Exclusive: Adrian Smith and Richie Kotzen, whose debut Smith/Kotzen album is out now, chat about songwriting and lyrics.

Noah Wyle is sitting in a corner booth at the Smoke House, a classic Hollywood haunt across from the Warner Bros. lot that he ...

Somewhere in a parallel universe, Richie Kotzen is tearing up riffs onstage with Nine Inch Nails. But in this one, Poison happened—and that was enough to kill the deal.