Matt Wardlaw
New Ebook Recalls The ‘Magnificent Roar’ Of The Grateful Dead
“Lately it occurs to me/ What a long strange trip it’s been.” Being a fan of the music of the Grateful Dead was certainly a unique experience and author Gene Sculatti captures what it was like from that angle in a new ebook called ‘Dark Stars and Anti-Matter: 40 Years of Loving, Leaving and Making Up with the Music of the Grateful Dead.’
‘Special Forces’ By .38 Special Marks 30th Anniversary
By the time ‘Special Forces’ came out in 1982, .38 Special was five albums deep into their career, spawned from a swampy locale that had already produced its share of Southern Rock gold and platinum records.
.38 Special came out of Jacksonville, Fla
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Aerosmith’s Brad Whitford Says ‘Competition And Rivalry’ Make For ‘Great Music’
With Aerosmith preparing for liftoff on their ‘Global Warming’ summer tour with Cheap Trick, they’ve been doing a lot of press to talk about both the upcoming trek and their highly anticipated new album.
Kiss’ ‘Destroyer’ Reissue Will Be ‘Coming Out Shortly’ According to Gene Simmons
Kiss fans have anxiously been awaiting an update on the highly anticipated expanded reissue of the band’s landmark ‘Destroyer’ release, which was tentatively scheduled for release earlier this year, but failed to materialize.
New Kiss Album ‘Monster’ Remains Caged With Release Date Delay
‘Monster,’ the long-gestating new studio album from Kiss, will come out slightly later than anticipated, having recently been bumped back to a still unspecified fall release date.
Soundgarden Admits They Were Wrong About Black Sabbath
Although they were reared on a steady diet that included exposure to bands like Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin, they took issue with certain elements of the songs, bands and sounds that were popular at the time. Soundgarden guitarist Kim Thayil once said that the band’s mission included the goal of sounding like “Black Sabbath without the parts that suck.”
AC/DC’s Brian Johnson Talks About Race Cars and the Importance of Good Dinner Company
“Full throttle” doesn’t even begin to describe the energy level of the voice that comes thundering through the phone line as a big, jovial “It’s Brian Johnson, me boy” opens our conversation with the legendary frontman of AC/DC.
Roger Waters Plans New Solo Album, Live DVD from ‘Wall’ Tour
While he might be currently looking in the rear view mirror, celebrating the legacy of Pink Floyd’s classic ‘The Wall’ album, the experience has put Roger Waters in the planning mode for a new solo album, which would be his first proper solo release since 1990’s ‘Amused to Death.’
Joe Walsh, ‘Analog Man’ – Album Review
If the wait for Joe Walsh‘s ‘Analog Man’ seems long, that’s because a couple of years after he released ‘Songs For A Dying Planet’ in 1992, the unthinkable happened.
Police Drummer Stewart Copeland On His Good-Natured Rivalry With Rush’s Neil Peart
Police drummer Stewart Copeland might not be the biggest fan of the music of Rush, but he and fellow skinsman Neil Peart are longtime friends keeping a good-natured rivalry regarding their craft and individual personalities.
Former Yes Keyboardist Rick Wakeman Releases New Archival Live Collection
Having racked up over four decades in the music business, Rick Wakeman’s resume illustrates at loud volume an impressive list of accomplishments. The former Yes keyboard maestro will jump back to recall the early part of the aughts with the release of a new archival live album.
Chris Squire Of Yes: ‘I’d Be Happy To Work With Jimmy Page Again’
Yes bassist Chris Squire recently revealed some more details about the spectacular rock and roll near-miss experience that nearly resulted in a collaborative supergroup featuring members of Yes and Led Zeppelin.