Randy Bachman: From Winnipeg to Vinyl Tap — Guess Who is Takin’ Care of...

By Danny Coleman The Jets — are you kidding?” Legendary Guess Who and Bachman-Turner Overdrive guitarist extraordinaire Randy Bachman makes no bones about his favorite hockey team or his love...

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...

Albert Bouchard: Reimagining ‘Imaginos’

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 went on...

The Martin Barre Interview (2003)

By Shawn Perry It may be safe to say that Jethro Tull is, to borrow a familiar phrase, one of the hardest working musical acts in show business. 2003 was...

The Alvin Lee Interview (2012)

By Shawn Perry Discussion about guitar heroes from the 1960s typically revolves around Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, with an occasional shout-out to Pete Townshend, Duane Allman...

The Glenn Hughes Interview (2014)

By Shawn Perry Glenn Hughes may go down in history as rock’s ultimate survivor. Already assured of his legendary status as a former member of Deep Purple, the singing bassist...

The Gregg Rolie Interview

By Shawn Perry Singer/keyboardist Gregg Rolie is the co-founder of two international super groups: Santana and Journey. As a member of Santana, he played the Fillmore and Woodstock, and sang...

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 Punky Meadows Interview (2017)

By Ralph Greco, Jr. Photo by Joe Schaeffer As the lead guitarist of Angel, Punky Meadows cemented his reputation when he became the subject of the Frank Zappa song “Punky Whips.”...

The Burleigh Drummond (Ambrosia) Interview (2019)

By Ralph Greco, Jr. Since their formation in 1970, Ambrosia has garnered five Grammy nominations and five hit singles. A band with a progressive edge and a pop sensibility, Ambrosia...