Mike Oldfield’s 2017 album Return to Ommadawn found him reaffirming the approach that 1st set him apart: long-form structures, deep thematic development, & zero interest in trends. Dark Star Magazine editor Chris Dewey & musician Markus Reuter explore the LP with me: www.youtube.com/watch?v=U42m...

We're just one month from a fantastic nite with Phil Manzanera at SF's Great American Music Hall. Phil will perform solo pieces and I'll conduct an on-stage interview, as well as take questions from the audience. Phil will also sign copies of his book Revolución to Roxy. Tix: tinyurl.com/5d5h5np4

I've posted comprehensive thoughts about my music journalism history with Ralph Towner to the Innerviews Facebook page. It's too long to post here, but if you're interested in what we did together, including our final interview from a few months ago, you can read my words here: tinyurl.com/5fk7z5dk

I am so incredibly sad to learn Ralph Towner has departed our realm. Someone I got to know very well across decades of interviews. Once I process this devastating news, I’ll have a lot more to say.

Between 1990-2006, electronic music pioneers Tangerine Dream were a duo comprised of Edgar & Jerome Froese. The father/son incarnation saw TD reinvent itself with modern electronica, trip-hop, and breakbeat elements. Jerome refects on his TD era with Innerviews: www.innerviews.org/inner/jerome...

Keyboardist, guitarist and composer Jerome Froese's career balances reflection and evolution. In his new Innerviews convo, he discusses his new LP Sunsets in Stereo, his years in Tangerine Dream & why an uncompromising path is the only one he's willing to follow. www.innerviews.org/inner/jerome...

In '22, Roxy Music went out on its final tour. It was a multimedia feast for the senses as it explored its globally-impactful catalog from across the decades. Phil Manzanera reflects on the gigs & the potential for future live releases in his new Innerviews convo: www.innerviews.org/inner/phil-m...

801 Live Revisited: In 1976, Phil Manzanera, Brian Eno, Simon Phillips, and Francis Monkman combined to create an art rock band designed to last 6 weeks. Little did they know the dramatic influence their work would go on to have for decades to come. The tale: www.innerviews.org/inner/phil-m...

Phil Manzanera has spent five decades shifting between genres, scenes, and roles as a guitarist, composer and producer. His work with Roxy Music and output across a diverse solo career reflect natural curiosity and fierce ambition. Watch and read my new interview: www.innerviews.org/inner/phil-m...

What do AC/DC, Bon Jovi, Bad Company, Dream Theater, Dr Dre & Eazy-E have in common? Derek Shulman. After fronting Gentle Giant, he went on to an A&R career, helming some of the biggest touchstones of the '90s. Innerviews discusses his career in a new interview: www.innerviews.org/inner/derek-...

Derek Shulman's impact on rock is dramatic. He co-founded legendary art-rockers Gentle Giant. And then he transformed into 1 of the world's most influential music biz execs, signing & developing Bon Jovi, AC/DC, Bad Company, & Dream Theater. See my new interview: www.innerviews.org/inner/derek-...

Martin Levac is a rarity in tribute circles in that the vocalist/drummer became part of the history of the acts whose music he focuses on: Phil Collins & Genesis. He discusses working w/Collins as part of The Musical Box & touring w/Daryl Stuermer in my new interview: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoqU...

Martin Levac is the world's foremost interpreter of the music of Phil Collins and late-'70s/early-'90s Genesis. His tribute gigs are established as an international standard, attended by more than 250,000 people to date. Learn about his remarkable life and career: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoqU...

As a tribute to the boundary-breaking drummer, percussionist and composer Marilyn Mazur who recently passed, I've posted my previously-unseen 70-minute 2023 video interview with her. We discuss her bands Shamania & Future Song, her work w/Miles Davis & Jan Garbarek, & more: youtu.be/5uJjLtUu_A0?...

I just did an in-depth interview with the wonderful singer, drummer, and songwriter Martin Levac. He’s best known for his extraordinary Phil Collins and Genesis events, which redefine what’s possible within a tribute context. He has a captivating life story to tell. Coming soon to Innerviews.

I am shocked and devastated to learn of the passing of the wonderful, hugely influential and innovative percussionist and composer Marilyn Mazur. An incredible creative spirit and force for good. I’ll have a lot more to say, soon. 😢

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...