Asia [with John Payne], “Ghost in the Mirror” from Silent Nation (2004): One Track Mind
Released on August 31, 2004, Asia’s ‘Silent Nation’ represented the final collaboration between longtime partners Geoff Downes and John Payne.
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Matt Gold and Nate Friedman, of Sun Speak: Something Else! Interview
Guitarist Matt Gold and drummer Nate Friedman discuss Sun Speak’s endlessly intriguing blend of folk, jazz and experimental music.
Toto’s Fahrenheit was more than the sum of its ballads: ‘We’ll morph from style to style’
Released in August 1986, ‘Fahrenheit’ fell into an emerging trend, but the big-hearted singles didn’t reflect all of Toto’s varied musical goals.
Gregg Rolie remembers Santana breakthrough at Woodstock: ‘We thought of it as just another gig’
Woodstock kicked off on August 15, 1969, then grew to truly epic proportions. Santana’s Gregg Rolie says its scope only dawned on him later.
Inside the naming of Booker T. and the MGs’ ‘Green Onions’ : ‘The stinking-est music I’ve ever heard!’
Steve Cropper recalls the off-handed approach to finding a title for Booker T. and the MGs’ timeless ‘Green Onions,” released in August 1962.
The Bosman Twins, jazz duo: Something Else! Interview
Identical but not the same, the Bosman Twins talk to Sammy Stein about their deft combination of jazz, R&B, funk, gospel – and family.
John Wetton’s complex relationship with a signature Asia tune: ‘American guys went: Yes!’
John Wetton admits that ‘Alpha,’ released on July 26, 1983, contained “one of the most identifiable Asia songs.” But he struggles with its message today.
Inside Steve Hackett and Steve Howe’s ill-fated GTR supergroup: ‘The price of success was very high’
GTR debuted in July 1986 with a lineup led by prog legends Steve Hackett and Steve Howe. What could go wrong? As Hackett tells us, almost everything.
Hall and Oates honored heroes on Live Aid’s worldwide stage: ‘We really did come full circle’
Live Aid, held on July 13, 1985, was more than a great cause for Hall and Oates. It was, as John Oates tells us, a chance to “come full circle.”
Lucas Lee, progressive rocker: Something Else! Interview
Preston Frazier caught up with Lucas Lee to talk about ‘Normalcy Bias,’ plans for a follow up, his musical beginnings and albums that inspired him.
