Two brilliant live LPs from Kevin Coyne, an idiosyncratic artist who defied the ’70s ethos of prog fantasy, hard-rock machoism, and folky sentimentalism.

Guitarist Andy Summers joins us to discuss the Police’s breakthrough album ‘Reggatta de Blanc,’ released on Oct. 2, 1979.

Andy Summers’ textural approach to guitar is forever linked with the Police, but he was an established figure well before that.

When the Police reunited in 2007-08, new music was never in the cards. That sent Andy Summers on a quest.

The surprise isn’t that Andy Summers — the Police’s guitar-playing lyrical heart — is back with a rock band. It’s only: What took him so long? You May Also Like: With Reggatta de Blanc, the Police kept it simple on the way to stardom Circus, “Stop Wait and Listen /Read More

There’s a reason the signature Tom Scholz guitar sound — indeed, Boston’s basic feel, from its 1976 debut through to the forthcoming Life, Love and Hope — has remained unchanged. You May Also Like: Boston’s Tom Scholz got it right the first time on ‘Amanda’: ‘Exactly the way I wantedRead More

No new album has yet emerged, but buzz is already building for Circa Zero — a new project featuring the Police’s Andy Summers that also features multi-instrumentalist Rob Giles and drummer Emmanuelle Caplette. You May Also Like: Tori Freestone Trio – ‘El Mar de Nubes’ (2019) Why King Crimson’s BiggestRead More

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyAcS6ajrKQ&w=500&h=355] Imagine guitarist Andy Summers’ surprise when he heard his iconic riff from the Police’s “Every Breath You Take” for the first time as part of a Puff Daddy song — on his kid’s radio. You May Also Like: With Reggatta de Blanc, the Police kept it simple onRead More

Police guitarist Andy Summers says he was careful not to paint too rosy a picture of the band’s often-tumultuous rise to fame in his new documentary “Can’t Stand Losing You,” but that doesn’t mean he was trying to take frontman Sting to task. You May Also Like: With Reggatta deRead More