Phil Manzanera makes my Top 5 favorite guitarists list. The fact that I’m always trying to shoehorn in about 27 players into that Top 5 list — after all, can’t leave out Drew Abbott from Bob Seger’s ...

ANAHEIM, Calif. — In 1971, guitarist Phil Manzanera was a 20-year-old rock guitarist without a band. Then, a friend showed him an ad in Melody Maker magazine for a band that needed someone just like ...

In 1971, guitarist Phil Manzanera was a 20-year-old rock guitarist without a band. Then, a friend showed him an ad in Melody Maker magazine for a band that needed someone just like him. “The Perfect ...

It was just two years after the second split of Roxy Music—the first a two-year break from 1976 before ’78 and the release of the band’s album Manifesto—when founding members, guitarist Phil Manzanera ...

From Johnny Kidd & the Pirates to Adam Ant and beyond, “rockstar as swashbuckler” has long been a popular trope among image-conscious musicians. But few of the rockers who’ve ever affected a piratical ...

When one thinks of the glam rock and sultry sounds of Roxy Music, one doesn’t generally associate them with hip-hop moguls Jay-Z and Kanye West, but there is a connection, as a new live track by ...

34 Years Ago Today, Legendary Grunge Band Invited Fans at the Roxy Into Their Most Iconic Music Video originally appeared on Parade. Sometimes the most authentic moments happen completely by accident.

If you find something a little familiar about Avalon, it’s for good reason. First, there’s her name, which features in the monikers of multiple other musicians. (If you’re in the business of online ...

After having some of her songs go viral on social media — including “Apartment Tour” videos with Caleb Simpson — Willow Avalon was being courted “by every record label you could think of, flying me ...