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Vince Gill: Five Decades Deep
Smiling in front of a few thousand fans at the Fox Theatre in Detroit during the summer, Vince Gill promised to tell some stories and “play for as long as ... -
Live Review of The War and Treaty
Saint Andrew's Hall Detroit, MI Contact: virginia@strongworldmanagement.com Web: thewarandtreaty.com Players: Michael Trotter Jr., vocals, piano; Tanya Trotter, vocals; Max Brown, guitar, band leader; Jonathan “Bam” Homes, drums; Tom Davis, bass; ... -
Don Was and Is
With apologies to James Brown, the hardest working man in showbiz during the past few decades is dreadlocked and often barefoot, perpetually sporting a hat and sunglasses inside. With his ... -
Q&A With Sammy Hagar
FIFTY-ONE YEARS AGO, with Montrose, Sammy Hagar announced he was going to “Rock the Nation,” and he hasn’t stopped since. In fact, you’d be hard-pressed to find an artist who’s ... -
Q&A with Alice Cooper
Seventy-five is an auspicious age for any rock star—especially if you’re one who cavorts with snakes and gets your head chopped off every night on stage. Alice Cooper turned 75 ... -
Q&A with Billy Joel
The Piano Man is still playing us a song—just a little differently than he once did. Billy Joel hasn’t released an album in 20 years, and his last was a ... -
Q&A With Def Leppard
The significance of being huddled alongside each other in chairs at London’s Savoy Hotel is not lost on Def Leppard’s Joe Elliott, Phil Collen and Rick Savage. Like so many ... -
Q&A with AC/DC
When AC/DC wrapped up its Rock or Bust World Tour four and a half years ago in Philadelphia, things were not exactly a whole lotta rosey. It had been an ... -
Q&A with The Black Keys
If all had gone according to plan, the Black Keys would be on the road right now, continuing to promote 2019’s aptly titled Let’s Rock with shows at home and ... -
Brandi Carlile on Career Struggles, Grammys and Creating Her Own Festival
Over the course of a nearly 15-year recording career, Brandi Carlile’s ascent has been nothing to joke about. She’s been winning rave reviews since the release of her self-titled debut ... -
Neil Young: Recording New Music And Releasing Old Music
Neil Young seems both world-weary and energized as he slides into a chair at the Four Seasons hotel in Austin, TX. And given a characteristic pile of projects on his ... -
Sting on "57th & 9th," Songwriting and Touring
Rock & Roll Renaissance Man is a somewhat over-used term, but if you're going to apply it to anyone—male or female—it may as well be Sting. Since becoming a bona ... -
Gwen Stefani on Recent Album, Songwriting and the Past Few Years
GWEN STEFANI is in a burbly and chatty mood on a mid-day phone call with reporters to promote her ambitious This Is What The Truth Feels Like Tour. There’s plenty ... -
Jimmy Page on Band Chemistry, Future Plans and "Stairway to Heaven"
No discussion about the greatest guitar players in rock —or popular music, for that matter—history ever takes place without Jimmy Page’s name at or near the top of the list. ... -
Kid Rock is a 'Rebel Soul'
By Gary Graff More than a decade ago, in the 2001 hit “Forever,” Kid Rock introduced us to punk rock/hip-hop/Southern rock musical manifesto. Add some blues, funk, soul and country to that, and you have ... -
Taylor Swift Breaks Down "Red"
By Gary Graff She did it again––and there’s no oops about it. With Red, her fourth album, Taylor Swift notched her third consecutive No. 1 debut on the Billboard 200, ... -
Q&A with Jane's Addiction
By Gary Graff There is a sense of event every time Jane’s Addiction puts out a new album. It is something that comes from a legacy of invention, innovation and ...
