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YES- Talk 30th Anniversary- Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin

YES innovated in early 1994 with “Talk”, and singer/lyricist Jon Anderson and singer/guitarist/composer Trevor Rabin joined me In the Studio to talk about “Talk”.

Soundgarden- Like Suicide- acoustic

Chris Cornell's voice singing "Like Suicide", framed only by a twelve string guitar, makes it seem like only yesterday instead of three decades ago that Soundgarden led us all into the "Superunknown".

Kinks- To the Bone pt 2- Ray Davies

Ray Davies of the seminal London band The Kinks, with the conclusion of my interview in conjunction with their live & unplugged "best of" collection, "To the Bone".

Jackson Browne- The Two of Me and You- Los Angeles 1994

Jackson Browne sings an unplugged In the Studio exclusive “The Two of Me and You".

Sting-…Nothing Like the Sun

The Sting and I...We had already done multiple interviews when he was in The Police and now Sting had released three solo albums, including Fall 1987's "Nothing Like the Sun", by the time we reconvened in 1991. Sting had lost both parents by then, the most recent  his father, and was clearly wrestling with his star ascending amidst pain and personal loss.

Traffic- Low Spark of High Heeled Boys- rehearsal 2-11-94

...get the Traffic jam flowing with the ultra-rare "No Spark" unplugged version of the Low Spark of High-Heeled Boys title song performed by Steve Winwood and the late Jim Capaldi in February 1994.

Rolling Stones- Jumpin’ Jack Flash- New Orleans 10-10-94

this live radio broadcast of the Rolling Stones on the Voodoo Lounge Tour while in the New Orleans Superdome October 10, 1994. This is LIVE "Jumpin' Jack Flash" from the stage to the broadcast truck to the airwaves. No fixes, no tricks, no overdubs.

Bush- Glycerine- with Gwen Stefani 12/12

Here is one of those double-take anniversaries where you'd swear it was only half that long ago: English band Bush released their impressive debut Sixteen Stone   twenty-five years ago the first week of December 1994 ( #4 sales on Billboard…

Jimmy Page/ Robert Plant- No Quarter: UnLedded 25th Anniversary

"Moroccan vocal music is just like blues from Mars!" exclaims Robert Plant in today's Medium Rare interview. The MTV Unplugged television series was getting long in the tooth by the time Robert Plant agreed to join Jimmy Page on it in 1994,…
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R.E.M.- Monster- Michael Stipe, Peter Buck, Mike Mills

REM interview with Michael Stipe, Peter Buck, Mike Mills for “Monster”