March 13, 2013 “The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time” by Rolling Stone • rollingstone.com
Grammy Award winning rock band Living Colour’s 1988 hit “Cult of Personality” ranks #12 on Rolling Stone’s “The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time”. Read full article here →
September 13, 2022 “Watch Steve Vai Perform Led Zeppelin and Hendrix Covers with Living Colour at Rock In Rio 2022” by Jonathan Horsley • musicradar.com
“Pro-shot footage emerges of a Living Colour set that saw Vai join the NYC rockers for a storming encore of LC classics, Led Zep’s Rock And Roll and Jimi Hendrix’s Crosstown Traffic”. Read full article here.
September 2, 2022 “Living Colour & Steve Vai chat - Rock in Rio 2022 and Brazil” by Multishow • @multishow Instagram
Following Living Colour and Steve Vai’s amazing performance together at Rock in Rio 2022., Multishow Rock in Rio went to chat with the band and Steve Vai about the presentation and their relationship with Brazil. Watch reel here →
Feb 26, 2021 “Music at Home: 15 Great Punk Songs by Black Artists” by Kory Grow • Rolling Stone
Living Colour’s ‘Ausländer’, from the bands 1993 album ‘Stain’, makes the cut on Rolling Stone’s selections. Read article here →
Nov 2, 2020 “Heavy Culture: Living Colour on Their Upbringings, Pandemic Life, and Getting Out the Vote” by Liz Ramanand • Consequence of Sound
Living Colour talks with Consequence of Sound’s Liz Ramanand about life post 2020 ShipRocked, the new pandemic world, their upbringing and the bands resolve to ‘get out the vote’. Read article here →
Feb 13, 2020 “ShipRocked 2020: A Daily Diary and Photo Gallery of Rock’s High Seas Adventure” by Liz Ramanand • Consequence of Sound
Writer Liz Ramanand and photographer Amy Harris documented the 2020 Shiprocked cruise, including Living Colour’s performances aboard the cruise, which sailed to Key West, FL & Cozumel, Mexico. Read diary and see photos here →
Nov 10, 2018 “Peavey Sponsors WimBash Music Festival with Donation for Aspiring Musicians” by Peavey Staff • Peavey
Supporting Doug Wimbish’s ‘WimBash Music Festival’ held in New Haven, CT on August 18, Peavey donated $13,000 worth of musical instruments to be distributed to music programs at under-served schools in the area. Read more here →
Aug 10, 2018 “Wimbish on WimBash” by Stewart Lerman & John Agnello • Gear Club Podcast
Grammy nominated producer John Agnello and Grammy winning Stewart Lerman sit down with Doug Wimbish to talk with Doug about the genesis of Doug’s WimBash Music Festival and more! Listen to the podcast here →
Sep 8, 2017 “Living Colour Talk Reconnecting with the Blues on First Album in Eight Years” by Bill Murphy • Rolling Stone
A look into Living Colour’s latest album ‘Shade’, inspired by the bands performance of Robert Johnson’s ‘Preachin’ Blues at the NYC’s Apollo Theater in 2012. Read article here →
Sep 26, 2016 “Living Colour Talk Upcoming Album 'Shade' & Role in Smithsonian's Newest Museum” by Cathy Applefeld Olson • Billboard
Before their performance celebrating the grand opening of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History & Culture, Living Colour’s Doug Wimbish, Vernon Reid, Corey Glover and Will Calhoun discuss their perspective on the African-American experience as well as their new album, Shade. Read article here →
Aug 30, 2016 “The Magic Formulas Behind the Set Lists at Afropunk Fest” by Sara Aridi and Lauryn Stallings • The New York Times
Living Colour’s Doug Wimbish, Vernon Reid & Corey Glover talk about what drives their setlist, from the emotional arc to the energy & the journey for the audience. Read article here →
Mar 18, 2016 “NAMM Exhibitor Gives Back” by NAMM Foundation Staff • NAMM Foundation
Living Colour’s Doug Wimbish, founder of the WimBash Music Festival, together with NAMM member John McCarthy & WimBash organizers, held a concert at the Grand Plaza Stage at the NAMM Show to help raise funds for The NAMM Foundation’s Believe in Music Fund. The event featured artists including Doug, Corey Glover, Daru Jones, Paul Pesco, Robert Randolph, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, John McCarthy and more. Read more here →
Aug 10, 2015 “Hartford Bassist Doug Wimbish Makes Multi-Generational Connections At Beach Fest” by Michael Hamad • The Hartford Courant
Doug Wimbish’s 1st Annual WimBash Beach Festival at West Haven’s Savin Rock Beach features a multi-generational line-up of artists including Living Colour’s Corey Glover, drummer Daru Jones and guitarist Paul Pesco on a lineup that includes at least twelve acts. Read article here →