Musical Brick Lies Down On Broadway
By Ralph Greco, Jr.
One of the most interesting rock trinkets to come along this year are Lego mini- figures of early-era Genesis from Musical Brick. They are wholly endorsed...
X Marks The Spot: Punk Legends Celebrate 40 Years
Story by Shawn Perry
Photos by Ron Lyon
X, the seminal Los Angeles punk band, have been honored for their four decades of service with a new Grammy Museum exhibit filled...
Africa’s Top Music Festivals
Africa is a continent that vibrates with music all through the year, and has its own distinctive rhythms and sounds. It offers plenty to music lovers, especially the kinds...
Can’t Stand Losing You – Film Review
If you think you have heard every last word on the Police you are wrong. I caught Can’t Stand Losing You, the latest documentary about the band during its...
Woodstock Memories From The Musicians Who Played There
Fifty years after the fact, and we’re still talking about Woodstock. It was on the verge of becoming a major disaster — more people than expected, inaccessible, no parking,...
Getting Frisky At The Whisky’s 50th Anniversary
Story by Shawn Perry
Photos by Ron Lyon
Hard to believe the Whisky a Go Go has been around for 50 years. I first ventured into the club in the...
Kate Bush: On Top Of The World Looking Over The Edge
By Ira Kantor
Will Stranger Things ensure Kate Bush’s future enshrinement into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame?
Months ago, this question didn’t exist. Then word came that the hit Netflix...
Kind Of Blue For The Ages: A Miles Davis Musical Milestone
By Shawn Perry
Miles Davis' Kind Of Blue was recorded in the spring of 1959, over two sessions — one on March 2 and the other on April 22. I...
‘Will You Tell Me What The Hell You Sitting On Your Asses Fer!’ (Celebrating...
By Ira Kantor
On July 12, 1979, “Disco Demolition Night” was held at Comiskey Park in Chicago. The attending throngs (not just White Sox fans) made sure to bring their...
Ultimate Jam Night: The Sunset Strip’s Last Refuge For Rock & Roll
Story by Shawn Perry
Photos by Alex Kluft & Ron Lyon
The Sunset Strip in Hollywood is a different place than it was in the 20th Century. London Fog is gone....
