Unfortunately, radio basically says to a lot of the listeners out there that what you hear is what music is.
Category: rock legends
That time I asked John Fogerty which Creedence Clearwater Revival tune he was most proud of
When I talked to Fogerty in 2007 I told him that my fave CCR tunes of late were "Lookin' Out My Back Door" and "Have You Ever Seen the Rain".
Lenny Kravitz takes my call enroute to Brooklyn and says that lately he’s been listening to a lotta Miles (not Alannah Myles)
On the cover of Lenny Kravitz's new CD he's pictured in the back seat of a car while a white urban landscape blurs by in the rear window.
John Lennon’s 20 best songs, from wicked to freakin’ awesome
I've already listed the 20 best post-Beatles songs by Paul McCartney and George Harrison, so now it's John's turn. I guess Ringo will be next.
George Harrison’s 20 best songs, from wicked to freakin’ awesome
George Harrison wrote some incredible songs for the Beatles, but this Top 20 only includes his non-Beatles tunes.
Paul McCartney’s 20 best songs, from wicked to freakin’ awesome
Paul McCartney wrote a ton of incredible songs for the Beatles, but this Top 20 only includes his non-Beatles tunes, with Wings and stuff.
Vancouver prog-metal fans rejoice: Geoff Tate is bringing Queensrÿche’s Operation: Mindcrime back to town
One of my favourite prog-metal albums of all time is Operation: Mindcrime, released by Queensrÿche in the Year of Our Metal Lord, 1988.
That time I asked Alice Cooper if the monumental, no-filler Killer was his favourite Alice Cooper album
I did my fifth interview with Alice Cooper in September of 2005, when he was touring behind his 17th solo album, Dirty Diamonds.
That time guitar great Robben Ford told me that Long John Baldry was born to perform
I did my third interview with American blues, jazz, and rock guitarist Robben Ford back in January of 2003.
That time I asked James Hetfield if anger was the motivating force for Metallica’s St. Anger
I did my second interview with James Hetfield on March 11, 2004, when Metallica was touring behind its much-maligned St. Anger album.
Talk about made in Japan: check out these youngsters kicking ass on Deep Purple’s “Burn”
I remember how devastated I was when Ian Gillan and Roger Glover quit Deep Purple after 1973's Who Do We Think We Are album.
That time Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson told me that he wasn’t a fan of the Who–or the Beatles, for that matter
I did my third interview with Ian Anderson when Jethro Tull was headed to Vancouver for a show at the Orpheum Theatre.
That time Irish singer-songwriter Colin Devlin and I discussed our mutual admiration for Thin Lizzy
Turns out Colin was friends with Jim Fitzpatrick, the Irish artist who designed the covers of several Lizzy albums, and its iconic logo.