I was 12 when this tiny, witchy woman showed up at our door to read our astrology charts. She was scary looking, otherworldly, more apparition than flesh. I’d never encountered anyone who didn’t seem ...

The singer and songwriter who struck it big in the MTV era has a new take on the Great American Songbook — and a lot of ...

A cover of the song would later be a Christmas number one for Gary Jules, but the dense arrangement of the original remains ...

Having invited the somewhat bewildered OAPs to sing on his protest against the indignities of ageing, “I’d Rather Be Dead” ...

It’s early 1977 and Little River Band frontman Glenn Shorrock is sitting at the desk in his room at the Las Vegas Hilton - ...

Enjoy not one, but two concerts featuring 11 of the region’s best pianists at the 33rd Professional Pianists Concert, January ...

I was interviewed last decade for the documentary Elvis, Rocky and Me: The Carol Connors Story that premiered January 3, 2026 at the 37th Palm Springs International Film Festival. In 2014 I profiled ...

Award winning, chart topping, DownBeat Rising Star pianist Yoko Miwa and her trio return to Arts Garage presenting material from her new release as well as from her critically acclaimed albums “Songs ...

In a matter of months, the British singer-songwriter went from rising hopeful to pop’s new It Girl, as the world was charmed ...

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Three classic rock bands from the 1970s fully embraced synthesizers in the 1980s and recorded career-defining hits.

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