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Billy Sheehan and King Crimson
“Robert Fripp watched the show from the wings. As I was playing I was thinking, ‘Oh, I stole this line from Robert… that’s a riff from him too!’” Billy Sheehan’s obsession with King Crimson’s Red

By Grant Moon Published

Mr Big, Whom Gods Destroy and Sons of Apollo bassist once spent two weeks listening to nothing else

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The Winery Dogs studio portrait
Mike Portnoy: The Winery Dogs are a modern day version of The Who

By Henry Yates Published

Drummer Mike Portnoy on power trios, bad band names, and the beauty of the old-school classic rock sound

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The Winery Dogs - III cover art
On the Winery Dogs' third album it's the wizardry that lingers, not the songs

By Neil Jeffries Published

Who let Messrs Kotzen, Sheehan and Portnoy out again?

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Tracks of the Week artists
Eight new songs to end the year with an enormous bang

By Polly Glass Published

Your final opportunity to vote for a Track Of The Week in 2022: includes new music from The Winery Dogs, Jesse Malin, Lucero, Måneskin and more

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Watch Mike Portnoy thrash out metal classics on a tiny drum kit

By Classic Rock last updated

Ex-Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy busts out Iron Maiden, Slayer, King Diamond and more on a toy drum kit...

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Sons Of Apollo
Supergroup Sons Of Apollo announce debut album

By Scott Munro Published

New project features former Dream Theater members Mike Portnoy and Derek Sherinian along with Ron ‘Bumblefoot’ Thal, Billy Sheehan and Jeff Scott Soto

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The Winery Dogs to take 2017 off

By Christina O'Neill Published

The Winery Dogs will take a year-long break to focus on their own music projects

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Richie Kotzen onstage with The Winery Dogs
The Six-string Interrogation: Richie Kotzen

By Grant Moon Published

Former Poison and Mr Big guitarist and current Winery Dog Richie Kotzen remembers playing Purple Haze badly, and reveals how to handle being intoxicated when you really shouldn't be

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The Winery Dogs share Mexico City documentary

By Scott Munro Published

Watch short clip showcasing The Winery Dogs’ show in Mexico City earlier this year – as drummer Mike Portnoy confirms live package for 2017

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Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week

By Classic Rock Published

Eight golden prongs on the crown on the head of this week's best new rock'n'roll

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