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<\/strong>Catching up with the rapper, actor, author, poet and unlikely magnet for controversy.<\/p>\n LOU REED<\/strong> PETER GABRIEL<\/strong> RAY MANZAREK<\/strong> JAM & LEWIS<\/strong> STANLEY JORDAN<\/strong> 28 GIFT GUIDE<\/strong> 24 CHRIS CORNELL<\/strong> 38 MARTINA McBRIDE<\/strong> 66 CHRIS THILE & YO-YO MA<\/strong> 68 JUDY COLLINS<\/strong> 56 Q&A:<\/strong> STAGE MONITORS 10 SOUNDCHECK 14 WHO\u2019S NEXT<\/strong> 16 SPOTLIGHT<\/strong> 70 REVIEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n 75 INDIE SCENE<\/strong> + DC Villains<\/p>\n 78 BEHIND THE CLASSICS<\/strong> + The Police, \u201cEvery Breath You Take\u201d<\/p>\n 80 ENCORE<\/strong> + John Mellencamp<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" COMMON Catching up with the rapper, actor, author, poet and unlikely magnet for controversy. LOU REED How one of rock\u2019s fiercest iconoclasts found common ground with the mighty Metallica. PETER GABRIEL Finding fresh new blood in familiar favorites with the help of a symphony orchestra. RAY MANZAREK The legendary Doors\u2019 keyboardist extraordinaire isn\u2019t finished lighting […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4835,23],"tags":[2863,2864],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4464"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4464"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4464\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4467,"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4464\/revisions\/4467"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4464"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4464"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4464"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nHow one of rock\u2019s fiercest iconoclasts found common ground with the mighty Metallica.<\/p>\n
\nFinding fresh new blood in familiar favorites with the help of a symphony orchestra.<\/p>\n
\nThe legendary Doors\u2019 keyboardist extraordinaire isn\u2019t finished lighting new fires just yet.<\/p>\n
\nBehind the board with one of the greatest hit-making production teams in R&B history.<\/p>\n
\nA jazz guitar icon shares the secrets of his longevity\u2014and his one-of-a-kind technique.<\/p>\nSPECIAL FEATURE<\/h1>\n
\nFind just the right holiday goodies for the music fans in your world.<\/p>\nQ&A<\/h1>\n
\nSoundgarden\u2019s main man stands alone.<\/p>\n
\nA country superstar stretches out.<\/p>\n
\nClassical and bluegrass sweetly collide.<\/p>\n
\nFrank talk with folk\u2019s blue-eyed girl.<\/p>\nGEAR<\/h1>\n
\n58 REVIEWS<\/p>\nDEPARTMENTS<\/h1>\n
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\nSonia Leigh
\nGraffiti6
\nFay Wolf<\/p>\n
\nMegadeth
\nUh Huh Her
\nM83
\nJoe Nichols
\nGym Class Heroes
\nRuthie Foster
\nWilliam Shatner<\/p>\n