“I Saw A Werewolf Drinking A Pina Colada At Trader Vics…His Hair Was Perfect” Thanks to Chet Phillips for this terrific image! Time to celebrate the Author of one of music’s most iconic lines – let’s hear it for Warren… Read More ›
Classic Rock
“McCartney II!” Paul McCartney’s Experimental Masterpiece! The Secret Stories Of “McCartney II”!!
McCartney’s “Secret” Masterpiece! Based on these photos, Paul McCartney was in a playful mood when he returned to his solo career in 1980 – after many years recording with his band Wings – and from these recording sessions he created… Read More ›
Best 2015 Holiday Gift Ideas! Food! Family! Travel! “IT” Girls! Runaways! Five Great Memoirs As Holiday Gifts!
Looking For A Great Book? It can be daunting to stare down stacks and stacks – er, I mean page after page of online choices…so here are five terrific books to give as holiday gifts! “Eve’s Hollywood!” In the swinging… Read More ›
Rock’s Forgotten Supergroup! Beatles! Bob Dylan! ELO! Tom Petty! Secrets Of “The Traveling Wilburys”!
What A Supergroup! George Harrison! Bob Dylan! Tom Petty! Roy Orbison! Jeff Lynne! Time to remember the greatness of The Traveling Wilburys! This strangely forgotten footnote in music was actually a terrific celebration of music, a band consisting of Bob… Read More ›
Janis Joplin! “Little Girl Blue” Documentary! Rock’s Greatest Voice!
Fans of classic rock icons, have I got a treat for you! It’s time to celebrate one of music’s greatest talents – the legendary Janis Joplin! First, listen to this amazing rendition of “Little Girl Blue” on Tom Jones’s TV… Read More ›
Todd Rundgren Is “The Individualist!” Todd’s “No World Order!” “TR-i” – Todd Gets Interactive!
The Musical Path Of Todd Rundgren! OK, you all know that I am a fan of Todd Rundgren – and you should be too! Here is Todd circa 1974, from the cover of his brilliant double album “Todd”, which included… Read More ›
Celebrating “Woodstock”! 3 Days Of Pop Culture Magic! The Music! The Nudity! The Brown Acid!
“Three Days Of Peace And Music” That Changed Pop Culture Forever! It is the world’s most iconic music festival of all time: Woodstock – the 1969 concert that changed pop culture – and music – forever… This is one of… Read More ›
Paul McCartney’s “Press To Play” Disaster! A Critical Re-examination!
“My Body Needs Attention My Mind Is In A Mess, Oklahoma Was Never Like This.” 30 years ago, Paul and Linda released this album… Those Lyrics Say It All! “Oklahoma was never like this” – OK then! And look at… Read More ›
The Sex Life Of A 70’s “IT” Girl! Wild Eve Babitz Memoir Of Hollywood Excess! The Beatles’ “Best Girl!”
“Eve Babitz is a little like Madame de Sevigne, that inveterate letter-writer of Louis XIV’s time, transposed to the Chateau Marmont in the late 20th-Century–lunching, chatting, dressing, loving and crying in Hollywood, that latter-day Versailles.” –Mollie Gregory, L.A. Times This… Read More ›
Paul McCartney’s “Back To The Egg!” The All-Star “Rockestra” Band! A Musical Farewell To Wings!
“Back To The WHAT?” If you aren’t familiar with Paul McCartney’s last Wings album, you aren’t alone! “Back To The Egg” was one of McCartney’s least successful albums ever, and led to the demise of Wings once and for all…too… Read More ›
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