Interviews

Steve Hackett 2009 Interview

Steve Hackett Playing in 2004 - Copyright Evil Jam

Steve Hackett talks with The Evil Jam, interviewer Mark Kenyon. The last time I saw Steve Hackett was when he was guesting in his brother John’s band at the London Astoria, I finally manage to catch up with Steve a mere three years later. Within those years Steve had released Wild Orchids as well as – Continue Reading[...]

Dale Newman Interview

Dale Playing Live (Photo Copyright TEJ)

TEJ: Have you thought of a title for your next album? DN: No is the answer to that question. I’ve had some ideas in and out of my mind. TEJ: What inspired you to write this current album that you’ve been working on? DN: Being alive… You know. I get ideas and it’s just a case of whether I – Continue Reading[...]

Bassist Alphonso Johnson speaks online to TEJ

Bassist Alphonso Johnson (Photo Courtesy of www.embamba.com)

Influential bassist Alphonson Johnson spent a few minutes talking with me online. TEJ: What was it like playing with Weather Report? A J: At the time that I was with the band it was full of the ups and downs of life. There were moments of elation and joy and there were also moments of sorrow and – Continue Reading[...]