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Feb 22 2024
Faces in the Crowd: D.A. Pennebaker
One Sunday back in 2019, I woke up to the news that D.A. Pennebaker had passed away at the age of 94. While Pennebaker was a well known film maker to many folks, I thought it would be worthwhile to…
Read moreNov 15 2023
Alive As Yesterday: 1969 Concerts
The Kinks
Taj Mahal
Sha Na Na
Fillmore West
San Francisco, CA
The Move
Cold Blood
Albert King
Fillmore West
San Francisco, CA
Grateful Dead
AUM
Flying Burrito Bros.
Avalon Ballroom
San Francisco, CA
Spirit
Nazz
James Cotton Blues Band
…
Read moreOct 4 2023
Celebrating the Artists Who Created Iconic Album Covers
From the awwwards.com site :"Long before the digital era and the design disciplines that emerged with it, there was a unique canvas, reaching a visual audience of millions; every designer dreamed of working on a vinyl record album cover. Invented…
Read moreAug 3 2023
Alive As Yesterday: 1971 Concerts
Allman Brothers Band
Wet Willie
Charlotte Coliseum
Charlotte, NC
Little Feat
12th Gate
Atlanta, GA
Stephen Stills
Crazy Horse
Boston Garden
Boston, MA
SET LIST
Rock & Roll Woman
Questions
Helplessly Holding
Fishes and Scorpions
Go Back Home
Love The…
Read moreJun 22 2023
1960's Swinging London: A Moment In Time
Today's blog post is about Swinging London; a moment in time that reconfigured the music, fashion, movies and books of the youth culture.
“There came a moment when London first shook off the coils of hidebound British society, the…
Read moreJun 21 2023
Rock & Roll: Why The 80's Pretty Much Sucked
As I remember it, the 1980s was a decade in which the genre known as basic meat & potatoes rock & roll began to undergo a myriad of changes. The punk rock revolution was underway but didn't really become a…
Read moreMay 29 2023
The Stories Behind 10 Rock Band Logos
Back in the early 1960’s, rock band logos were never quite as important as they are today in this age of branding. Over the years, official logos became an essential item that every band needed to have in order promote…
Read moreMay 28 2023
Play It Loud: The Instruments of Rock & Roll @ The Metropolitan Museum of Art NYC
EXHIBITION OVERVIEW
"For the first time, a major museum exhibition examines the instruments of rock and roll. One of the most important artistic movements of the twentieth century, rock and roll's seismic influence was felt across culture and society. Early…
Read moreMay 4 2023
Alive As Yesterday: 1967 Concerts
ALIVE AS YESTERDAY: 1967 CONCERTS
Electric Flag,
Moby Grape
Steve Miller
Fillmore
San Francisco, CA
Donovan
Cow Palace
San Francisco, CA
Lenny Bruce
The Mothers of Invention
Fillmore Auditorium
San Francisco, Ca
The Chambers Brothers
The Matrix
San Francisco, CA
…
Read moreApr 27 2023
Alive As Yesterday: 1968 Concerts
THE BYRDS
SONNY & CHER
MAHALIA JACKSON
ROOSEVELT GRIERE
Benefit For RFK
Los Angeles Sports Arena
Los Angeles, CA
JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE
THE SOFT MACHINE
Stony Brook University
Campus Center (Gym)
Stony Brook, NY
THELONIOUS MONK
DR. JOHN The NIGHT…
Read moreJul 31 2022
Rock & Roll Sunday Funnies
When I was a kid I always looked forward to Sundays
& the cartoons in the Sunday Newspaper.
The other day while I was daydreaming, I thought to myself
"Hey what if the Sunday Funnies were
…Read moreMay 29 2022
Rock & Roll Sunday Funnies
When I was a kid I always looked forward to Sundays
& the cartoons in the Sunday Newspaper.
The other day while I was daydreaming, I thought to myself
"Hey what if the Sunday Funnies were
…Read moreApr 3 2022
Rock & Roll Sunday Funnies
When I was a kid I always looked forward to Sundays
& the cartoons in the Sunday Newspaper.
The other day while I was daydreaming, I thought to myself
"Hey what if the Sunday Funnies were
…Read moreMar 20 2022
Rock & Roll Sunday Funnies
When I was a kid I always looked forward to Sundays
& the cartoons in the Sunday Newspaper.
The other day while I was daydreaming, I thought to myself
"Hey what if the Sunday Funnies were
…Read moreMar 6 2022
Rock & Roll Sunday Funnies
When I was a kid I always looked forward to Sunday
& the cartoons in the Sunday Newspaper.
The other day while I was daydreaming, I thought to myself
"Hey what if the Sunday Funnies were
…Read moreFeb 6 2022
Rock & Roll Sunday Funnies
When I was a kid I always looked forward to Sunday
& the cartoons in the Sunday Newspaper.
The other day while I was daydreaming, I thought to myself
"Hey what if the Sunday Funnies were
…Read moreJan 9 2022
Rock & Roll Sunday Funnies!
When I was a kid I always looked forward to Sunday
& the cartoons in the Sunday Newspaper.
The other day while I was daydreaming, I thought to myself
"Hey what if the Sunday
…Read moreAug 14 2021