A tremendous pleasure to interview Jerome Froese today about his superb new album Sunsets In Stereo, his expansive solo career, and his incredible journey with Tangerine Dream. This is one I've wanted to do for a very long time. I look forward to sharing it with you next month.

Mike Oldfield's 1990 masterwork Amarok is celebrated and reviled in almost equal measure. To celebrate its 35th anniversary, Innerviews held a roundtable about the LP with two key Oldfield experts: author Chris Dewey and musician/composer Markus Reuter. Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vi03...

YouTube just sent a nice little commemoration of the Innerviews channel recently hitting 20,000 subscribers. I've published more than 60 videos since it went live in January. If you haven't had a look yet, there's no time like the present. You can find it here: www.youtube.com/@innerviews-...

The Zombies remain one of the most distinctive & enduring bands of the British Invasion, nearly 60 years after their debut. I spoke to lead vocalist Colin Blunstone about the group's remarkable journey. Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-HF... Read: www.innerviews.org/inner/the-zo... #thezombies

Yesterday, I had the immense pleasure of interviewing revered and pioneering percussionist and composer @davidvantieghem.bsky.social. We covered his solo career, theater works, and collabs with Steve Reich, Laurie Anderson, Robert Ashley, Peter Gordon, Ryuichi Sakamoto, and much more. Coming soon.

I'm shocked to have done liner notes for the new box set Sounds of The Golding Institute. It compiles the legendary, previously vinyl-only Sounds of American Fast Food Restaurants, Sounds of SF Adult Bookstores, and Sounds of International Airport Restrooms. ropeworm.bandcamp.com/album/sounds...

Yesterday, I conducted a major interview with Phil Manzanera discussing his many recent projects, including his book Revolución to Roxy, his box set 50 Years of Music, and AM.PM's Soho Live, as well as his incredible history with Quiet Sun, 801, and Roxy Music. Coming soon.

For decades, Adam Holzman has been a first-call keyboardist for the likes of Miles Davis, Wayne Shorter, Chaka Khan, and Steven Wilson. He discusses his new solo LP Zombie Apocalypse & his work with Wilson on The Overview album and tour in his our new conversation: www.innerviews.org/inner/holzma...

Today, I interviewed the one and only Colin Blunstone of The Zombies, discussing his influential career, going right back to the beginning of the band, all the way to the present. Colin is the living embodiment of rock history, yet shows absolutely no signs of slowing down at age 80. Coming soon.

I'm pleased to let people in the Bay Area & beyond know that on 02/19/26, Phil Manzanera will be presenting an evening of Words & Music at Great American Music Hall in SF. Phil will perform solo pieces and I'll conduct an interview, as well as take audience Qs. Get tickets here: shorturl.at/NjAq2

Derek Gripper has quietly redrawn the boundaries of acoustic guitar by using it to perform adaptations of the intricate music of the West African kora. In our new conversation, Gripper discusses the rewards and challenges of reimagining the instrument. Read: www.innerviews.org/inner/derek-...

My brand new interview with Mr. Mister featuring Steve Farris, Steve George, Pat Mastelotto, and Richard Page is live. We cover why they gathered in Austin last weekend, the band's legacy, what everyone is up to, and tons of fan questions. Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyMD...

All four members of Mr. Mister got together at Pat Mastelotto’s studio in Austin during the last few days. What were they up to? All will be revealed in an interview I conducted with Steve Farris, Steve George, Pat, and Richard Page today. It includes a whole lot of fan questions too. Coming soon.

A pleasure to conduct an in-depth interview with @adamholzman.bsky.social today about his many new and recent solo and collaborative records, as well as his contributions to Steven Wilson's latest LP The Overview and its forthcoming tour (which resumes next week in North America). Coming soon.

@gangoffour.bsky.social ripped open & rewired punk w/jagged guitar, danceable rhythms, & a Molotov cocktail of intellectual political critique. Lead vocalist/co-founder Jon King discusses his new book on Go4 with me: Read: www.innerviews.org/inner/gang-o... Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9T0g...

Steve Rothery has made a major impact as a guitarist & composer since co-founding @marillion.com in 1979. His latest LP is Bioscope's Gentō, a collab w/Thorsten Quaeschning. It blends ambient textures & sequencer-driven structures. We discuss Bioscope & Marillion: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbYT...

I interviewed guitarist & composer Steve Rothery of @marillion.com renown today. This was a special one that largely focuses on his solo career, including his new duo Bioscope w/Thorsten Quaeschning that's about to release its debut LP Gentō. Of course, there's discussion about Marillion, too. Soon.

New from the archives: A 2004 audio interview with The Bears' guitar duo Adrian Belew & Rob Fetters. It focuses on songwriting and how they get around writer's block. Adrian talks King Crimson and Porcupine Tree. Rob explores his TV ad work and solo albums. Listen: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOZv...

I use the word privilege a lot, but I truly consider what I do to be just that, and particularly in the case of today's interview with @gangoffour.bsky.social co-founder Jon King, one of the most incendiary, important, and influential frontmen and songwriters in the history of rock. Coming soon.

Proud to have been caught onscreen with my actual wife Grace at Massive Attack. 🤣

Lovely to conduct an interview with acoustic guitar virtuoso Derek Gripper. It’s full of insights about the value of music, artistic purpose, philosophy, and incendiary views on whether or not we still have a music biz in 2025 or if it’s now little more than a tech bro oligarchist scam. Coming soon.

@markusreuter.bsky.social & Stephan Thelen are 2 of the most expansive musicians in art rock. They collaborate on 3 new LPs infused w/interweaving patterns, searing guitar, & ambient textures: Promise of a Better World & Rothko Spaces Vols. 2 & 4. My new interview: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CsS...

Yoshi's co-founder Kaz Kajimura has died at age 82. He leaves behind an incredible legacy of music and community, not just in Oakland, but globally. I wrote an in-depth feature for @sfgate.com on Kaz and his monumental impact, with thoughts from Bill Bruford. www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/a...

Us3's 1993 LP Hand on the Torch was @bluenote123.bsky.social's 1st platinum record. Pretty much everyone's heard "Cantaloop" which swept the planet by storm & shepherded a renaissance of interest in Blue Note's classic discs. I discussed the making of the LP w/Us3: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_YB...

Matt Baber is an uncompromising keyboardist & drummer, focused on realizing immersive, cinematic music. He's best known as co-founder of the British prog act Sanguine Hum. His solo LPs mesh art rock with minimalism, jazz & folk. I spoke to him about his kaleidoscopic work: youtu.be/aKY3Q82HLeo?...

Bam Powell is Cincinnati music royalty. The drummer & singer-songwriter is a mainstay of the scene as part of The Raisins, The Bluebirds, Tickled Pink, Bucket, & Farm Cat. He's also a revered solo artist with 3 diverse LPs of mercurial rock. Watch my new chat w/Bam: www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2Tq...

Stephen Fearing's new LP The Empathist reflects the times we live in. It explores the value of connection, tolerance & kindness in an era of global complexity and strife. It was produced by Ken Coomer, formerly of Wilco & Uncle Tupelo. Watch my new interview with SF: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJ0V...

Us3 is back after a 12-year hiatus with an LP titled Soundtrack. It’s an adventurous instrumental effort reflecting a new evolution for the act that brought hip-hop/jazz hybrids to the world with the hit single "Cantaloop." Listen to my interview with Us3's Geoff Wilkinson: youtu.be/8_YBAPmsxzI?...

My 2017 interview with Jean-Michel Jarre exploring the making of Zoolook, Oxygene 3, The Concerts In China, & Electronica has just debuted in audio form on YouTube. It also includes a discussion of working with Edward Snowden on the Electronica track "Exit." Listen: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8S4K...

My 2001 interview with renowned bassist and composer Eberhard Weber has just debuted in audio form on YouTube. We discuss his ECM oeuvre, his solo bass and compositional approaches, his earliest days as a musician, working with Kate Bush, and much more. Listen here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LYC...

My 1989 & 1992 interviews with Adrian Belew in support of his Mr. Music Head & Inner Revolution albums have just debuted as audio on YouTube. They cover those LPs, King Crimson, his instrumental & production work, & more. 1992: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oi1R... 1989: www.youtube.com/watch?v=34ae...

My 1993 audio interview with the late guitar innovator Allan Holdsworth is now live on YouTube. We discuss Wardenclyffe Tower, Velvet Darkness, SynthAxes, baritone guitars, U.K., Bruford, Gong, Soft Machine, and much more. A fascinating conversation. Listen here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=by5X...

My 1992 interview with Bill Bruford exploring his work with Earthworks, the Yes Union tour, hiccups in reforming King Crimson ahead of Thrak, his brief tenure in Gong, & the state of modern jazz, has just debuted as audio, 33 years after being a written piece. Listen: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hA56...

Tap guitarist Daniel Schell has been at the forefront of Belgium's musical vanguard since the '60s. He founded influential prog act Cos, wrote many operas, including Dharma at Big Sur about Jack Kerouac, & is a proponent of Indian classical music. Read his story: www.innerviews.org/inner/daniel...

Bubbles, bicycles, and intergalactic 70-foot tape loops! Percy Jones tells hilarious tales about working on Brian Eno's seminal 1970s albums Another Green World and Before and After Science, together with Phil Collins, in his new Innerviews PAKT conversation on YouTube. youtu.be/5y0btG2mb_U?...

Piotr Grudziński was one of the finest guitarists to emerge in the modern prog movement. He co-founded Poland's Riverside, one of the leading current exponents of the genre. He died tragically, at age 40 in 2016. Listen to my 2010 in-depth interview with Piotr here: youtu.be/7eh7znRAu4A?...

In 1991, I had the opportunity to interview @loreenamckennitt.bsky.social. It was conducted just prior to the release of The Visit, her major label debut, which would turn out to be a career-defining LP. Listen to complete audio of the interview, available for the 1st time: youtu.be/JLFj5MSQp6U?...

Iain Matthews' history as a recording artist is profound. From Fairport Convention to Plainsong to prolific solo output, he's experienced every industry model. In his new Innerviews interview, he relays his take on the modern music biz & the realities of surviving within it. youtu.be/rI1kGD_UktU?...

Innerviews dives into the art of improv with PAKT (Percy Jones, @alexskolnick.bsky.social, Kenny Grohowski & @timmotzer.bsky.social). In their new interview, they discuss the elements of making an evening of improv work, going beyond comfort zones & the value of silence. youtu.be/5y0btG2mb_U?...

The handle for this account shifted to @innerviews.org Posts/followers have auto-transitioned, but web links to the old handle hit a dead end (you need to fix that @bsky.app). Also, here are the other Innerviews social accounts. Yes, the platform formerly known as "T" is dead to me.

Psychodots -- drummer Chris Arduser, guitarist Rob Fetters & bassist Bob Nyswonger -- were one of the best American bands most of you have never heard. It released 4 superb studio LPs during its existence from 1990-2018. Nyswonger dug deep into its history with me: www.innerviews.org/inner/nyswon...

Iain Matthews is one of the world's most prolific & influential folk-rock artists. He also co-founded Fairport Convention & Plainsong. He just released his final solo LP, How Much Is Enough, which explores personal, societal, & political territory. Listen to my interview: youtu.be/rI1kGD_UktU?...

Percy Jones, @alexskolnick.bsky.social, Kenny Grohowski, and @timmotzer.bsky.social are PAKT. This mercurial supergroup explores the edges of cross-genre improvisation to thrilling effect. I conducted a one-hour video interview with them which you can now watch here: youtu.be/5y0btG2mb_U?...

The Bears w/Chris Arduser, Adrian Belew, Rob Fetters & Bob Nyswonger delivered 5 superb LPs of art-pop during its 2 phases between 1985-1989 and 2001-2007. Nyswonger was its bassist & a key songwriter. He reflects on the band's journey in his new Innerviews convo: www.innerviews.org/inner/nyswon...

Bob Nyswonger is one of the world's great bassists & singer-songwriters. He's a key member of several legendary Cincinnati bands including The Raisins, The Bears (with Adrian Belew) & Psychodots. He discusses them all in detail in his new Innerviews interview: www.innerviews.org/inner/nyswonger-2

Looking forward to sharing this new one-hour interview with PAKT feat. Percy Jones, @alexskolnick.bsky.social, Kenny Grohowski, and @timmotzer.bsky.social. This one will be a video conversation on the Innerviews YouTube channel. Coming very soon!

Between 2013-2014, I had the pleasure of interviewing influential composer Terry Riley. We discussed his creative process, his '60s tape loop experiments, working with John Cale, Don Cherry & Kronos Quartet, his legacy, & much more. Pt. 1: youtu.be/Ihdhx7QfW5E?... Pt. 2: youtu.be/VFulT1oCrKg?...

So, what's going on with @porcupinetree.bsky.social? As @stevenwilsonhq.bsky.social discusses in his new Innerviews interview, the group is ongoing, they've begun working on new music, and are contemplating next steps. Article: www.innerviews.org/inner/steven... Podcast: youtu.be/jIfnpYilh-k

Ten minutes with Laurie Anderson: In 1990, the kid version of me was invited to a press junket. We each got 10 minutes to ask Anderson whatever we wanted. I covered her Strange Angels LP, singing lessons, multilingual shows, her first film Dear Reader, and more. Listen: youtu.be/TK99a3Qte7I?...

It was an honor to have Gregg Bendian interview me for his long-form ProgCast YouTube series. We are in 100% full prog and fusion mode on this, discussing my recent mini-tour with Bill Bruford, Yes, King Crimson, Return to Forever, Kate Bush, and much more. Watch here: youtu.be/Dy-GgjQLn1E?...