The Phil Manzanera Words & Music event I was privileged to be a part of at The Great American Music Hall in SF 2 weeks ago wasn't meant to be captured for history, but it was!
A crowdsourced video of the complete interview & performance is now on YouTube.
Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMA0...
There can no longer be quiet acceptance of racism. We have warped back in time to The Jim Crow era at the hands of the 100% KKK Republican Party.
Everyone has to call out this crap whenever they see it, and that includes every one of you White people that choose to follow this account.
Enough.
What a fabulous evening last night at the Phil Manzanera Words and Music SF event! A packed house. Terrific conversation and performances spanning Phil’s incredible career. And big fun!
Thanks to Phil for his generosity and the phenomenal staff at Great American Music Hall.
One for the ages!
Some cool news stories about tomorrow’s Phil Manzanera SF event at GAMH:
The Mercury News: www.mercurynews.com/2026/02/13/r...
48 Hills: 48hills.org/2026/02/phil...
There are still tix left for this show featuring Phil performing solo, and me conducting an onstage interview: tinyurl.com/5d5h5np4
Mike Oldfield’s 2017 album Return to Ommadawn found him reaffirming the approach that 1st set him apart: long-form structures, deep thematic development, & zero interest in trends.
Dark Star Magazine editor Chris Dewey & musician Markus Reuter explore the LP with me: www.youtube.com/watch?v=U42m...
We're just one month from a fantastic nite with Phil Manzanera at SF's Great American Music Hall.
Phil will perform solo pieces and I'll conduct an on-stage interview, as well as take questions from the audience. Phil will also sign copies of his book Revolución to Roxy.
Tix: tinyurl.com/5d5h5np4
I've posted comprehensive thoughts about my music journalism history with Ralph Towner to the Innerviews Facebook page. It's too long to post here, but if you're interested in what we did together, including our final interview from a few months ago, you can read my words here: tinyurl.com/5fk7z5dk
I am so incredibly sad to learn Ralph Towner has departed our realm. Someone I got to know very well across decades of interviews. Once I process this devastating news, I’ll have a lot more to say.
Between 1990-2006, electronic music pioneers Tangerine Dream were a duo comprised of Edgar & Jerome Froese.
The father/son incarnation saw TD reinvent itself with modern electronica, trip-hop, and breakbeat elements.
Jerome refects on his TD era with Innerviews: www.innerviews.org/inner/jerome...
Keyboardist, guitarist and composer Jerome Froese's career balances reflection and evolution. In his new Innerviews convo, he discusses his new LP Sunsets in Stereo, his years in Tangerine Dream & why an uncompromising path is the only one he's willing to follow.
www.innerviews.org/inner/jerome...
In '22, Roxy Music went out on its final tour. It was a multimedia feast for the senses as it explored its globally-impactful catalog from across the decades.
Phil Manzanera reflects on the gigs & the potential for future live releases in his new Innerviews convo: www.innerviews.org/inner/phil-m...
801 Live Revisited:
In 1976, Phil Manzanera, Brian Eno, Simon Phillips, and Francis Monkman combined to create an art rock band designed to last 6 weeks. Little did they know the dramatic influence their work would go on to have for decades to come.
The tale: www.innerviews.org/inner/phil-m...
Phil Manzanera has spent five decades shifting between genres, scenes, and roles as a guitarist, composer and producer. His work with Roxy Music and output across a diverse solo career reflect natural curiosity and fierce ambition.
Watch and read my new interview: www.innerviews.org/inner/phil-m...
What do AC/DC, Bon Jovi, Bad Company, Dream Theater, Dr Dre & Eazy-E have in common?
Derek Shulman.
After fronting Gentle Giant, he went on to an A&R career, helming some of the biggest touchstones of the '90s.
Innerviews discusses his career in a new interview: www.innerviews.org/inner/derek-...
Derek Shulman's impact on rock is dramatic. He co-founded legendary art-rockers Gentle Giant. And then he transformed into 1 of the world's most influential music biz execs, signing & developing Bon Jovi, AC/DC, Bad Company, & Dream Theater.
See my new interview: www.innerviews.org/inner/derek-...
Martin Levac is a rarity in tribute circles in that the vocalist/drummer became part of the history of the acts whose music he focuses on: Phil Collins & Genesis. He discusses working w/Collins as part of The Musical Box & touring w/Daryl Stuermer in my new interview: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoqU...
Martin Levac is the world's foremost interpreter of the music of Phil Collins and late-'70s/early-'90s Genesis. His tribute gigs are established as an international standard, attended by more than 250,000 people to date.
Learn about his remarkable life and career: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoqU...
As a tribute to the boundary-breaking drummer, percussionist and composer Marilyn Mazur who recently passed, I've posted my previously-unseen 70-minute 2023 video interview with her. We discuss her bands Shamania & Future Song, her work w/Miles Davis & Jan Garbarek, & more: youtu.be/5uJjLtUu_A0?...
I just did an in-depth interview with the wonderful singer, drummer, and songwriter Martin Levac. He’s best known for his extraordinary Phil Collins and Genesis events, which redefine what’s possible within a tribute context.
He has a captivating life story to tell. Coming soon to Innerviews.
I am shocked and devastated to learn of the passing of the wonderful, hugely influential and innovative percussionist and composer Marilyn Mazur. An incredible creative spirit and force for good.
I’ll have a lot more to say, soon. 😢
A tremendous pleasure to interview Jerome Froese today about his superb new album Sunsets In Stereo, his expansive solo career, and his incredible journey with Tangerine Dream. This is one I've wanted to do for a very long time. I look forward to sharing it with you next month.
Mike Oldfield's 1990 masterwork Amarok is celebrated and reviled in almost equal measure. To celebrate its 35th anniversary, Innerviews held a roundtable about the LP with two key Oldfield experts: author Chris Dewey and musician/composer Markus Reuter.
Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vi03...
YouTube just sent a nice little commemoration of the Innerviews channel recently hitting 20,000 subscribers.
I've published more than 60 videos since it went live in January.
If you haven't had a look yet, there's no time like the present.
You can find it here: www.youtube.com/@innerviews-...
The Zombies remain one of the most distinctive & enduring bands of the British Invasion, nearly 60 years after their debut.
I spoke to lead vocalist Colin Blunstone about the group's remarkable journey.
Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-HF...
Read: www.innerviews.org/inner/the-zo...
#thezombies
Yesterday, I had the immense pleasure of interviewing revered and pioneering percussionist and composer @davidvantieghem.bsky.social. We covered his solo career, theater works, and collabs with Steve Reich, Laurie Anderson, Robert Ashley, Peter Gordon, Ryuichi Sakamoto, and much more. Coming soon.
I'm shocked to have done liner notes for the new box set Sounds of The Golding Institute. It compiles the legendary, previously vinyl-only Sounds of American Fast Food Restaurants, Sounds of SF Adult Bookstores, and Sounds of International Airport Restrooms.
ropeworm.bandcamp.com/album/sounds...
Yesterday, I conducted a major interview with Phil Manzanera discussing his many recent projects, including his book Revolución to Roxy, his box set 50 Years of Music, and AM.PM's Soho Live, as well as his incredible history with Quiet Sun, 801, and Roxy Music. Coming soon.
For decades, Adam Holzman has been a first-call keyboardist for the likes of Miles Davis, Wayne Shorter, Chaka Khan, and Steven Wilson. He discusses his new solo LP Zombie Apocalypse & his work with Wilson on The Overview album and tour in his our new conversation: www.innerviews.org/inner/holzma...
Today, I interviewed the one and only Colin Blunstone of The Zombies, discussing his influential career, going right back to the beginning of the band, all the way to the present. Colin is the living embodiment of rock history, yet shows absolutely no signs of slowing down at age 80. Coming soon.
I'm pleased to let people in the Bay Area & beyond know that on 02/19/26, Phil Manzanera will be presenting an evening of Words & Music at Great American Music Hall in SF.
Phil will perform solo pieces and I'll conduct an interview, as well as take audience Qs.
Get tickets here: shorturl.at/NjAq2
