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Glam Rock was a rock & roll music genre which proceeded the punk music movement in the early 70's.  Along with the music which parlayed rock music in a much more flamboyant manner, Glam Rock also had a significant impact…

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 in 1938 by graphic…

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 title…

As a songwriter, I've always enjoyed writing in a wide variety of musical genres but the rock & roll genre has always been my favorite genre.

More often than not, rock & roll music has always been there to help…

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 (the name…

REMEMBERING NICKY HOPKINS

Nicky Hopkins (24 February 1944 – 6 September 1994) was an English pianist and organist. He performed on many popular and enduring British and American rock music recordings from the 1960s to the 1990s, most notably on…

Lester Bangs

In a June 1975 article in Creem magazine, Lester Bangs, while writing about how the impact of the breakup of the Beatles, captured some of the angst that existed in rock & roll music: 

“Name me one…

"Say, what was the first rock concert you went to?"  Hmmm...let me think about that for a minute or two...no, wait!  I remember now!  It happened on a beautiful summer day on August 13, 1967.  I had just returned stateside…

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…

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 what I say--my name is Run--I`m number…

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

PERMANENT VACAION TOUR

AEROSMITH

Dokken

White Lion

Lakeland Civic Center

Lakeland, FL

WORLD TOUR '88

AC…