On March 9, Experience Hendrix and Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, proudly release Both Sides of the Sky, a dynamic new Jimi Hendrix album featuring 13 studio recordings made between 1968 and 1970—10 of which have never before been released. The album will be released on multiple formats including CD, digital, … Continue reading Jimi Hendrix – Both Sides of the Sky →

Happy New Year everyone! I put together a blues jam session a couple years ago just to try and up my game as a guitar player. That session organically turned into a pretty hot blues band, which is now called Blues Next. I wrote a rockin’ blues song about how the world didn’t turn out … Continue reading New Song—Fun Video! →

Would you feel any different listening to a Gordon Sumner record, or rocking out with Chaim Witz? Check out these rock stars that changed their name and see how many you know! Click on the plus sign next to each name to reveal the artist’s stage name! 30 Stuart Leslie Goddard Adam Ant 29 Martyn … Continue reading 30 Rock Stars That Changed Their Name →

After wrapping up a three-day run at the Chicago Theater this past weekend, Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks of the Tedeschi Trucks band weren’t ready to call it a night. Instead, the duo headed over to Legends where they made a surprise appearance on stage with Buddy Guy. Check out the full show in the … Continue reading Watch Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks Make Surprise Appearance with Buddy Guy →

With the passing of Sir George Martin I feel compelled to write about something that I often talk about with colleagues—why the music of yesterday somehow seems to be more meaningful and has more staying power than a lot of the music made today. Let’s first talk about the artists and their process and then … Continue reading Editorial—Music, Yesterday vs. Today →

by Paul Rappaport Authentic.  Is there any better word in music? Buddy Guy, Muddy Waters, B.B. King – these are the guys who, along with others like Willy Dixon, Little Walter, Otis Rush and more, invented and shaped the real blues as we know it. I remember listening in to an interview we had set … Continue reading Buddy Guy: AUTHENTIC →

Texas Blues legend Johnny Winter has died at the age of 70. Winter passed away July 16th in a hotel room in Zurich, Switzerland.  The official news came via the guitarist’s Facebook page early Thursday morning, although details have yet to be released. Winter was on tour in Europe at the time. Winter was an … Continue reading Guitarist Johnny Winter Dies in Switzerland →

Born In Chicago, the much lauded documentary film that tells the story of middle class white kids who learned to play and live the blues directly from its most legendary practitioners, makes its New York premiere Friday, July 26 as a presentation of the Film Society of Lincoln Center’s Sound+Vision series. The film was screened … Continue reading “Born In Chicago” Blues Documentary to Make New York Premiere at Lincoln Center’s Sound+Vision Series →

I was watching TV in the gym while riding a bike and VH1 came on with show about Adam Lambert. Adam was talking about all the changes in his life and how, at one point, he really decided that he wanted to be a rock star. Then he said something that I found fascinating. He … Continue reading How To Become A Rock Star →