From the Archives: ZZ Top’s Billy GIbbons
ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons on Beijing Blues: "Best Chinese blues I've ever heard. Who knew?"
In honor of taking 13-year-old Jacob to see ZZ Top tonight - his first real concert (I'm not counting Taylor Swift), I present a one of my many interviews…
Prime Cuts with Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Gary Rossington
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Lynyrd Skynyrd's Gary Rossington is another of the guitarists I have interviewed countless times for Guitar World. I remember the very first time well. I was brand new at the magazine…
Earthquakes, hurricanes…and raccoon-sized rats?
What the heck is going on here on the East Coast?
The latest insanity is the killing of the long-rumored giant rat in a NYC housing project. My neighbor had an exterminator over because he said he saw a rat "and it was way bigger than any…
Sigh. Is Flying While Black a crime?
This is a sad story about musician Vance Gilbert, who was utterly charming when he played last year or the year before at a local outdoor concert. He was removed and then put back on a United flight for the other day for... reading a book…
Another reason Japan is cool: beautiful manhole covers
There are a lot of things to love about Japan. I have enjoyed each of my three visits there, and the kids love the place. Today, i discovered another reason Japan is cool: beautifully painted manhole covers. Check them out here.
Interview on the Rumpus
The Rumpus is a very cool interview site. And they have great taste in subject matter.
This is a mini interview, condensed from a much longer one, which is available in full video chat glory on Youtube. See below. This was the day after…
“Sri Lankan Sunset” – Woodie Alan Band, featuring the great LU WEI on drums
I was thrilled to have come across this two-year-old video on my hard drive. The quality could be better, but it's a good version of "Sri Lankan Sunset," the song I wrote in memory of Cresenta Fernando, who disappeared during the 2004 tsunami.…
RIP Nick Ashford
Songwriter Nick Ashford, half of the songwriting and performing duo Ashford and Simpson, has passed away of throat cancer.
People of my generation will remember Ashford and Simpson for their hit "Solid as a Rock." Around that time,…
An appreciation of Rick Telander’s Heaven is a Playground and how it relates to Big in China
“Big In China reads like an epic adventure, with music at its heart and the unity of people as its goal. It is fascinating and inspiring to see Alan Paul’s cross-cultural, dual-language blues band, Woodie Alan, come to life. When they…
Lou Reed and Metallica collaborate
Lou reed and Metallica have recorded an album together called Lulu. All available info is on their new site, loureedmetallica.com.
This is some of the info on the site:
"Lulu" was inspired by German expressionist writer Frank Wededkind's…