john mclaughlin Archive
31 Dec 2025
Musoscribe’s Best of 2025: Interviews
I paused to count ‘em up recently, and realized that I have conducted over 1,300 interviews. More than 1,100 of those have been with music artists. Most every one has […]
09 Dec 2025
John McLaughlin: The Shakti Sage (Part Two of Two)
Continued from Part One… The following is an edited and expanded version of a feature that was originally published in The Tonearm. And this developed to the ultimate point when […]
08 Dec 2025
John McLaughlin: The Shakti Sage (Part One of Two)
The following is an edited and expanded version of a feature that was originally published in The Tonearm. Busy and vital as ever at age 83, John McLaughlin is currently […]
07 Mar 2023
Interview Roundup: John McLaughlin
There have been few musicians as boundary-pushing and inspiring as John McLaughlin. Form his work with Miles Davis to his pioneering fusion ensemble Mahavishnu Orchestra, from his world music explorations […]
03 Sep 2021
Album Review: John McLaughlin — Liberation Time
A deeply spiritual artist, John McLaughlin makes music that moves the mind, body and spirit. There’s certainly plenty of technical precision in his music, but with in it beats a […]
04 Dec 2018
Hundred-word Reviews, December 2018
This will almost certainly be my last roundup of new releases – capsule review style – for 2018. Lots of great music came out this year; don’t let anyone tell […]
22 Dec 2017
Bonus: A Quick Q&A with John McLaughlin
Virtuoso guitarist John McLaughlin is embarking on a farewell-to-the-USA tour, joined by Widespread Panic guitarist Jimmy Herring. Ahead of the tour, McLaughlin took the time to answer a few questions. […]
21 Dec 2017
The John McLaughlin Farewell Interview, Part Two
Continued from Part One… Because McLaughlin is such a painstaking composer and player, it stands to reason that he would look back on recordings he made decades ago and find […]
20 Dec 2017
The John McLaughlin Farewell Interview, Part One
John McLaughlin is easily one of the most influential musicians ever to take up the guitar. His boundary-pushing, holistic approach to the instrument has earned him countless accolades. He has […]
06 Jan 2015
Miss Adventure
Note: For this, my 1500th blog entry, I’m taking a look back in time. The events described herein took place more than a year and a half ago, so please […]
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