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WHAT WAS THE FIRST ROCK & ROLL RECORD? DEKE DICKERSON SAYS IT’S ‘ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK’

Deke Dickerson·June 14, 2019

In Part 1, Deke Dickerson lays out his belief that the template of Rock & Roll was forged by the jumping Rhythm and Blues combo The Treniers in the early 1950s. That magic spark happened in the seaside resort town Wildwood, New Jersey,...

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EVERYTHING YOU KNOW IS WRONG: ROCK & ROLL WAS INVENTED IN WILDWOOD, NEW JERSEY! – BY DEKE DICKERSON

Deke Dickerson·June 12, 2019

Deke Dickerson charts the birth of Rock & Roll music—as we know it—to the early 1950s, and a little seaside resort town called Wildwood, New Jersey. Long before Elvis stepped inside Sun Studio, Dickerson says it was a criminally underrated...

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JACK CASADY: THE BASS MAN SPEAKETH

Benito Vila·June 11, 2019

One of the most distinctive bass players in rock history, Jack Casady came to prominence with Jefferson Airplane, but his resume stretches back to Little Anthony & the Imperials and forward to Danny Gatton, David Crosby, Warren Zevon and a...

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THE THIRD RESURRECTION OF DAVID BOWIE: BUILDING TIN MACHINE

Barry Walsh·June 10, 2019

When David Bowie found himself in a creative funk in the wake of the disappointing album Never Let Me Down, he built himself a machine. The Tin Machine. The parts were Reeves Gabrels and Kevin Armstrong on guitars, and Soupy Sales’...

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BEST (AND WORST) SUPPORTING ROCKERS

Crispin Kott·June 7, 2019

Rock stars turn up in the unlikeliest of places, even on the silver screen. While some musicians have taken to acting as more than just a part-time gig, others dip their toes in the water with varying degrees of critical...

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SEASON OF THE WITCH: WHEN AN AMERICAN RESHAPED BRITISH POP MUSIC

Richie Unterberger·June 6, 2019

Promoter/producer/club owner Joe Boyd, with his production company Witchseason, introduced the world to some enduring artists in its time (1967-70): Fairport Convention, the Incredible String Band, Nick Drake, Vashti Bunyan. He also produced Pink Floyd’s first single and co-founded the...

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MU TUNC: THE DIRECTOR OF TURKEY’S FIRST PUNK MOVIE. OR, THE FALL OF EASTERN CIVILIZATION

Burt Kearns·June 5, 2019

Filmmaker Mu Tunc describes his film, Arada, as “Liquid Sky meets The Decline of Western Civilization,” which, of course, automatically makes it worthy of attention. Mu Tunc will present his film at the Museum of Arts and Design’s “Too Fast...

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AL GOLDSTEIN: THE RISE AND FALL OF A NEW YORK JEW

Larry Ratso Sloman·June 4, 2019

Al Goldstein co-founded Screw in 1968, calling his magazine “the Consumer Reports of sex” and then spent half a century battling the forces of American puritanism. Despite the raunchiness of his publication, Goldstein was unafraid to take on everyone from...

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EDDY GRANT’S RINGBANG TIME

Robert Gourley·June 3, 2019

Eddy Grant has traveled many roads since his best-known hit “Electric Avenue.” Growing up in Guyana, he was influenced by the Mighty Sparrow and calypso but, after his family moved to the UK, he was blindsided by Chuck Berry, the...

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UNKNOWN PLEASURES: JOY DIVISION’S MASTERPIECE AT 40

David Chiu·May 30, 2019

The Manchester quartet navigated the post-punk waters on their own, self-releasing an EP and then giving the world what is now considered a classic album, Unknown Pleasures, in 1979. Peter Hook, Joy Division’s bassist, and Jon Savage, author of new...

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BUST AN ATTITUDE: THE MAGAZINE THAT IS FIERCE, FUNNY, AND PROUD TO BE FEMALE

Amy Haben·May 29, 2019

As the groundbreaking women’s lifestyle magazine and website enter their 26th year, the nation lurches toward some dystopian sexist right-wing fantasy. Happily, the same hip, humorous and honest spirit that has kept BUST going still prevails. PKM’s Amy Haben speaks...

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TAV FALCO: UTOPIAN ANARCHIST IN CUBAN HEELS

Todd McGovern·May 29, 2019

Tav Falco is a musician, photographer, filmmaker, and writer, who has led the psychedelic rock group Panther Burns since 1979. Todd McGovern talks to Tav about his new album Cabaret Of Daggers, growing up in rural Arkansas, Memphis’ cultural underground, his work in film, and much more....

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BOSTON’S NERVOUS EATERS ARE STILL HUNGRY

Eric Davidson·May 28, 2019

Coming out of the pre-punk Boston rock & roll scene, Nervous Eaters were as tight and professional as any working band around, with links to Willie “Boom Boom” Alexander and legendary blues harp player Tony Cagnina and regular gigs at...

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WORD JAZZ: THE MAGIC VOICE OF KEN NORDINE

Michael Shelley·May 27, 2019

Though often associated with the Beat Generation, Ken Nordine operated on his own wavelength, part absurdist humor, part poetry, part jazz. His real gift was that mellifluous voice, heard on a weekly radio program for more than 40 years, on...

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Jack Kerouac based his muse/lover “Mardou Fox” in The Subterraneans on Alene Lee, a mixed race (Black/Cherokee) bohemian writer and intellectual who was a part of the NYC Beat circle of Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, Gregory Corso and Lucien Carr. Despite her intimate connection to these writers, the real Alene Lee is nowhere to be found in most accounts and biographies—partly due to her own reticence to speak. Erika Blair did some digging and presents a more rounded portrait of this fascinating woman. Read more!

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