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How Styx Overcame the Difficult Loss of Founder John Panozzo: ‘A Terribly Sad Tragedy’

James “J.Y.” Young says there was a sad lesson in John Panozzo’s death while Styx was out on the road celebrating a reunion tour.

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Did Journey’s Neal Schon almost replace Duane Allman in Derek and the Dominos?

“I was kind of blown away,” Neal Schon says of an offer to join Eric Clapton in one of the turn-of-the-1970s biggest bands.

Almost Hits: Steve Winwood, "Arc of a Diver" (1980)

Almost Hits: Steve Winwood, “Arc of a Diver” (1980)

A harbinger — be that good or bad — of what was to come as arena-rock morphed into synth-driven MTV fare, Steve Winwood’s Arc of a Diver smoothed the way for a smash return in the 1980s. You May Also Like: Steve Winwood returned with great songs, and an oldRead More

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Shows I’ll Never Forget: Burton Cummings, August 10, 2013

Saskatoon Exhibition Grandstand: No doubt about it — we’re well into the 21st Century now, in our post-9/11 politically, socially and economically uncertain world. You May Also Like: Jeff Lynne’s ELO, August 15, 2018: Shows I’ll Never Forget ‘Wheatfield Empire: The Listener’s Guide to the Guess Who’ (2020): Books DannyRead More

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‘I think it’s really up to the guys’: Adam Lambert’s unsure how far Queen collaboration will go

The news that Adam Lambert’s collaboration with Queen will make a long-awaited U.S. debut next month begs the question: Is this becoming a long-term thing You May Also Like: No related posts.

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‘It’s juxtaposed with this very happy music’: Van Halen’s David Lee Roth talks about the darker side to his lyrics

For all of David Lee Roth’s happy-go-lucky antics on stage, many of his most recognizable songs — from Van Halen’s “Jamie’s Cryin’” and “Jump” to his solo version of “Just a Gigolo”/”I Ain’t Got Nobody” — have a darker edge. You May Also Like: No related posts.

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‘I’m the stick in the mud’: Poncho Sampedro nixes future Crazy Horse projects without Neil Young

As Frank “Poncho” Sampedro recovers from a hand injury that nixed the remaining European dates on Crazy Horse’s on-going tour with Neil Young, don’t expect him to start entertaining thoughts of a separate project. You May Also Like: How Neil Young’s Complex, Hypnotic ‘Greendale’ Revived the Concept Album

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One Track Mind: Adrian Belew, Greg Lake, Tony Levin and John Wetton remember King Crimson

As a sweeping reissue of King Crimson’s Red looms, we returned to that classic trio-era recording, along with the group’s seminal proto-prog debut, its early 1980s comeback and a pair of deeply intriguing 1990s recordings. Key figures from each of those eras join us, a part of exclusive SER Sitdowns,Read More

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‘I perform and record these basic ideas myself’: Steve Howe to release home demos of Yes, Asia songs

Steve Howe is releasing early demos of songs from both Yes’ Fly from Here and Asia’s XXX projects. Homebrew 5 continues a series of home recordings the guitarist began releasing in 1996. You May Also Like: Steve Howe Praises Fellow Guitarist Steve Morse: ‘The Breadth of the Music!’

Journey's Jonathan Cain might sit in with his former band, the newly reunited Babys

Journey’s Jonathan Cain might sit in with his former band, the newly reunited Babys

The Babys are continuing without former breakout stars John Waite and Jonathan Cain, both later members of Bad English. But they’ve received an unfettered endorsement from Waite, and Cain has been active behind the scenes. You May Also Like: Wertico Cain and Gray – ‘Windows of Time’ (2021)