Ringo Starr Celebrates His 77th Birthday With New Record, Peace & Love
Story by Shawn Perry
Photos by Erin Scott
On Friday, July 7, 2017, Ringo Starr celebrated his 77th birthday at Capitol Records, the label that helped launched the Beatles in America....
Unsung Hero of Rock and Roll: Marc Rubinstein and The Pig Light Show
By Ralph Greco, Jr.
Marc L. Rubinstein is a musician turned pioneer in liquid and psychedelic light shows of the mid 60s and early 70s. Rubinstein’s Pig Light Show at...
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Eliot Lewis Is On A Crusade With His New Video – Feature Article
By Chris Epting
Eliot Lewis is familiar to many music fans as the longtime keyboard player/ singer both on the popular TV show "Live from Daryl's House" as well as...
‘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...
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...
Revisiting The Black Crowes’ ‘Southern Harmony and Musical Companion’
By Jason Young
In 1992, the Black Crowes had already achieved success by the time their song “Remedy” hit the airwaves. One of the exciting new acts of the early...
Modern Gems For The Vintage Rocker
To quote a very good friend of mine from Indiana, who happens to be white: “Buenos tacos everyone.” Welcome to Modern Gems, a new column on finding those new,...
Slash: Hard Rock, Gibson & Poker
Is there a more iconic figure in rock and roll than the great Slash? Slash or Saul Hudson as he was born in England back in 1965, has always...
Remembering Ric Ocasek: New Wave’s “Magic” Man
By Ira Kantor
He wasn’t sexy or flashy. In fact, he was more praying mantis in look and demeanor. Yet the second Ric Ocasek’s monotonal vocals pronounced the phrase “Let...
