On The Map: A Journey Through the World of Sound at The Musical Instument Museum (MIM)
On The Map is where we highlight famous and not as well-known musical sites that you can visit. This month we check into a place that is top to bottom nothing but music: the Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix, Arizona. Let’s Explore! THE SITE If you are a lover of everything music, then the Musical […]
ON THE MAP: David Bowie Centre in London
On The Map is where we highlight famous, and not as well-known, musical sites that you can visit. This month we check into the newly opened David Bowie Centre in London. Let’s explore! THE SITE On September 13, 2025, the Victoria & Albert Museum in London held the grand opening of the David Bowie Centre […]
ZZ Top’s ‘Elevation’ Tour Concludes in Biloxi With “Their Heads In Mississippi” (SHOW REVIEW/PHOTOS)
Well, the tour’s over, folks, and if you didn’t get to catch any of the shows on ZZ Top’s Elevation tour, then you really missed out. Ending their months-long trek across the country in Biloxi, Mississippi – where their “My Head’s In Mississippi” could be declared the state song, judged by the reaction of the […]
Joe Bonamassa Talks 32 Track Double Album- ‘ B.B. King’s Blues Summit 100’ (INTERVIEW)
Joe Bonamassa recently did something very good for the music-loving world. He put his clout to work and assembled a massive thirty-two song tribute album to one of his idols, BB King. And it just about blows your socks off. Wanting to do something to celebrate King’s 100th birthday in September, Bonamassa started asking and […]
Simon Kirke Of Bad Company & Free Talks Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction, New Tribute Album & Stories of Mick Ralphs, Paul Kossoff & Andy Fraser (INTERVIEW)
On November 08, in Los Angeles, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame will hold their induction ceremony and finally the name of Bad Company will appear on the list of inductees. It’s been a long time coming for this rock band that formed from the bluesy ashes of Free. But here they will stand, […]
ON THE MAP: Antone’s in Austin Celebrates 50 Years
On The Map is where we highlight famous, and not as well-known, musical sites that you can visit. This month we check into the epicenter of Austin, Texas blues: Antone’s. Let’s explore! THE SITE Fifty years ago, a man named Clifford Antone opened a small blues club in a somewhat derelict part of Austin, Texas, […]
Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Don Felder Shares Candid Eagles Stories & Why His Album ‘The Vault – Fifty Years Of Music’ Is A Must Listen (INTERVIEW)
It’s a beautiful spring day in sunny California, and Don Felder has something other than an interview on his mind when he calls me: “I might have to go out and jump in the pool later this afternoon,” he says with a hearty laugh that sounds very genuine. He may live across the country from […]
Jorma Kaukonen Shares Woodstock Stories, Jefferson Airplane Memories & The Search For Guitar Mastery (INTERVIEW)
Jorma Kaukonen loves words. But as he likes to quote – and usually followed by a hearty laugh – “At this point, I’m a guy that likes having written songs but hates actually writing them.” But written songs he has – many of them – and his fans eat them up. But words are a […]
On The Map: The Punk Rock Museum In Las Vegas Is 12,000 Square Feet Of All Things Punk
On The Map is where we highlight famous, and not as well-known, musical sites that you can visit. This month, we drop down into Las Vegas, home of The Punk Rock Museum. Let’s explore! THE SITE Nothing in Vegas is quiet or stereotypical. It’s big lights, big shows, big noises and big attractions. So why […]
John Doe of X Talks Books, The Evolution of Punk & The Touring End Of His Iconic Band (INTERVIEW)
December will be here in a few short weeks, and X will be hitting the road once again for their annual X-Mas Tour, starting in Salem, Oregon, on December 9th and roaring down the West Coast till December 28th, when they play the last of two dates in Santa Ana, California. Unfortunately, this holiday rocking […]
‘Brothers’ By Alex Van Halen Serves Up Intimate Tales Of Rock’s Most Electric Band (BOOK REVIEW)
“Ed’s talent was an asset, not just to me but to him. It was an asset to our band; this thing that was bigger than us would be the vehicle for all of our dreams. Of course, the band was more or less imaginary at this point, but if Ed could play guitar like that, […]
Guitar Great George Benson Keeps On Breezin’ at 81 & Shares Stories Past & Present (INTERVIEW)
“Some folks are all about the business, while others are all about the art – and in both cases, it’s sometimes to their detriment. Me, I don’t like drama. All I do is play my guitar and sing a few songs, because that’s what I’ve always done, and that’s what I’ll always do. I don’t […]
Long Island Music & Entertainment Hall Of Fame Shines With Billy Joel, Steve Vai, KISS, Twisted Sister & More (ON THE MAP)
On The Map is where we highlight famous, and not as well-known, musical sites that youcan visit. In this edition, we’re back in New York for a major exhibit on Billy Joel at theLong Island Music & Entertainment Hall Of Fame. Let’s explore! THE SITE Welcome to the Long Island Music & Entertainment Hall Of […]
Dobro Master Jerry Douglas Talks New Album ‘The Set’, Meeting Eric Clapton & Future Of Union Station (INTERVIEW)
Jerry Douglas is laughing, of course. The dobro virtuoso rarely encounters a situation where it doesn’t cause him to start laughing. On the occasion of our recent interview, he was bravely eating some Junior Mints that had mysteriously melted together while holding onto his phone with his other hand. Still, he soon broke out into […]
Jimmie Dale Gilmore Shares Flatlander Tales, Jamming With Mudhoney & Art of Songwriting (INTERVIEW)
Living Legend is a moniker usually bestowed upon someone who has stood the test of time, has done stellar work in their chosen profession, and is well-respected to the point of idolization. Singer-songwriter Jimmie Dale Gilmore meets all those stipulations with gusto. An Americana troubadour, the Texas native has been writing, recording, reinterpreting, and performing […]
Americana Legend Dave Alvin Shares Wondrous Stories, Favorite Books & New Album With Jimmie Dale Gilmore ‘ Texicali’ (INTERVIEW)
Americana, bluesy rock, electrified folk, Texas snake oil swing, and hopped-up rockabilly have never sounded so good as when they’re blended together by Dave Alvin and Jimmie Dale Gilmore. The heart and soul of a sound that lingers in your stratosphere long after it’s stopped spinning around the turntable, these two road dogs are still […]
On The Map: Inside The Louis Armstrong House Museum In Corona, New York
On The Map is where we highlight famous, and not as well-known, musical sites that you can visit. In this edition, we turn the spotlight on one of the music world’s legendary Jazz artists, Louis Armstrong, with a look at the museum that lives inside his former home in New York. Let’s explore! THE SITE […]
Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band Cooks Up Baton Rouge’s River Center Theatre (SHOW REVIEW/PHOTOS)
If there could be only one word chosen for the Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band’s performance on Saturday, July 13, 2024, at the River Center Theater in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, it would be “holy shit!” Having covered this Shreveport, Louisiana, native since 2010, I don’t think I have ever seen Shepherd and his band this on […]
On The Map: Inside The Allman Brothers Band’s ‘Big House’ In Macon, GA
Welcome to my new column, On The Map, where I (Leslie Michelle Derrough) will highlight famous and less well-known musical sites that you can visit for Glide. We’re starting off with one of the finest music museums in the country: The Big House in Macon, Georgia, home of all things Allman Brothers. Let’s explore! THE […]
‘Drums & Demons: The Tragic Journey Of Jim Gordon’ Reveals The Inner Madness Of Renowned Drummer (BOOK REVIEW)
Jim Gordon’s name might not be instantly recognizable, but I bet “Layla” is. You know that infamous girl from the first chord of Derek & The Dominos’ iconic song. And in Drugs & Demons: The Tragic Journey Of Jim Gordon, Joel Selvin’s new biography on the drummer so many musicians depended on, you can read […]