Songwriting and Production
“The bread was, like, very low, but I didn’t care at that time,” the drummer said. During an appearance on Let There Be Talk, renowned session drummer Vinnie Colaiuta (Frank Zappa, Sting, Jeff Beck, Megadeth, many more) looked back on his time in Zappa’s band and how he ended up in the fold.Vinnie was a…
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Neil Innes, ‘Monty Python’ Songwriter, Rutles Co-Founder, Dead at 75 Musician/comedian also played in Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Group, contributed to Flying Circus, Holy Grail By JON BLISTEIN Facebook Twitter Reddit Email Show more sharing options Neil Innes, the comedy musician who worked with Monty Python and helped form the Beatles parody band the Rutles,…
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The Best Rolling Stones Songs That Don’t Really Sound Like the Rolling Stones The Rolling Stones circa 1972. Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images. Playlists were supposed to render the greatest-hits album obsolete, but it seems no one’s told the Rolling Stones. On Friday, the veteran rockers released their 4,832nd compilation, Honk, which comes a mere…
CREDIT: Jeff Spicer/Getty Images The Who frontman Roger Daltrey told Billboard that WHO, the band’s first album in 13 years, almost contained a rap part. According to Daltrey, guitarist Pete Townshend wrote a rap portion in the new album’s opening track “All This Music Must Fade,” which the frontman refused to perform. Granted, we can’t…
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