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Nick Vincent: The Donnie And Marie Show

There's nothing like the thrill of playing for a live audience, because you can't do it over.

by Jim Dinella
Jan 25, 2019

Crack The Sky's Joey D'AmicoFebruary 2019

His musical road hasn’t always been smoothly paved—or paved at all.

Story by Will Roman | Photos by Linda Miller
Dec 27, 2018

Karriem Riggins

Drummer/producer Karriem Riggins is a speeding comet blazing across the hip-hop cosmos.

Story by Ken Micallef | Photos by Alex Solca
Dec 27, 2018

Bobby Z of the Revolution

No one could ever replace a musician as iconic as Prince. What we still can do, however, is celebrate his life and work with the musicians who helped make him who he was in the first place.

Story by Billy Amendola
Dec 27, 2018

Interpol's Sam Fogarino

Like few units before or since, New York’s Interpol truly truly embodies the city's sound and spirit.

Story by David Ciauro | Photos by Alex Solca
Dec 27, 2018
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10 Reasons to Love Pete Thomas

Whittling down the list of worthy tracks to just the ten covered here was a difficult task.

Story by Patrick Berkery
Dec 27, 2018

Lee "Scratch" Perry's Larry McDonald

Larry McDonald’s conga playing is a thread that runs through more than half a century of Jamaican music.

Story by Robin Tolleson | Photos by Paul La Raia
Dec 27, 2018

Marillion's Ian Mosley

When was the last time you went to a concert where the audience clapped and sang along to every song?

by Susan Alexander
Dec 12, 2018

Gene Chrisman

From 1966, for a period of five years, working at that studio under Moman's supervision, a small group of musicians knocked out hit after hit.

by Robyn Flans
Dec 12, 2018

Gang of Four’s Solid Gold

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Story by Jon Wurster | Photos by John Fell
Nov 30, 2018

Gergo Borlai

Inner Secrets

by Ilya Stemkovsky
Nov 30, 2018

Milford Graves

A new documentary on the drummer artfully reveals a player and educator who’s long been uneasy with typical learning methods. But his commitment to musical communication and self-actualization has resulted in his being considered one of the most revered musical voices of our time.

by John Colpitts
Nov 30, 2018
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Death Cab for Cutie’s Jason McGerr

Close Your Eyes, and Listen

Story by Stephen Bidwell | Photos by Alex Solca
Nov 30, 2018

Bobby Sanabria

Inspiration is as important as information to this famed performer and educator. His latest project provides heaps of both, as it reimagines a great American musical tale.

by Jeff Potter
Nov 30, 2018
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