Toto’s Steve Lukather praises Joseph Williams ahead of big U.S. tour: ‘It invigorates the whole band’
Toto has begun rehearsals for fall American dates with Michael McDonald.
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Decades later, Wolfe has launched a rejuvenated line-up of the Furys.
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Greg Prevost of the Chesterfield Kings is in a stripped-to-the-bone solo acoustic traditional blues mode.
‘It’s not supposed to be ballot by bullet’: Inside one of Crosby Stills and Nash’s most emotional tracks
This standout early CSN song remains a fiery indictment of dreams lost.
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – Hypnotic Eye (2014)
This is the best collection of songs they have put together in years.
Steve Swallow, Ohad Talmor, Adam Nussbaum – Singular Curves (2014)
The two words “Swallow” and “Nussbaum” used in close proximity to each other instantly conjures up John Scofield’s best pre-Still Warm disc, Shinola. Scofield’s compositions and arrangements on that live set demanded much from his rhythm section, and his rhythm section delivered in spades. You May Also Like: John ScofieldRead More
WTF Wednesdays: Betraying the Martyrs, “Let It Go” from Phantom (2014)
A death-metal version of the signature song from Disney’s ‘Frozen’? Yep.
One Track Mind: Reload, “Dark Matter” (2014)
Bands like France’s Reload are keeping the prog rock genre alive.
Inside Michael McDonald’s off-the-cuff audition for the Doobie Brothers: ‘He mouths at me, Oh my God’
When Tom Johnston’s health faltered, producer Ted Templeman initially approached Patrick Simmons about fronting the Doobie Brothers. Simmons had another idea.
‘I am a big fan’: Carl Palmer dedicates art work to late Emerson Lake and Palmer cover artist
The piece combines hand-painted brush strokes with fine-art photography.
