The Ian Anderson Interview (2018)

By Shawn Perry On February 2, 1968, Jethro Tull made their worldwide debut as a four-piece blues band at the world-famous Marquee Club. Fifty years later, the music of Jethro...

A Few Words With Martin Popoff: Rock’s Most Prolific Scribe

By Ralph Greco, Jr. Photo by Patryk Pigeon Martin Popoff has 71 books to his name and counting, including Rush: Album By Album, Beer Drinkers And Hell Raisers: The Rise Of...

Ian Anderson & Jethro Tull: Scaling ‘The Zealot Gene’

By Shawn Perry There is no question that Jethro Tull has weathered any number of trends, trials, tribulations and testaments over the course of 50 plus years. This is because...

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 Patrick Moraz Interview (2014)

By Shawn Perry In some ways, keyboardist Patrick Moraz has attained a scent of mystique since the 80s. The keyboardist who played with not one, but two, top-shelf bands —...

The Gentle Giant Interview

By Shawn Perry To be honest, Gentle Giant wasn't a band I had given much thought to in recent years when I received a press release, announcing that seven albums...

The Casey McPherson (Flying Colors) Interview

By Shawn Perry Casey McPherson is in a unique position. The Austin-based songwriter, singer and guitarist already tasted the adulation and acclaim that comes with success when his band Alpha...

The Rick Wakeman Interview (2020): Word For Word

By Shawn Perry When you think of Rick Wakeman, it conjures up images of a man in a cape surrounded by an array of keyboards. He’s at once a super...

The Ken Scott Interview

By Shawn Perry Most music fans probably don't know the name, but they certainly know the records he's worked on...200 million sold and counting. Ken Scott isn't a rock star...

The Vinny Appice Interview (2019)

By Greg Prato The music of Ronnie James Dio continues to resonate with the metal masses. But with Dio having been sadly deceased since 2010, the torch has been handed...