The Phil Ehart & Richard Williams Interview
Toto, I Don't Think We're In Kansas Anymore
By Ralph Greco, Jr.
The thing with interviewing is to try and not genuflect too much when you meet your idols. A recent...
The Jock Bartley (Firefall) Interview (2013)
By Ralph Greco, Jr.
Firefall first hit the scene in 1976 with the release of their self-titled debut album that would be, at the time, the quickest album to reach...
The Derek Trucks Interview (2011)
By Shawn Perry
As a child prodigy, guitarist Derek Trucks sat in with Buddy Guy. When he turned 20, he joined his Uncle Butch’s group, the Allman Brothers Band. Due...
The Stuart Smith (Heaven & Earth) Interview
By Shawn Perry
Stuart Smith did not come up through the typical rock ‘n roll ranks of his contemporaries. The British-born guitarist was initially compelled to follow his father into...
The Geoff Downes Interview (2010)
By Ralph Greco, Jr.
Geoff Downes — keyboardist extraordinaire; ex-Buggle; Rick Wakeman's replacement in Yes; founding member of Asia (and the only mainstay through every incarnation of Asia); John Wetton’s...
The Doane Perry Interview (2005)
By Shawn Perry
Much of the Jethro Tull story comprises a kinetic smorgasbord of musical dalliances intertwined with a wrangling flotilla of personnel modifications, readjustments, and the ever-so-slight tweaks. A...
The Carmine Appice Interview (2024)
By Ralph Greco, Jr.
We certainly can attribute iconic rock star status to drummer Carmine Appice. He’s a founding member of both Vanilla Fudge and Cactus. He was also part...
Broken Poet: The Elliott Murphy Interview (2020)
By Ralph Greco, Jr.
The long-awaited Elliott Murphy film Broken Poet is out now. Initially slated for a premiere this past March, as the opening film of the 2020 New York City...
Albert Bouchard: Reimagining ‘Imaginos’
By Shawn Perry
Imaginos was conceived by Sandy Pearlman, an “under-appreciated” rock impresario to some degree who managed Blue Öyster Cult, wrote loads of their lyrics, produced their albums, and...
Adrian Belew: Heading Off The BEATen Path
By Shawn Perry
According to anonymous sources, “Neal And Jack And Me,” the opening song on King Crimson’s 1982 album Beat, reflects singer and the song’s lyricist Adrian Belew’s fantasies...
