Mark Lightcap, the guitarist for Acetone, greets me outside a pub in Sierra Madre, California. Nestled in the foothills of the towering San Gabriel Mountains, it’s a small town just a short drive from ...

“I was reticent about how people might take this,” says Midge Ure. On his way to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on the midwest leg of his Band in a Box tour, Ure has been revisiting the music of his former ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Chiu is a freelance music writer based in New York. Martin Kemp, the former Spandau Ballet bassist, recently had a trip down ...

Although Seattle quartet Alice in Chains are regularly associated with the grunge movement of the ‘90s, they are also, somewhat arguably, a metal band. In fact, original vocalist Layne Staley was a ...

SEATTLE, WA - AUGUST 21: (L-R) Sean Kinney, Mike Inez, William DuVall and Jerry Cantrell of Alice In Chains pose for a photo before performing for SiriusXM's Lithium Channel at The Space Needle on ...

At some point in nearly everyone’s life, the thought of becoming a rock star crosses their mind. The fame, the glory, and the adoration all sound pretty great—but first, you need to start a band. It’s ...