"A Pop person is like a vacuum that eats up everything, he's made up
from what he's seen. And that's why people are really becoming
plastic; they are just fed things and are formed and the people who
can give…
Read moreMar 19 2024
"A Pop person is like a vacuum that eats up everything, he's made up
from what he's seen. And that's why people are really becoming
plastic; they are just fed things and are formed and the people who
can give…
Read moreMar 8 2024
Located at 301 West 46th Street in New York City, The Scene, which opened its doors sometime in 1965, was indeed the most renowned rock club in the USA for a short span during the mid-sixties. This joint was run…
Read moreMar 5 2024
1964
"The Beatles were one of the greatest rock 'n' roll bands of all time. They also had one of the fiercest, most intensely loyal fandoms of all time. Beatles fans — mainly teenage girls — offered the band their…
Read moreJan 24 2024
Psychedelic rock was a musical genre that emerged in the mid-sixties due to the popularity of such mind-altering drugs as LSD, mescaline, cannabis and peyote mushrooms. The roots of Psychedelic Rock begin here: On Friday April 16, 1943 (a day…
Read moreJan 9 2024
This blog post is dedicated to my dear friend,
Jeff Goldstein
who spent many happy hours @ The Fillmore East
The Story of the Fillmore East begins here...
Located at the southwest corner of Second Avenue and Sixth Street was…
Read moreNov 1 2023
Over the years there have been many arguments concerning which year produced the best rock album. While this is most probably arrived at via a subjective view point, there is a serious case to be made for the year 1966;…
Read moreOct 12 2023
Vince Taylor, while not widely known to US rock fans, was an influential part of the European rock scene in the late 50's and early 60's. While not widely known to US rock fans, Taylor was an influential part of…
Read moreSep 14 2023
The term One Hit Wonder refers to solo artists or bands who were lucky enough to eke out a hit song before disappearing into obscurity. Over the years in the music business, the phrase One Hit Wonder became a way…
Read moreJun 16 2023
Today on the Rock & Roll is a State of Mind blog, we celebrate the 54th anniversary of what many regard as one of the very first rock festivals...Monterey Pop!
While Monterey Pop wasn’t the first music festival ever held…
Read moreFeb 23 2023
""The British music industry was rigidly controlled by the BBC and London’s Denmark Street music publishers. A handful of powerful managers groomed a stable of homegrown singers in the mold of Elvis Presley…
Read more