Stone Temple Pilots have been an alternative rock institution for going on 25 years. Their 1992 debut Core celebrated that big anniversary with a reissue package in the fall, and their latest self-titled album is out on March 16. Of course, one cannot think of Stone Temple Pilots without visualizing longtime vocalist Scott Weiland or the […]
This is something I get asked all the time: “Who is your favorite guitar player you’ve ever interviewed?” I both love and hate this question. I love when people ask me this because it gives me a chance to think back on all the astonishing guitarists I’ve met, and what it was like sitting there […]
Vanilla Fudge departed from the three-minute single in 1967 with their debut album Vanilla Fudge. The New York-area band – drummer Carmine Appice, bassist Tim Bogert, guitarist Vinny Martell and organist Mark Stein – released the groundbreaking LP with extended versions of “Ticket to Ride,” “She’s Not There,” “Eleanor Rigby” and “You Keep Me Hangin’ […]
Next year will be a big one for Led Zeppelin. It’ll mark the 50th anniversary since the legendary band formed in 1968. An anniversary like that ostensibly means some special events, releases and/or festivities, and guitarist Jimmy Page (who spoke with Rock Cellar a few years back about the band’s reissue series) has stoked those […]
“White folks hear the blues come out, but they don’t know how it got there.” – Ma Rainey “Time Is on My Side” by Irma Thomas and the Rolling Stones “Time Is on My Side” was written by Jerry Ragovoy for jazz trombonist Kai Winding in 1963. Winding’s version, essentially an instrumental, only included […]
Henry Rollins, Don Was and Ron McMaster on the Sound of Vinyl and the vinyl experience.
Save for a one-off appearance in 2007, Robert Plant has steadfastly expressed his apprehension about taking part in any Led Zeppelin reunion activities — but that isn’t because he can’t sing anymore. Far from it, actually. On Friday, Plant released a new solo album titled Carry Fire, and every aspect of it, from the song […]
On October 13, Robert Plant will return with a new album titled Carry Fire. The legendary former lead vocalist of Led Zeppelin has previewed it already with “The May Queen” and “Bones of Saints,” and now a third track from the record has been made available ahead of the LP’s release. Titled “Bluebirds Over the Mountain,” […]
One would be hard-pressed to come up with a vocalist that sprung out of the ‘70s or ‘80s that is better than ever in 2017. John Waite is one of those rare artists possessing a voice of extraordinary power and emotion that, by some miraculous twist of fate and God-given gift, has somehow managed to […]
On October 13, Robert Plant will release a new solo album titled Carry Fire — as previewed recently with its debut single, “The May Queen.” Today, the longtime Led Zeppelin vocalist premiered a second song from the record, a tune called “Bones of Saints” that you can stream below: Carry Fire will be Plant’s eleventh […]
