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‘I had a great time’: Adam Lambert says Queen show topped his amazing year

The highlights were many for Adam Lambert in 2013, from his on-going guest appearances on Glee to a hit single with Niles Rodgers and Avicii. You May Also Like: No related posts.

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‘I loved the guy; I miss him’: Deep Purple’s Roger Glover remembers Ronnie James Dio’s softer side

Roger Glover has, over his storied career, worked with a number of legends — from Ritchie Blackmore and David Coverdale to Jon Lord and Ian Gillan. None perhaps touched him like Ronnie James Dio. You May Also Like: How Deep Purple’s ‘Smoke on the Water’ ‘almost got left off theRead More

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‘Just another band to me’: In a rare talk, Charlie Watts remembers joining the Rolling Stones

A rare interview with Charlie Watts finds him ruminating on what makes the Rolling Stones work, five decades in — and his own good fortune to have been there with them for so long. You May Also Like: Keith Richards on the ’80s argument that saved the Rolling Stones: ‘HeRead More

Nick DeRiso's Best Of 2013 (Rock and Pop): Steven Wilson, Steve Lukather, Stick Men, Paul McCartney

Nick DeRiso’s Best Of 2013 (Rock and Pop): Steven Wilson, Steve Lukather, Stick Men, Paul McCartney

Artists reclaimed their thrones in 2013, did things they were supposed to do in the way they were supposed to do them. Sounded, if nothing else, like their very own glorious selves. You May Also Like: No related posts.

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‘A magical guitar for me’: After a long journey, hitmaking Hall and Oates instrument is back

Remember the video for “I Can’t Go For That”? It’s there. Live Aid? There, too. Early TV performances of “Rich Girl” and “Sara Smile”? Yep. But whatever happened to John Oates’ modified ’58 Strat? You May Also Like: John Oates on the thing he hates most about Hall and Oates:Read More

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Something Else! sneak peek: Adrenaline Mob, “Come On Get Up,” from Men of Honor (2014)

So, what will the Mike Portnoy-less Adrenaline Mob sound like? Well, pretty much like the version of the band with Portnoy, but perhaps even less interesting. You May Also Like: No related posts.

Something Else! sneak peek: Boston, "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" (2013)

Something Else! sneak peek: Boston, “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen” (2013)

Boston has issued a churning new take on a Christmas classic, lathered with a typically tornadic riff from Tom Scholz — though, alas, it still misses the stratospheric presence of the late Brad Delp. Stream it here! You May Also Like: How Boston Said Goodbye to Brad Delp on ‘LifeRead More

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‘It was hysterical’: Ace Frehley will be there if Kiss gets Rock Hall nod, despite Gene Simmons’ protests

Should Kiss earn a belated induction in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Gene Simmons has made it clear he’s not participating in a reunion with his fellow original members. That won’t keep Ace Frehley away. You May Also Like: No related posts.

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‘He plays so musically’: All-Starr Band-mate Gregg Bissonette on the magic of Ringo Starr

Many have tried to untangle the mysteries of Ringo Starr’s drumming — why it works when it looks so ungainly, how he remains so definitively in the pocket with so little effort. You May Also Like: Ex-producer Mark Hudson still piles praise on Ringo Starr: ‘He plays the song’ RingoRead More

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Inside Otis Redding’s breakout performance at Monterey Pop: ‘All of those hippies got quiet’

Otis Redding got on a roll at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967, and he just kept going – right past an agreed upon curfew.