It’s not just that the do-anything Omar Hakim rarely puts out his own albums. That’s perhaps understandable, considering his over-stuffed career as a sideman alongside the likes of Sting, Weather Report, Dire Straits, David Bowie, Miles Davis and Daft Punk. What was strange was how little, well, drumming there seemedRead More

They’re objects of music chart intrigue: those left field hits, songs that aren’t really typical of the bands who recorded them and become hits, anyway. These are songs that when first heard on the radio, no one could guess who played them, not even the band’s fans, because they assumedRead More

Greg Lake can pinpoint the exact moment when he understood that Emerson Lake and Palmer’s outsized decision to tour 1977’s Works with a full orchestra was going to bankrupt the band. You May Also Like: No related posts.

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Five favorites from Eric Clapton’s career as a solo artist, and member of Cream and Derek and the Dominos.

There’s a definite Byrds and Love influence happening with Rome, Italy’s A’dam Sykles and Out of the Circle Game. They have their influences down pat, yet boast a contemporary approach. You May Also Like: Adam Steffeck – Aviator (2017)

A forthcoming concert by Deep Purple in Cyprus has created an uproar, with reports that Greek Cypriot officials tried to prevent the show from happening on the Turkish side of the divided Mediterranean island. You May Also Like: No related posts.

Don’t be fooled by the inclusion of several Queen songs. The Candelight Concerts: Live at Montreux isn’t another reiteration of the band’s legend from Brian May. Instead, the addition of singer Kerry Ellis takes those songs — as well as a well-judged collection of offbeat companion pieces — in entirelyRead More

Tom Petty says he had one main goal in putting together his first album in four years with the Heartbreakers: Getting back to basics. You May Also Like: No related posts.

Ray Wilson took the stage last year with an eye on framing his legacy, both in Stiltskin and in Genesis. You May Also Like: No related posts.