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| Born | August 22, 1958 |
| Hometown | London, England |
| Spouse | Gabri Christa (m 2000 - present) |
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‘Guitar Saved Me!’: Jeff Beck Looks Back in Never-Before-Heard Interview Audio
- Our mammoth new Rolling Stone Music Now podcast tribute episode features an unearthed Beck interview on his whole career, plus new tributes from Mike Campbell, Joe Satriani, and Vernon Reid
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Living Colour’s Vernon Reid Joins ASCAP Lab as Artist in Residence
The ASCAP Lab announced that Living Colour founder and guitarist Vernon Reid has joined as artist in residence, and also announced the finalists from its NYC Media Lab Seed Project as well as several upcoming virtual speaking engagements. First, Reid will appear at the NYCML Summit on Friday, Oct. 9 in a keynote conversation with […]
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Time’s Up at 30: Living Colour Reflect on Prophetic Second LP
By 1990, New York City’s Living Colour were one of the hottest new rock bands in America following the success of their debut LP, 1988’s Vivid, and a cherished opening stint on the Rolling Stones’ Steel Wheels tour. "When we got to Time’s Up, we could reach out to all sorts…
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Bruce Hornsby Tells How His New Record Was Inspired by Spike Lee, the Shins and Civil Rights
Hot on the heels of his 2019 solo release "Absolute Zero," Bruce Hornsby returns with its follow-up, "Non-Secure Connection." The effort picks up where the last one left off and features some of the same collaborators, including Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon and Rob Moose, yet also sees Hornsby teaming up with the Shins’ James Mercer, […]
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Bruce Hornsby Announces New Album, Shares “My Resolve” with James Mercer: Stream
The new record, Non-Secure Connection, drops in August.Bruce Hornsby Announces New Album, Shares "My Resolve" with James Mercer: Stream wrengraves
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Corey Glover on Living Colour’s Trailblazing Rock Legacy: ‘It Was as Far From White as You Can Get’
The Living Colour frontman reflects on the 30th anniversary of their multiplatinum debut ‘Vivid’ and how the Black New York City rockers made history.
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Living Colour Talk Upcoming Album 'Shade' & Role in Smithsonian's Newest Museum
For more than three decades, rockers Living Colour have never shied from sharing their perspective on the African-American experience. Hanging backstage before Saturday’s (Sept. 24) Freedom Sounds concert for the National Museum of African American History & Culture, members Vernon Reid, Corey Glover, Doug Wimbish and Will Calhoun were visibly humbled by their role in the museum’s opening.
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Living Colour – “Who Shot Ya (Andre Betts Remix)” (Feat. Chuck D, Black Though, Pharoahe Monch, Prodigal Sunn, & Kyle Mansa)
Here's something weird: Living Colour, the great late-'80s and early-'90s New York rock band, have recorded a cover of the Notorious B.I.G. classic "Who Shot Ya," the song that allegedly kicked off the whole Biggie/Tupac feud. They say that the cover was inspired by the recent gun violence and police shootings that have been plaguing…
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Living Colour to Address Police Shootings on Notorious B.I.G.-Inspired Mixtape 'Who Shot Ya?'
<p>In the midst of making its new album Shade, Living Colour plans to address the recent rash of police shootings and other domestic violence situations with new songs -- as well as a special new project built around the Notorious B.I.G.'s 1995 hit "Who Shot Ya?"</p><p>The quartet is working with producer Andre Betts on a Who Shot Ya? mixtape that will feature a variety of artists adding to and improvising off the track. "It's very eerily current because of the horrible things that have been goi
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Concerts, Fundraiser Announced For Cancer-Stricken Voidoids Guitarist Ivan Julian
Ivan Julian, a founding member of the Voidoids and former lead guitarist for Matthew Sweet, was diagnosed with cancer around this time last year, and unfortunately paying for treatment has proven to be exceedingly difficult. Though Julian has received treatment through the Affordable Care Act, and the chemotherapy as well as radiation therapy have been…
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Living Colour's Vernon Reid, Corey Glover & Black Rock Coalition Celebrate '30 Years in 30 Days'
New York-based Black Rock Coalition celebrates 30th anniversary, "30 Years in 30 Days," with help of Living Colour's Vernon Reid and Corey Glover.
