Guitarist Steve Hackett, with an assist from criminally underrated fellow Genesis alum Ray Wilson, has finally found the emotional centerpoint within one of their old band’s signature tunes, “Carpet Crawlers.” You May Also Like: Steve Hackett, “In the Skeleton Gallery” from The Night Siren (2017): One Track Mind Steve HackettRead More

The rift between Sammy Hagar and his bandmates has become the stuff of legend, up to and include their fractured induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame — which saw only Hagar and Michael Anthony appear. But is it all made up? You May Also Like: The conflictedRead More

For a confirmed Beatlemaniac like Jeff Lynne of Electric Light Orchestra fame, working with members of the Fab Four had always been a dream. Beginning in the late 1980s, every one of them came true. You May Also Like: Jeff Lynne’s Dream to Work With Reunited Beatles Had Tense InitialRead More

Steve Miller says his next album will be “a really interesting thing” where the classic rocker combines jazz instrumentals with blues lyrics. You May Also Like: Ryan A. Miller – ‘Atrophy Torque Fly’ (2018) Adam Miller – ‘Unify’ (2020)

Already busy with Paul McCartney, Brian Ray now has a bustling side project to throw himself into, as well

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Like most fans, we were hoping the Rolling Stones would pull out some deep cuts as they convened to celebrate five decades of debauched rock. What we got, however, was “Emotional Rescue” You May Also Like: Keith Richards on the ’80s argument that saved the Rolling Stones: ‘He was takingRead More

As Pattie Boyd talks about old photos of George Harrison and Eric Clapton, she remains — perhaps appropriately, given that she was the inspiration for Clapton’s love-lorn “Layla” — unable to decide which had been more inspirational. You May Also Like: Backstage at ‘The Last Waltz’: ‘It Was So Exciting,Read More

Greg Kihn’s fifth fiction book, simply called ‘Rubber Soul,’ is this canny mixture of a coming-of-age storyline with a murder mystery.