Steve Hackett: Carefully Foxtrotting Onward
By Shawn Perry
Guitarist Steve Hackett is a whirlwind of activity. When he’s not touring, he’s recording new music, or interacting with fans online. At 72, retirement for Hackett isn’t...
The Don Brewer Interview (2020)
By Shawn Perry
Of all the key rock and roll 50th anniversaries celebrated over the last couple of years, one that came through town in 2019 was the "50 Years...
The Steve Parish (Grateful Dead) Interview
Steve Parish & Jerry Garcia
By Shawn Perry
The Grateful Dead, over ten years after their final performance, remain the quintessential psychedelic jam band. Aside from their innovative musical mix of...
The Brian Tichy Interview
Interview by Bruce Forrest
Photo by Ron Lyon
With a jaw-dropping resume of session and tour work (Whitesnake, Slash’s Snakepit, Foreigner, Ozzy Osbourne, etc.), co-writing credits with Billy Idol, music...
The Leo Lyons Interview
By Shawn Perry
When music fans think of Ten Years After, they’re liable to picture guitarist/vocalist Alvin Lee, fingers a-flying across the fret board of his beloved Big Red, a...
The Robin Trower Interview
By Shawn Perry
Musical trends may come and go, but the blues will live on as long as guys like Robin Trower are around. The British guitarist has been swinging...
The Bernie Marsden Interview (2014)
By Shawn Perry
Bernie Marsden is not your garden-variety marquee name, but his credentials are A-list all the way. The English guitarist played with a number of bands in the...
The Vivian Campbell Interview (2022)
By Greg Prato
Vivian Campbell’s resume is an impressive one, having played in three separate arena headlining bands over the years — Dio, Whitesnake, and Def Leppard. But it is...
The Steve Vai Interview (2016)
By Shawn Perry
Photo by Ron Lyon
When it comes to guitar slingers, Steve Vai is definitely one of a kind. A graduate from the school of Frank Zappa, his credibility...
Dispatch From the Road: Greg Lake
By Shawn Perry
Photo by Lee Millward
When I interviewed Greg Lake in February 2012, it was a sort of personal victory for me because that meant I had now interviewed...
