LAURA NYRO: THE MIRACULOUS MAGIC OF HER MUSIC
Though Laura Nyro’s songs are familiar to millions of people–through hit versions by Three Dog Night, the 5th...
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REVEREND GARY DAVIS: I AM THE LIGHT OF THIS WORLD
Reverend Gary Davis (1896-1972), guitar virtuoso and folk-blues giant, moved from Durham, N.C. to New York City, where...
ASTOR PIAZZOLLA-THE TANGO ASSASSIN AT 100
The Argentine musical master Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992) was a disrupter, in the manner of Stravinsky, the Dadaists, Bob...
MARISKA VERES: BEYOND ‘VENUS’ AND SHOCKING BLUE
One scene in the miniseries The Queen’s Gambit was all it took to put the Dutch rock band...
ALL THINGS MUST PASS AT 50: GEORGE HARRISON’S INNER LIGHT SHINES ON
When George Harrison released his epic “triple album” on November 27, 1970, Beatle fans worldwide realized the gig...
RICHARD THOMPSON: WHY DON’T THEY KNOW?
The supremely talented guitarist, writer and singer of both grimly funny and beautifully romantic songs, co-founder of Fairport...
BACHIR ATTAR AND THE MASTER MUSICIANS OF JAJOUKA
Though Brian Jones brought world-wide notice to these Moroccan master musicians in the early 1970s, their tradition goes...
SOME LATE WORDS: ALLEN GINSBERG
Musician and writer John Kruth met with Allen Ginsberg two months before the great poet’s death. He was...
VIOLENT FEMMES: NO NORMAL BAND
Born in the wake of a legendarily disruptive high school performance and culminating in a near riot at...
HAL WILLNER, AMERICAN VISIONARY
The coronavirus pandemic has killed thousands of people worldwide, each a tragedy to their friends and families. But...