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1. Willie G. Moseley - Steve Lukather

   Interview - By Arend, Nov 1, 2000 12:00 AM

   A full plate for more than 20 years: Native Californian guitarslinger Steve Lukather has been a mainstay on the Left Coast studio and concert scene for longer than you think. He’s best noted for his longtime association with platinum-selling Toto, which has sold 30 million albums worldwide since its first single, Hold the line, hit the top 10 in 1978.

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2. Richard Hallebeek - Bob Bradshaw

   Interview - By Arend, Sep 1, 2000 12:00 AM

   This interview with Bob Bradshaw (Steve Lukather's main technician) took place at the Custom Audio Electronics store at Magnolia Boulevard, L.A., Sept. 2000. Antti Kotikoski was there also and asked some questions here and there too. Bob is a great story teller, so Richard Hallebeek decided to keep the interview unedited. Long, but nevertheless interesting, here's it is...

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3. Arend Slagman - Odd Couple at North Sea Jazz

   Editorial - By Arend, Jul 14, 2000 12:00 AM

   Luke's and Edgar's presence to the 25th anniversary of the North Sea Jazz Festival in The Hague, Holland, was as much unforgettable as it was risky. "Of course we knew that we were playing at an honourable jazz festival with honourable jazz lovers," Luke stated right after the concert, "but in the end we felt we had to do our own gig.

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4. Robyn Flans - Simon Phillips, Reflections on…

   Interview - By Arend, Jun 1, 2000 12:00 AM

   Phillips is reflecting on the influences, techniques and characters of drummers like (…) Jeff Porcaro.

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5. Jeb Wright - Steve Lukather

   Interview - By Arend, May 1, 2000 12:00 AM

   I've been doing this for over 25 years. I learned from the best. Before everyone had drum machines in their house, you had to hire a full rhythm section. I got a chance to work with the greatest musicians at the time. The great producers and engineers.

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6. Ewan Smith - Steve Lukather blues

   Editorial - By Arend, Feb 1, 2000 12:00 AM

   For all his versatility I tend to think of Steve as a turbo-charged blues player: all the standard blues ideas are present - bends, vibrato and pentatonic scales - but they're played with a modern tone and some serious bursts of tricky alternate picking.

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7. Jason Sidwell - Steve Lukather

   Interview - By Arend, Feb 1, 2000 12:00 AM

   As a guitarist's guitarist, Steve Lukather defined the '80s American rock sound. With a rejuvenated Toto, he spoke to Jason Sidwell about the band, his career and influences.

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