Living Colour

Living Colour's principals performed with Galactic at New York's Brooklyn Bowl last night. Read More

Progressive music simply dominated the Top 10 for May 2012, as readers celebrated new music (and interviews!) from Squackett, UK, Asia and Spectrum Road. Items featuring Chris Squire, Steve Hackett, John Wetton and Spectrum Road's Vernon Reid took up an amazing six spots. Read More

There is nothing in the world like New Orleans annual Jazz & Heritage Festival , a veritable smorgasbord of music, culture, food, costume, people and energy, native to the Crescent City but descended upon by people from the four corners of the globe, The numerous events that take place at night (and well into the morning) throughout the duration of the Fest are of equal interest to many festival-goers. Read More

Welcome to our first-ever Greatest Guitarist poll, where 128 guitarists go head to head, round by round, in a bracketed format, all to crown your choice for the Greatest Guitarist of All Time. We filled 124 of 128 slots with the names of a host of incredible guitarists (dead and living) — players chosen for their technical ability as well as their importance and creativity, not to mention how influential they've been. Read More

On each of their albums, Galactic 's dizzying blend of funk, jazz, rock, zydeco, R&B, and hip hop flavored with an array of Latin and African styles simmers to a boil and encapsulates the true spirit of New Orleans. Read More

On Wednesday Vernon Reid and Jack Bruce Supergroup was a top story. Read More

Vernon Reid has a busy 2012 on tap, with a new jazz-rock collaboration as a part of Spectrum Road to be issued next month and then a reunion project planned with Living Colour. Read More

As we reported in February , Living Colour guitarist Vernon Reid and Cream bassist Jack Bruce have started a new jazz-rock project called Spectrum Road. The band, which also features keyboardist John Medeski of Medeski Martin and Wood and drummer Cindy Blackman Santana, wife of Carlos, have announced that their self-titled debut album will be released June 5. Read More

Vivid is an excellent representation of Vernon Reid's distinct, versatile style. Read More