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Rod Stewart is the first concert I ever attended and I'm a big fan of The Babys, so information technology was a pleasure to speak with Tony Brock. He is a founding member of The Babys and the band's drummer, and he spent 12 years drumming for Rod Stewart, starting with the 1981 album Tonight I'm Yours.

The Babys have a new album coming out, Timeless: Anthology II, and you lot tin can exist a part of it. Check out the band'due south Pledge entrada for all of the smashing reward and benefits you can get by support this endeavor. Information technology's going to exist a fantastic tape, and I highly recommend that all music fans check it out.

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Photo with John Waite - 2016This past Tuesday night John Waite kicked off his audio-visual "Wooden Heart" tour in New Hope, PA and I was fortunate enough to be front row for the show. Every bit with the three previous times I saw John live, this concert was excellent. However, it existence an acoustic performance made for a much different temper. This time around the performance was more intimate and the softer guitars placed John's vocalization front and center, which is a practiced thing because the first fourth dimension he sang a note it blew my mind how good he still sounds. The homo is 63, withal his voice barely sounds any different than it did dorsum in the 1980s. His tone is perfect and he emotes in a style few of his peers can. It's really something to marvel. But I'm getting ahead of myself. Let's beginning at the start.

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Album CoverJoey Sykes, guitarist for The Babys, has released his new solo anthology,Archetype New Rock, and it'south a killer collection of music that fans of onetime-school rock and roll will immediately savour.

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036Final weekend I had the pleasure of seeing ane of my favorite classic rock bands perform alive: The Babys. No, this lineup doesn't include John Waite, Jonathan Cain or Ricky Phillips, just that'southward OK. All of these former members of The Babys are flourishing in their musical journeys and the current lineup of The Babys is doing the same. With Tony Brock on the drums, Wally Stocker and Joey Sykes on guitar and John Bisaha on atomic number 82 vocals and bass, The Babys' know how to bring information technology live.

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img_0931One of my all-time favorite classic rock bands is The Babys. Well, I've got adept news! The Babys are back with a new lineup and a new anthology – I'll Have Some Of That! – which features some killer material that all classic rock fans must check out.

The lead singer of The Babys, John Bisaha, was kind enough to speak with me about his interesting musical journeying, including his influences, what information technology was similar auditioning to exist The Babys' new lead vocalist and how he used to hang out with Karen Carpenter as a kid. Information technology's a bang-up interview and I call up y'all're going to actually enjoy it.

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038This past Friday dark, John Waite, an iconic rocker known for his piece of work with The Babys, Bad English and every bit a solo artist, brought 40 years worth of brilliant music to Wilkes-Barre, PA. From commencement to finish, he had the oversupply in the palm of his hand with charismatic phase presence and jaw-dropping vocals. But what he did onstage was fabricated more meaningful past what he did backstage before the show.

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I had the distinct pleasance of speaking with 1 of the greatest vocalist-songwriters of all time: Jonathan Cain. In addition to having written or co-written more than than 100 songs for Journey,  he has penned numerous hits for The Babys and Bad English, while also maintaining a prolific career every bit a solo artist. In other words, the quantity, and most chiefly, the quality of Jonathan Cain'southward musical output is astounding.

This summer Journeying is on the road with the Steve Miller Band and the Belfry of Power, performing for sold-out crowds beyond Northward America. I saw them live in Holmdel, NJ and I programme on seeing them again this year. Check out the tour dates on the band's official website to see when they're in your area. The current lineup puts on a phenomenal show that shouldn't be missed.

Beneath is part 1 of my interview with Jonathan Cain. Part two can be read here.

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Styx Photo shoot with Ash NewellI recently interviewed Styx's bassist and former fellow member of The Babys and Bad English, the incredibly talented Ricky Phillips. Styx is currently on the road with Don Felder and Foreigner on the The Soundtrack of Summertime Tour and they released a companion album,The Soundtrack of Summer: The Very Best of Foreigner & Styx, featuring a new version of "Hotel California" that'southward performed by Felder, Styx and Greenhorn. Enjoy the interview and make sure to catch the guys when they come up to your surface area this summer.

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The Babys – the popular '70s and '80s rock band that topped the charts with hits similar "Every Time I Think of You," "Back On My Feet Again" and "Isn't It Fourth dimension" – are back. The band is releasing its first studio album since 1980'south On The Edge. However, at that place's been a alter in personnel since the final time nosotros heard from this iconic ring. John Waite, Jonathan Cain and Ricky Phillips are non part of the current lineup, and neither is founding fellow member Michael Corby. Waite is enjoying his solo career, Cain is selling out arenas with Journey, Ricky Phillips is rocking out as the bass actor for Styx, and Michael Corby hasn't done anything of note since beingness fired from the band in 1978.

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John Waite_Smoke Below is function three of my interview with rock fableJohn Waite, whose new album Best  is now available to buy on iTunes andhis official website. Make certain to readpart one and part two of my interview with John.

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