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‘Why should your name come first?’: Keith Emerson on the beginnings of Emerson Lake and Palmer

‘Why should your name come first?’: Keith Emerson on the beginnings of Emerson Lake and Palmer

Keith Emerson, who has just released a stirring orchestral-rock album called Three Fates Project, returns to the earliest days of his star-making stint with Emerson Lake and Palmer in a new interview. You May Also Like: Emerson Lake and Palmer – ‘The Anthology: 1970-1998’ (2019) How Emerson Lake and PalmerRead More

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‘I look at it with humility’: Ian Gillan still absorbing Deep Purple’s Hall of Fame nomination

This fall’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nomination for Deep Purple, perhaps best known for its 1973 hit “Smoke on the Water, hasn’t quite sunk in for long-time frontman Ian Gillan. You May Also Like: Deep Purple – InFinite (2017) Why Deep Purple’s ‘Who Do We Think We Are?’Read More

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‘You’d have to ask them yourself’: Steve Hackett unconcerned what ex-bandmates think of new Genesis tribute

Steve Hackett admits to some nostalgia, as he returned to the music of Genesis. But that doesn’t mean he’s running the new Genesis Revisited II project by his old band mates. You May Also Like: Steve Hackett, “In the Skeleton Gallery” from The Night Siren (2017): One Track Mind SteveRead More

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‘Actually the soundtrack for a movie’: Van Halen’s David Lee Roth on the surprising genesis of his first solo album

David Lee Roth’s first full-length solo release after leaving Van Halen became a No. 4 smash behind the radio hits “Yankee Rose” and “Goin’ Crazy.” But did you know Eat ‘Em and Smith was actually written as the soundtrack for a major Hollywood film? You May Also Like: How VanRead More

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‘I had been reduced to a whisper’: David Coverdale on the sinus infection that almost silenced him

David Coverdale, in a new video chat for Whitesnake TV, talks about the sinus infection that nearly derailed his career in the 1980s — and the unique exercises that he still does to save his voice. You May Also Like: The Dead Daisies – ‘Make Some Noise’ (2016) Doogie WhiteRead More

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Queen’s Roger Taylor recording new solo album, and fans get to vote for what’s on it

Queen co-founder Roger Taylor is at work on a new solo album, which he hopes to have ready for 2013. Unlike your average drummer, however, Taylor has a shown a knack for crafting hit songs. You May Also Like: Adam Lambert’s Favorite Queen Song Might Surprise You Martin Luther KingRead More

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Treasure trove of rarities available at newly launched Bill Bruford web store

A new web store has been launched focusing on Bill Bruford. The store, hosted via Burning Shed, includes hard-to-find albums and exclusively signed merchandise from the former drummer with Yes, King Crimson, Genesis, UK and his own group Earthworks. You May Also Like: Bill Bruford – ‘Earthworks Complete’ (2019) BillRead More

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Streams: Jeff Beck joins the Rolling Stones as 50th anniversary concerts begin

Jeff Beck joined the Rolling Stones for a scalding take on “I’m Going Down,” a rare Who cut from the album Two’s Missing, last night at London’s 02 Arena. Stream the song here! You May Also Like: What ‘Back to Basics’ Said About Bill Wyman’s Post-Stones Career Rolling Stones –Read More

Record Store Day/Black Friday 2012 picks: Bob Dylan, Joe Strummer, Miles Davis, My Morning Jacket

Record Store Day/Black Friday 2012 picks: Bob Dylan, Joe Strummer, Miles Davis, My Morning Jacket

Where else will you find, side by side by side, new reissues of Miles Davis’ Porgy and Bess, Nirvana’s 1992 compilation Incesticide, and the Fat Boys’ Pizza Box album — packaged in (yes) a pizza box? You May Also Like: Tom Petty, Bob Dylan and Joe Strummer: The Singers andRead More

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Garth Hudson remembers the fallen voices of the Band: ‘We had to return to it, and go on’

The Band’s Garth Hudson passes along personal anecdotes that only a life-long friend could share.