Music memoirs fall generally into three categories. Some, like Gregg Allman’s My Cross to Bear (William Morrow), tiresomely catalog an artist’s immersion in sex, drugs, and rock and roll, providing very little insight into the artist’s music or the value […]
With the volume of books published every year, many books are forgotten almost as soon as they are published. This week’s column looks back at a handful of recent books that merit another look. Respect Yourself: Stax Records and the […]
Bill Graham And The Rock and Roll Revolution show opens today at The Skirball Center. If you are a lover of the rock and roll, you want to check this one out for sure. We heard a little speech from the Skirball people, […]
Every fall we’ve come to expect—and sometimes to anticipate—the airwaves being flooded with reflections of aging rock stars as they meditate autumnally on the high notes, low notes, and the crescendos of their musical journeys. This year is no different, […]
