Backstage Pass

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America goes under cover with album of favorites

February 8, 2012 | Susan Sliwicki | 0

Duo’s new release, ‘Back Pages,’ features a dozen songs they wish they’d written ►

RPWL celebrates 10 years with classy, challenging music but a ‘joke’ name

February 2, 2012 | Susan Sliwicki | 0

The moniker RPWL came from the initials of each original member’s surname. Ten years later, the name is the same — even though some of the members have changed. ►

Former Rolling Stone Bill Wyman keeps busy with The Rhythm Kings

February 1, 2012 | Susan Sliwicki | 0

Many wondered what Bill Wyman would do after he left The Stones. Photography, archaeology, writing and entrepreneurship joined the list, but music never left. ►

Megadeth’s Mustaine ponders Rock Hall odds, MP3s vs. vinyl

December 7, 2011 | Susan Sliwicki | 0

Many musicians from the Los Angeles rock scene of the ’80s and ’90s dealt with taddiction and soullessness. Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine was no different. ►

Pure Dumb Luck: An interview with Motorhead’s Lemmy Kilmister

November 29, 2011 | Susan Sliwicki | 0

Lemmy is defying the odds just as he did when he drove a van full of Jimi Hendrix’s gear across England wearing kaleidoscope glasses on his face. He doesn’t play by the rules, he doesn’t like rules, and he doesn’t like the people who make the rules. ►

The Byrds’ Roger McGuinn is still flying high

November 11, 2011 | Susan Sliwicki | 0

The Summer of Love has long since passed, but many of the musicians who crafted its enduring soundtrack — like The Byrds’ Roger McGuinn — are still alive and well on today’s music scene. ►

Simon Kirke is ‘all right now’ as he steps up to the mic

October 18, 2011 | Susan Sliwicki | 0

Free, Bad Company drummer shows his versatility and steps into the spotlight with his soul-baring solo effort, ‘Filling The Void.’ ►

Gregg Allman gets gritty with ‘Low Country Blues’

October 14, 2011 | Susan Sliwicki | 1

Losing his brother and bandmate, going through a liver transplant — Gregg Allman has plenty of life experience with the blues, both onstage and off. It seems only natural that “Low Country Blues,” Allman’s new solo blues music cover project with famed producer T-Bone Burnett, has struck a chord with music lovers. ►

Backstage Pass: Gregg Allman’s country blues

August 2, 2011 | princep | 0

Gregg Allman has flown into the Billboard Album Charts with his first solo release in 14 years, “Low Country Blues.” ►

The iconic Todd Rundgren is rocking harder than ever

July 27, 2011 | Susan Sliwicki | 0

The producer, musician and rock and roll icon describes what it takes to be a musical wizard and a true star, chats about his stage show and ponders lost opportunities. ►