Frank Simes: Steering The Good Ship ‘Tommy’
Story by Shawn Perry
You have to respect these energetic vintage rockers who don’t want to waste time waiting for other vintage rockers to get their act together and...
Ira Kantor’s Vinyl Confessions: The Sweet Green Icing Of Success ~ In Defense Of...
Photo by Henry Diltz
"You don’t mean to suggest that someone
would criticize ('MacArthur Park')?
I mean, my God! (laughter)"
– Jimmy Webb, March 2018
Based on its compositional structure alone, “MacArthur Park” should...
2015 NAMM Show Photos: Familiar Faces
January 23-24
Anaheim, CA
Photos by Maria Huizinga & Ron Lyon
Amongst the many faces we saw at the 2015 NAMM Show, see if you can, in the following photos, spot Dilana...
2014 NAMM Show Photos: Gear
January 22 - 26
Anaheim, CA
Photos by Maria Younghans, Junkman & Ron Lyon
Keith Emerson Remembered: Unofficial & Official Tributes
By Shawn Perry
Unofficial Tribute: The Show's About To Begin
I don’t believe I’ll get much argument when I say that 2016 has been a banner year for the passing of...
I Want It All: 1975 Interview With Freddie Mercury
By Harvey Kubernik
Actor Rami Malek is the Academy Award-winning recipient in the Best Leading Actor category for his portrayal of Freddie Mercury in the Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody, which...
The Music Festival That’s Changing NASCAR
NASCAR is one of the world’s most popular and best-followed professional sports, with a huge following in the United States. You’ll find that NASCAR is most popular...
The Session Man – Film Review
Rolling Stone magazine might have gotten something right when they called keyboardist Nicky Hopkins the “most important session musician in classic rock.”
Don’t know the name?
Well, even if you are...
The Remains | Ticket To Ride: The Extraordinary Diary Of The Beatles’ Last Tour
By Gary Peterson
OK, I'm glad I waited. Over a week ago, I interviewed singer Barry Tashian— Nashville-based songwriter, former member of the Flying Burrito Brothers, Emmylou Harris' Hot Band,...
The King is Dead… It Ain’t Nice To Wake the Dead
The King in better days...when he was alive!
by Shawn Perry
August 16, 1997 - Twenty years ago, Elvis Aaron Presley stopped breathing and seemingly fell off the throne of his...