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Iggy Pop, Bare & Real: A Photographic Portrait by Paul McAlpine

Eric DavidsonApril 24, 2019

As a preteen in Boston, Paul McAlpine was taking his camera to rock shows; by 1977, he went on tour with Iggy Pop and continued snapping him through the Blah Blah Blah tour in 1986. Those shots are featured in his recently-published book, Iggy Pop: ...

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Zapped by Absurdity: Paul Krassner Can’t Stop Now

Benito VilaApril 23, 2019

One of the forefathers of underground culture and Free Speech advocate extraordinaire (who turned 87 on April 9), Krassner has a new book, Zapped by the God of Absurdity (Fantagraphics), that takes aim at the Age of Donald Trump. Counterculture ...

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Newly Released Bowie Demos Reveal a Never-Before-Heard “Space Oddity” and More

Richie UnterbergerApril 22, 2019

A previously unreleased batch of demos from the late 1960s reveals David Bowie groping toward the sound, vision and alter egos he would later assume, and then mine, during his days as a superstar. Rock scholar Richie Unterberger deconstructs these e...

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Bernard Fowler: 20 Feet From Jagger

Robert GourleyApril 18, 2019

After 30 years of vocal work with The Rolling Stones, Bernard Fowler is releasing an album of his unique interpretations of some of the band’s back catalog. He talks with Bob Gourley about his time with the Stones, his work with the ‘Bowie Celeb...

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Linda Gail Lewis: The Killer’s Little Sister Gets Her Own Groove

Michael ShelleyApril 17, 2019

She was driving a car at 11, married (for the first of 8 times) by 14 and joined her brother Jerry Lee Lewis on tour as a teen. She flirted with ‘60s pop stardom after recording a hit duet album with Jerry Lee but remained part of his touring group ...

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THE NEW GUYS: ROCK & ROLL REPLACEMENTS THAT WORKED

Darren PaltrowitzApril 16, 2019

Often a new band member replacing an original player has, despite fans’ worst fears, actually turned out for the better (think: Ringo Starr for Pete Best). Here are 12 other examples of happy endings, from AC/DC to the Sex Pistols. In this era of “...

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STANLEY DORFMAN: TOP OF THE POPS AND BEYOND

Amy HabenApril 15, 2019

The driving force behind the UK’s influential Top of the Pops (aka TOTP) TV program during its mid-1960s heyday, Stanley Dorfman relocated to the U.S. where he directed In Concert and made a ton of famous friends, including John and Yoko, Harry Nils...

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EXITING ALTAMONT, ENTERING SUBURBIA: THE PHOTOGRAPHY OF BILL OWENS

Gregory DaurerApril 11, 2019

He viewed the mayhem of the 1969 Altamont concert from high up on a light tower and left before the Stones hit the stage, but by then Bill Owens had already captured the vibe of the event in some iconic photographs. After that, he turned his humane a...

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Lost and Found: Roy Harper

Alan BisbortApril 10, 2019

In the best of all possible worlds, a man who has made music with the likes of Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, The Nice, Paul McCartney, Ian Anderson, Peter Townshend, Keith Moon, Ronnie Lane, Chris Spedding, Alvin Lee and Kate Bush would need no introduct...

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Mariann Marlowe: A Living Legend in the East Village

Larry BaumhorApril 9, 2019

The owner of the first punk rock boutique in New York is still making a go of it with Enz’s boutique. She talks to Larry Baumhor about the changing scenes of New York and London, as well as longtime customers like Willy DeVille, Cherry Vanilla, Lou R...

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Boom: The Second Coming of The Sonics

Amanda SheppardApril 8, 2019

A new documentary on legendary band The Sonics by Jordan Albertsen opens a window on the rich and influential legacy of garage rock in the Pacific Northwest, and the role of visionary label owner and manager Buck Ormsby in shaping that sound. A sound...

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MANSON: THE LOST VACAVILLE TAPES

PKM EditorApril 5, 2019

Before he was the hippie antichrist, Manson was just another music industry hanger-on in L.A., friend of the Beach Boys, Neil Young and others. After his infamy, he continued to write and record his songs in prison, including these tapes in 1983, wh...

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DAVID GODLIS: THE STREET PHOTOGRAPHER AT CBGB

Eric DavidsonApril 4, 2019

Because he brought a street photographer’s eye to the party, Godlis captured New York’s early punk scene at its most raw and humane. His shots of the CBGB scene are some of the most interesting on record, but Godlis continued to pursue his street pho...

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Peter Fonda and Jack Nicholson in Easy Rider

WHO WROTE EASY RIDER?

Alan BisbortApril 3, 2019

On the 50th anniversary of the groundbreaking film, which made a star of Jack Nicholson, rekindled the careers of Dennis Hopper and Peter Fonda, and proved again that Terry Southern was the catalyst that made this cinematic experiment work, it is abo...

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Shelly Kornpett, DDS on THE NEW GUYS: ROCK & ROLL REPLACEMENTS THAT WORKEDRon Wood was a member of Faces, he was not a member of the Small Faces.
Karl Lohninger on STANLEY DORFMAN: TOP OF THE POPS AND BEYONDGustave Klimt as well as Schiele were both from Austria, not Germany! He should know that ;-)
William K on Mariann Marlowe: A Living Legend in the East VillageI'll definitely go to Enz next time I'm in town and I love Marianne too. Woke up this morning with a song in my head: years ago some fellows and myself would deejay occasionally on a sunday night in town. My meagre record collection (vinyl, yes, it was that long
william fretz on Mariann Marlowe: A Living Legend in the East VillageWhat a refreshing half hour away from the political BS of the day. As a group shop antique dealer in the early middle sixties we found that the dealers in the Village loved what we had to offer, so we took a Saturday and went to the village dropping off

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Iggy Pop, Bare & Real: A Photographic Portrait by Paul McAlpine

Zapped by Absurdity: Paul Krassner Can’t Stop Now

Newly Released Bowie Demos Reveal a Never-Before-Heard “Space Oddity” and More

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Iggy Pop, Bare & Real: A Photographic Portrait by Paul McAlpine

Zapped by Absurdity: Paul Krassner Can’t Stop Now

Newly Released Bowie Demos Reveal a Never-Before-Heard “Space Oddity” and More

Bernard Fowler: 20 Feet From Jagger

Linda Gail Lewis: The Killer’s Little Sister Gets Her Own Groove

THE NEW GUYS: ROCK & ROLL REPLACEMENTS THAT WORKED

STANLEY DORFMAN: TOP OF THE POPS AND BEYOND

EXITING ALTAMONT, ENTERING SUBURBIA: THE PHOTOGRAPHY OF BILL OWENS

Lost and Found: Roy Harper

Mariann Marlowe: A Living Legend in the East Village

Boom: The Second Coming of The Sonics

MANSON: THE LOST VACAVILLE TAPES

DAVID GODLIS: THE STREET PHOTOGRAPHER AT CBGB

WHO WROTE EASY RIDER?

Iggy Pop, Bare & Real: A Photographic Portrait by Paul McAlpine

Zapped by Absurdity: Paul Krassner Can’t Stop Now

Newly Released Bowie Demos Reveal a Never-Before-Heard “Space Oddity” and More