Marc Bonilla Brings His Keith Emerson Tribute To The Masses

By Shawn Perry When Keith Emerson passed away in 2016, fans and followers around the world were shocked, devastated, and at a complete loss. The musician, a pioneer of progressive...

The Steve Hackett Interview (2012)

By Ralph Greco, Jr. Supporting the release of the Squackett album, A Life Within A Day, former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett spoke with me about the strong and surprisingly commercial...

The Martin Turner Interview (2016)

By Ralph Greco, Jr. As a founding member of Wishbone Ash, songwriter, vocalist and bassist Martin Turner is a man who has seen lots of the ups, downs and complete...

The Mark Farner Interview (2014)

By Shawn Perry Grand Funk Railroad was one of the first groups I attached a hardcore allegiance to. Even though I was too young to have seen them live in...

The Ray Shulman (of Gentle Giant) Interview (2014)

Proggers for life: Steve Hackett, Ian Anderson & Ray Shulman By Shawn Perry Outside of the tight and supremely precise circle of progressive rock, Gentle Giant is an anomaly, a riddle...

Let Spirits Ride: The Mark Andes Interview

By Ralph Greco, Jr. Mark Andes has seen more than most. The bassist and vocalist was an original member of both Spirit and Jo Jo Gunne. He would appear on...

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 Timothy B. Schmit Interview

By Shawn Perry When you think about it, Timothy B. Schmit has led a truly blessed existence. Which isn't to say the veteran bassist and vocalist hasn’t pay his dues,...

The Henry McCullough Interview (2012)

By Ralph Greco, Jr. When electric guitarist, drummer, bassist and fiddle player Henry McCullough, formerly of Paul McCartney & Wings, took the stage at the famous Iridium club in New...

The Dweezil Zappa Interview

By Shawn Perry Nepotism runs deep in the entertainment world. Creative genes, however, don’t always translate to a performer’s offspring. There are numerous examples — I won’t name names — but suffice...