Inspired by a plethora of musical stylings, Primus bassist and frontman Les Claypool highlighted one 1970s UK rock-cut as the ultimate in skill.

Over the course of a stop–start 17-year-long association, the group from Chapel Hill, North Carolina (Folds on piano and vocals, drummer Darren Jessee, and bassist Robert Sledge) produced four studio ...

Mamalarky switched ably back and forth between classic indie rock and a more psychedelic, lo-fi sound. The band played a few songs off their not yet released album, Hex Key. But nothing felt ...

bass player Jim Mayer, drummer Roger Guth, pedal steel guitarist Doyle Grisham, trumpet player John Lovell, percussionist Eric Darken, keyboardist Mick Utley and singers Nadirah Shakoor ...

I remember we saw their name on the preliminary round lineup and assumed they were probably pretty good,” keyboardist Rob ...

Over the course of a stop–start 17-year-long association, the group ... bass guitar at 11, via viola and guitar. A ...

Meet Ginger Wildheart, the multi-tasking musical superhero who's shared stages with Cheap Trick and Motörhead and drinks with Axl Rose, Tony Iommi and Liza Minnelli ...

Kim Deal, a founding member of The Pixies and legendary bassist, has had many chapters in her career. She was also known as the frontwoman of The Breeders and now becoming a solo artist at the age of ...

When the interviewer dismisses it as just glitter rock, Branca gives a beautifully passionate explanation of what made this band so shocking ... going out like the bass player of the Dolls!… ...

"The photographer went to get the groom for a picture of the bride and groom but couldn't find the groom or the best man.

An interview with Cline about 'Consentrilk Quartet' and much more. Plus: the best new jazz releases of the month.

Close to the Edge found the band at a professional and commercial peak, evolving further from their breakthrough with Fragile ...