Be An Outlaw” (2014)

Willie Nelson’s presence here means a debt has finally been repaid.

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Phil Ochs – Live Again (2014)

We find Phil Ochs sharpening his weapons for a final attack on injustice.

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One Track Mind: Henry Butler + Steven Bernstein, “Gimme a Pigfoot” from Viper’s Drag (2014)

This is music that builds on the past – rather than fetishizing it.

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The time John Oates almost gave away a Hall and Oates charttopper: ‘Man, you’re out of your mind!’

John Oates had started writing it for one of their main influences.