Interviews

Colin Blunstone, Part Three: "I Just Thought We Were Doing An Album!"

Part Three of my in-depth Odessey and Oracle interview with the Zombies' lead singer

Feb 3 • Dan Epstein

Colin Blunstone, Part Two: "It Was Simple, But Ecstatically Beautiful!"

Part Two of my extensive Odessey and Oracle interview with the Zombies' lead singer

Jan 26 • Dan Epstein

Colin Blunstone, Part One: "Everything Seemed To Happen A Lot Quicker In Those Days!"

The Zombies lead vocalist flashes back on his band's landmark Odessey and Oracle album

Jan 19 • Dan Epstein

Jody Stephens: "I Just Marveled At The Way It All Came Together"

Flashing back on #1 Record and Radio City with the Big Star drummer

Jan 8 • Dan Epstein

Ian Anderson, Part Two: "I Like to Come to Work From a Different Direction Every Morning"

Jethro Tull's frontman holds forth on songwriting, global warming, and the compromises of compilation albums in Part Two of our 2007 interview.

Dec 29, 2025 • Dan Epstein

Ian Anderson, Part One: "I'm the 'Unplugged Guy' in the Rock Band"

In this first part of our 2007 interview, the Jethro Tull frontman talks about acoustic guitars, songwriting and Monty Python

Dec 15, 2025 • Dan Epstein

Dave Davies: "Glimpses of This Almost Surreal World"

Chatting with The Kinks' lead guitarist about Village Green Preservation Society

Nov 23, 2025 • Dan Epstein

Phil Manzanera, Part Two: "I Was Considered The Token Hippie"

In the second half of my interview with Roxy Music's brilliant guitarist, we talk about guitars, writing for Roxy, his famous "bug eyes" glasses, and so…

Oct 31, 2025 • Dan Epstein

Phil Manzanera, Part One: "The Perfect Guitarist For Avant-Rock Group"

Part One of my interview with Roxy Music's brilliant and prolific axeman

Oct 24, 2025 • Dan Epstein

Ian Hunter: "I much more enjoy the 'hovering in the dusk' kind of thing."

Talking about Shrunken Heads, Mott's glory days, the “Bowie bubble” and the pitfalls of fame with the man behind the shades

Oct 13, 2025 • Dan Epstein

Alex Lifeson: Rush Hour

Flashing back to discussing gear (and unexpected visits from the police) with Rush's lead guitarist

Oct 7, 2025 • Dan Epstein

(Dennis) Coffey is the Color

An interview with legendary Motown funkmaster

Sep 23, 2025 • Dan Epstein

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