Rik Emmett
Triumph was one of the leading arena-rock acts of the late ’70s and early ’80s. Striking gold and platinum with albums including Allied Forces,...
Jeff Waters
Trends come and go, but Canadian rockers Annihilator always deliver crushing speed metal. Their newest release, Triple Threat, is aimed at the serious fan....
Eric Gales
Over the years, there have been instances when one renowned blues-rock guitarist or another found sobriety in the nick of time and got their...
A Tribute To Chuck Berry
When those first notes of Chuck Berry’s first Chess single came blasting out of the radio in July of 1955, many a youngster –...
John Leventhal
When Shawn Colvin’s Steady On won a Grammy in 1989, John Leventhal was instantly transformed from NYC sideman to in-demand producer, songwriter, and player.
The...
Larry Coryell
Guitarist Larry Coryell died February 19 in New York City after performing the previous night at the Iridium. He was 73 and passed away...
Louie Shelton
On August 16, 1966, the Beatle-esque guitar riff that opens “Last Train To Clarksville” crackled out of radios across America for the first time....
Mick Ralphs
In 1972, one of Britain’s best bands, Mott The Hoople, still hadn’t made any impact on the charts. Its record company, Island Records, was...
Dennis Dunaway
Lungs burning, sweat soaking their shaggy hair in the Arizona sun as miles passed beneath their feet, Dennis Dunaway and Vince Furnier shared endorphin...
Larry Coryell
Legendary jazz guitarist Larry Coryell’s new album, Barefoot Man: Sanpaku, is a simpler, intentional step backward. It draws inspiration from his 1971 disc, Barefoot...