News

This week the world of music lost an Icon, in fact this last few weeks haven’t been great, Brian Wilson, Sly Stone, but this ...
We pay tribute to Beach Boys mastermind Brian Wilson and funk rock legend Sly Stone and, as promised, publish the last in-depth interview with Rick Derringer. Next issue we will pay full tribute to ...
We lost several noteworthy singers recently such as Brian Wilson, Sly Stone, Roberta Flack and Rick Derringer. Ironically, these singers were around the same age. Also, we lost Peter Yarrow of the ...
When Sly Stone, Brian Wilson, and one hit wonder Lou Christie all died last month at the age of 82, it got me thinking. These weren’t just random deaths.
When rocker Eddie Cochran released "Summertime Blues" in August 1958, the concept of "the song of summer" was born.
We are in the full height of sum-mer, the weather has been warm and sunny, with a few showers here and there, but obviously ...
WASHINGTON, D.C., USA — From celebrity chefs and record breaking athletes, to musicians, veteran actors and the Pope, 2025 ...
Ahead of a gig at the Hollywood Bowl on Sunday, the 80-year-old singer and songwriter looks back at some of his signature songs with Creedence Clearwater Revival.
A look at what music inspired Haruomi Hosono, one of the most omnivorous and influential musicians of his time, and how ...
Sly and the Family Stone performing at the Winchester Cathedral. 1967. (L to R) Cynthia Robinson, Jerry Martini, Freddie Stone, Larry Graham. courtesy of Cynthia Robinson ...
Sly & The Family Sone was one of the first self-contained, multi-gender, interracial, genre-fluid bands to ever top the charts, a progenitor of “funk” whose flamboyant streetwear set a new standard ...