What a year, right? I hesitate to dwell too much on world events in this space, other than to acknowledge that we have all experienced them, have all no doubt been rocked by them in one way or another. If […]
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The Byrds created timeless music. They were folk-rock, psychedelic rock, and country rock pioneers and are — okay, I’ll come clean — my favorite band of all time. I could go on and on about the brilliance of original Byrds Roger […]
“You can’t always get what you want But if you try sometimes you just might find You just might find You get what you need” —The Rolling Stones in Havana on March 25 Change is slowly coming to Cuba. And […]
I knew it was over when Britain’s largest supermarket chain, Tesco, announced that they would begin selling vinyl in their stores. Not raincoats or reclining chairs or shiny boots or garden hoses, but actual record albums. What has been a […]
As I survey the shelves and stacks of books towering next to my desk, some books call out to me and others remain silent, urging me to wait to pick them up another time, when we’re both ready. In this […]
They come on late at night. You see them all sitting in a row onstage as they do their celebrity rat pack roasts packaged and available on dvd. As Sammy Davis and Don Rickles stand up to deliver one punchline […]
If you care about an important slice of rock and roll history, pick up tickets for the Zombies’ U.S. tour, which runs from September 30 in Dallas to the final stop at The Fillmore in San Francisco on October 27. […]
Over the last few years, some of the biggest bands in rock history have been celebrating milestone anniversaries. 2012 found The Rolling Stones celebrating 50 years as a band, while The Who followed suit in 2013. Finally, 2015 found the […]
It’s not easy for Elliott Murphy to pick the best concert he has ever seen. “I was born in 1949 and started playing guitar and getting into music when I was 12, so that makes over 50 years of historic […]
Rod MacDonald says the first concert he attended – Ray Charles & His Orchestra at The Bushnell in Hartford, Connecticut, in 1963 – was the best one he has seen. “I suppose the ones that really open your eyes leave […]
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