The amazing David Surkamp died yesterday, aged 73; the voice of , who shattered the universe with “Julia” and other classics, has dissolved in silence. A lot of people couldn’t stand his vocals; a ...

One of the few major artists who can’t get their reissue campaign on proper track, Elton John‘s been lagging behind the ...

As far as modern takes on classic rock go, there are ensembles that embrace the idiom without forays into pastiche while ...

It’s never a good thing when a new edition of a classic album expands a previous reissue, and fans who already shelled out ...

Eight years form a huge gap in an artist’s discography, especially when the artist in question is a septuagenarian, yet it ...

Fighting fire with ire and nuance, Floridian performer calls his friends and family for another flaming communion. Flamboyance may play a major part in what many a guitarist does, yet Brian Tarquin ...

Given the scarcity of Lee Ritenour’s official concert releases, each time the jazz guitar giant issues a stage report, fans have a reason for festivities. So while it would have been great to see an ...

One of the greatest American songwriters, whose pieces – such as “Wichita Lineman” and “MacArthur Park” – have long become part of the global musical vernacular, Jimmy Webb may have released only ...

Drummers’ communions are rarely special – unless the players are extraordinary and bent on experimentation. Such was the case with gatherings in former KING CRIMSON skin-hitter Michael Giles‘s studio, ...

One of those rare groups whose each member played a major creative role – not only playing but also writing and stepping up to the microphone to sing lead vocals – 10CC were long overdue for a deeper ...

To call Rick Wakeman a voluble person would be a severe underestimation: when he speaks, he cannot be stopped – and it’s for the better, because the tales the veteran tells during his various outings, ...

Sometimes it pays to abandon a prominent band and strike out on your own – even if the payment isn’t exactly financial. Ask, for instance, , who left WISHBONE ASH a little less than ten years ago to ...