Ghost Hounds: On The Loose & Haunting The Charts

By Shawn Perry This isn’t Ghost Hounds’ first rodeo, but it might just be their best showing. I can sense that as I enter the inner sanctum of Gibson’s 10th...

The Eric Woolfson Interview (2009)

By Ralph Greco, Jr. Though the famous Pink Floyd/Beatles engineer Alan Parsons' name was the one on the project, The Alan Parsons Project was really a partnership. The other "guy"...

Trevor Rabin: Reeling Off To Rio

By Shawn Perry The metrics surrounding Yes could confound even the savviest of analysts investigating the band’s history and its spiraling roster of members. Without playing favorites, in that analysis,...

The Mike Portnoy Interview (2015)

By Shawn Perry Photo by Ron Lyon Drummer Mike Portnoy is one of the busiest, most diverse musicians around. He has chops to spare and most everyone who sees him in...

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 Richie Kotzen Interview (2023)

By Ralph Greco, Jr. One could say it has been a ‘dogs age’ since guitarist and vocalist Richie Kotzen, bassist Billy Sheehan, and drummer Mike Portnoy, collectively known as The...

The Adrian Belew Interview (2003)

Adrian Belew Caught By The Tail By Shawn Perry It's a sunny Saturday afternoon and I'm scheduled to meet with Adrian Belew at his Beverly Hills hotel. Just as I enter...

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...

The Suzi Quatro Interview (2022)

By Greg Prato Whether it be inspiring countless rockers — both female and male — with a string of early 70s classic singles (“Can The Can,” “48 Crash,” “Devil Gate...

The Rick Wakeman Interview (2009)

By Shawn Perry Photo by Lee Wilkinson When I first heard Rick Wakeman's Journey To The Centre Of The Earth some time around its release in 1974, I was at once...