Post Tagged with: "Something Else! Interview"

Tony Levin on Working with Marco Minnemann and Jordan Rudess: 'An exciting challenge'

Tony Levin on Working with Marco Minnemann and Jordan Rudess: ‘An exciting challenge’

No sooner had Tony Levin’s collaboration with Marco Minnemann and Jordan Rudess been announced, and the always-busy bassist was back on the road.

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Something Else! Interview: Ben Jaffe of Preservation Hall Jazz Band

For all of its storied five-decade history, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band — at least before issuing That’s It! this summer on Legacy — had never released an album of all-new recordings. You May Also Like: The Blind Boys of Alabama’s Down in New Orleans added a new musical wrinkleRead More

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‘We’ll just have to work around that’: Jon Davison’s tenure in Yes complicates things for Glass Hammer

As Yes enters the final weeks of a U.S. tour featuring a trio of its 1970s recordings, the question of where that leaves frontman Jon Davison’s other group Glass Hammer looms large. You May Also Like: No related posts.

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John Waite on ‘Live: All Access,’ the Babys, Bad English and going happily solo: Something Else! Interview

John Waite’s scorching ‘Live: All Access’ gave us a chance to talk about past successes – from the Babys and Bad English to his newest studio effort.

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‘It’s way bigger than even I expected’: Kenny Loggins on his new collaboration with Blue Sky Riders

As the Blue Sky Riders kick off a new summer tour on Thursday, they gathered to talk a little — and laugh a lot. You May Also Like: Wilco’s ‘Sky Blue Sky’ Was a Rare Instant-Classic Rock Album Wilco (The Album) echoed, but didn’t quite live up to Sky BlueRead More

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Mickey Thomas, on Jefferson Starship’s transformation into Starship: Something Else! Interview

For Mickey Thomas, a summer stop as part of the Raiding the Rock Vault series hosted by Asia’s John Payne is a kind of homecoming. The two singers know each other well, and share a bond having carried forward with established bands You May Also Like: Moody Blues’ Ray ThomasRead More

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Something Else! Interview: Singer-songwriter Anna Waronker, formerly of That Dog

Of all people to be saddled with the abused tag “musician’s musician,” it fits Anna Waronker. The charming, challenging and lucid singer/songwriter has literally spent her life around musicians, beginning with her parents. You May Also Like: Anna Nalick, singer-songwriter: Something Else! Interview

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Something Else! Interview: Tangerine Dream’s Edgar Froese on stars, Brian May and defying categorization

Over a period of ever-shifting lineups, Edgar Froese has remained the stalwart mastermind of Tangerine Dream — always pushing the envelope, always searching for that next sound. The latest ones come from deep, deep space You May Also Like: No related posts.

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Ian Anderson, of Jethro Tull: Something Else! Interview

Ian Anderson discusses return to a legendary character from the Jethro Tull discography, and the prospects of working with long-time Tull collaborator Martin Barre again.

'Unlike anything else that's ever been done': Adrian Belew on his amazing new solo venture

‘Unlike anything else that’s ever been done’: Adrian Belew on his amazing new solo venture

He’s had the idea for decades. Finally, technology has caught up.