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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

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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

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Lightning Strikes Lenny Kaye! Buddy Guy Walks Into A Bar Ike & Tina Turner & The Scene That Formed Their …Read more

BOB DYLAN GRATEFUL DEAD Oakland Stadium Oakland, CA

 

IGGY POP The Austin Opera House Austin, TX

 

BRYAN FERRY Greek Theatre U.C. Berkeley Berkeley, Ca …Read more

 

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When The Angels Said Goodbye To Brian Jones The Stranger-Than-Fiction Secret History Of Rick Wakeman Pink Floyd Re-Form To Support …Read more

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The History Of Glam Rock

Rock Geography: The Action House

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ALIVE AS YESTERDAY: 1967 CONCERTS

Electric Flag, Moby Grape Steve Miller Fillmore SF CA

 

Donovan Cow Palace San Francisco, CA

 

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Worried that no-one would understand their Liverpool accents in 1964 film ‘A Hard Day’s Night’, US music execs considered dubbing them over with American actors. McCartney harrumphed: “We can understand a fucking…

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This past summer, I was saddened to hear the news that Tom Finn, the remaining member of the rock band, The Left Banke, had passed away after suffering from poor health for many years.  The Left Banke was…

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It was on June 27, 1970, that the Transcontinental Pop Festival began its journey in Toronto, Canada. This festival was part of a series of concerts in Canada that became known as The Festival Express which is also the…

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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.…

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