Mark Lightcap, the guitarist for Acetone, greets me outside a pub in Sierra Madre, California. Nestled in the foothills of the towering San Gabriel Mountains, it’s a small town just a short drive from ...
Robbie Robertson did a lot after ending his time in the Band in 1976: five solo albums, 20-odd film soundtracks, a memoir, a documentary about the Band and overseeing both the film and soundtrack for ...
“I was reticent about how people might take this,” says Midge Ure. On his way to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on the midwest leg of his Band in a Box tour, Ure has been revisiting the music of his former ...
At some point in nearly everyone’s life, the thought of becoming a rock star crosses their mind. The fame, the glory, and the adoration all sound pretty great—but first, you need to start a band. It’s ...
In an episode of “Mad Men” called “Lady Lazarus,” set in October 1966, advertising executive Don Draper complains to his young wife, Megan, that he no longer understands youth culture. Megan ...
Richard Darbyshire, the former frontman of 80s pop band Living In A Box, has died at the age of 65. Formed in Sheffield, the band scored a worldwide hit with their debut single - also called Living In ...