Paul Rogers

Orange County’s thriving and distinctive rockabilly scene is a collision of classic car-club and pin-up subcultures, tattooed greaser aesthetics, and adrenalized Americana and roots-related sounds. For years this was both evidenced and partially fueled by two major annual festivals: the Hootenanny, held at Oak Canyon Ranch in Silverado from 1995......

Guitar manufacturers have long offered “signature” models: instruments based on those used by famous players or built to their specs and then marketed to the public. Indeed, one the most iconic and enduring electric guitars, the Gibson Les Paul, introduced in 1952, literally features famed guitarist Paul’s signature on its......

Even in middle-life, Cult frontman Ian Astbury flashes the wide-eyed bemusement of an adolescent punker struggling to identify with stodgy, sensible grown-ups. As his band of three decades preps the release of its 10th album of elegant hard rock, he’s a starburst of creative ambition and hyper-curiosity, frustrated by the......

“I got a call from a band out on tour. They needed to replace their guitar player because he was masturbating too loudly on the bus and hoarding the fruit,” deadpans Barry Squire. “They said … ‘[he’s] making a lot of noises and in the morning all the fruit is gone.'”......

John Lydon sold out so he could stop selling out. “It’s taken me 35 years in the music industry to get to this point,” he says, referring to Public Image Ltd’s 10th studio album, What the World Needs Now, due out on September 4. “It’s worth every step if you......