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Johnny Pierre circa 1966 Verdun, France I remember my first gig as if it took place yesterday.  In October of 1966.  I was 15 years old and playing in a trio that went by the name of US …Read more

When I was a kid I always looked forward to   reading the cartoons in the daily Newspapers.  The other day while I was daydreaming, I thought to myself  "Hey what if the Cartoon Funnies were all …Read more

I was shocked to learn that Jeff Beck, perhaps the greatest rock & roll guitarist of all, had passed away on Tuesday due to spinal meningitis.  I've always ranked Beck alongside my other favorite guitarist, Danny Gatton.  

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Throughout any given year, I've always found myself reading an inordinate amount of rock & roll books.  It's a habit I fell into back in my high school days.  Whenever I hear about a new rock & roll …Read more

 

SYD BARRETT Lost in the Twilight Zone

 

 

CSNY Chasing dreams of becoming outlaws

 

 

ALBERT COLLINS Having a smoke after a tasty guitar work out

 

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It's Time For Our Weekly Compendium  Of  Random Rock & Roll Articles From The World Wide Web!

Nuggets @ 50: The Classic Garage Rock Compilation The Whole World In A Song: An Interview W/ Critic …Read more

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 more

It's Time For Our Weekly Compendium  Of  Random Rock & Roll Articles From The World Wide Web!

Gris-Gris Enigma: Can A New Posthumous Release Shed Light On The Genius Of Dr John? Dr. John's Final …Read more

It's Time For Our Weekly Compendium  Of  Random Rock & Roll Articles From The World Wide Web!

Tom Waits Shares Unreleased Live Recordings Supersize: A Painter Who's Giving Rock ’n’ Roll Singles New Dimensions …Read more

Today on the Rock & Roll is a State of Mind blog we celebrate the late great Big Daddy Tom Donahue (May 21, 1928 – April 28, 1975), who was a renowned American rock and roll radio disc jockey, …Read more

It's Time For Our Weekly Compendium  Of  Random Rock & Roll Articles From The World Wide Web!

A Brief Review Of The New Reissue Of A Rare Jack Nitzsche Solo Album Blues For Gorbachev: A …Read more

It's Time For Our Weekly Compendium  Of  Random Rock & Roll Articles From The World Wide Web!

Rockeology: Old Yellow Give ‘Em Enough Hope: Joe Strummer at 70 'Dirt Does Dylan' Ork Records: …Read more

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 more

It's Time For Our Weekly Compendium  Of  Random Rock & Roll Articles From The World Wide Web!

The Wit & Wisdom Of Tom Waits Sam Cutler: Life With The Rolling Stones, The Dead & Other …Read more

It's Time For Our Weekly Compendium  Of  Random Rock & Roll Articles From The World Wide Web!

100 Lost Rock Albums From The 1970s - An Extract On Donald Fagen's Kamakiriad Donald Fagen: Candid …Read more

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 more

It's Time For Our Weekly Compendium  Of  Random Rock & Roll Articles From The World Wide Web!

Bo Diddley Interview Rock & Roll Ghosts Neil Diamond: A Solitary Man 'Jailhouse Rock' Made Prison …Read more

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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It's Time For Our Weekly Compendium  Of  Random Rock & Roll Articles From The World Wide Web!

The Final Album: Tom Petty’s “Hypnotic Eye” Bob Dylan Announces 2022 UK & European Tour Dates Don't …Read more

Raising Hell Tour '86  RUN DMC  WHODINI  LL COOL J  Municipal Auditorium  Nashville, TN

"All Hell Breaks Loose at a Run-D.M.C. 'Raising Hell' Rap Concert in California: 'I am great--get it straight--that`s…

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Today we look back at The US Festival 1982!

 

STEVE WOZNIAK "Woodstock set the bar impossibly high for rock festivals. Ever since, people have expected nothing less than majesty and transcendence, although merely mind-blowing will …Read more

It's Time For Our Weekly Compendium  Of  Random Rock & Roll Articles From The World Wide Web!

The Life & Times of Stiff Records Co-Founder Dave Robinson (Part 1) Nightclubbing: The Birth of Punk Rock …Read more

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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It's Time For Our Weekly Compendium  Of  Random Rock & Roll Articles From The World Wide Web!

The Legendary Lost & Stolen Beatles Tapes Nick Lowe's Quality Rock & Roll Revue Meet The Beatles …Read more

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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