Interviews

The legendary space rock opera has been reissued for the first time in more than 30 years. UCR shares the story of how it happened.

The book includes fascinating stories about the Kansas star's early encounters with Jim Morrison, Jerry Garcia and Janis Joplin.

"Everything is kind of clicking musically, the way it's supposed to go," Chris Robinson tells UCR, checking in from the band's ongoing Southern Hospitality outing with Whiskey Myers.

"Musically, we kind of knew what we didn't want to sound like," the bassist tells UCR, remembering the early days of the future punk legends.

The guitarist's longtime bandleader and director Rob Arthur, tells UCR about the new film.

"I have to speak my mind," Chris Robinson tells UCR in a new conversation.

Longtime Revolution drummer Bobby Z tells UCR why the musical legend was "not human" and how he and his bandmates will honor their former leader at an all-star concert event June 5 in Minneapolis.

The Red Rocker also explains why he's taking his time before releasing a new studio album.

"It was done in quite a human way," Ian Anderson tells UCR, describing how the group evolved during that decade.

It's the latest highlight of the band's current Southern Hospitality summer tour, which has also featured a number of special guests.