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TIM BUCKLEY: GOODBYE AND HELLO ALL OVER AGAIN

Valerie Simadis·December 19, 2017

Previously unreleased recordings will fill you with joy over the music’s beauty, and sadness over the early loss of this troubadour For anyone who missed him the first time around, 2016 and 2017 have been great years to catch up...

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REGARDING HIBISCUS, THE FLOWER POWER MAN

Robert Heide·December 18, 2017

Warhol associate and playwright Robert Heide recalls Hibiscus, an icon of gay culture By Robert Heide In the late 1960s, the Beatles released two songs that became prominent, era-defining hits, one expressing the desire for revolution (“we all want to change...

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HOW THE #METOO MOVEMENT CAN CHANGE MUSIC HISTORY

Mary Karmelek·December 14, 2017

It’s impossible to measure the lost potential of the talented women whose music careers were cut short due to harassment, exploitation, and sexism. The #MeToo movement could help change that for future generations. In a lot of ways, 2017 has...

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THE SHEER JOY OF MOONDOG

Benny Munday·December 13, 2017

The blind ‘Viking’ from Kansas influenced Tom Waits, Frank Zappa, Laurie Anderson and Steve Reich, and his studio experiments also blazed a trail for hip hop and punk Did you ever sit in your bedroom as a child and become...

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I WANT TO LIVE!: TONYA HARDING MEETS BARBARA GRAHAM

Alan Bisbort·December 12, 2017

Tonya Harding never won an Olympic medal and Barbara Graham was snuffed in the gas chamber at San Quentin but both women knew one of America’s darkest secrets I don’t know why—or maybe I do—but the recent dramatized biopic about...

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DANNY FIELDS RECALLS: DAVID CASSIDY’S (Very Bad) NIGHT-TO-REMEMBER

Danny Fields·December 11, 2017

At 24, the former teen idol wanted to grow, but then the White City tragedy happened. At a show of 30,000+ fans, panic and pandemonium resulted in over 800 people requiring medical attention and led to the death of a...

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JOHNNY THUNDERS RETURNS, WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM HIS FRIENDS

Amy Haben·December 11, 2017

L.A.M.F. tour with members of the Sex Pistols, Social Distortion, Blondie and The Heartbreakers! “We don’t even know if we are going to be called the Heartbreakers because there is a new band… I don’t know if they are new…...

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WHAT REALLY HAPPENED THE NIGHT JIM MORRISON WAS ARRESTED ON STAGE 50 YEARS AGO?

Alan Bisbort·December 8, 2017

50 years ago, The Doors’ singer was maced backstage by the cops and then arrested while performing – we take a look at the events that led to the arrest, including new details that have come to light The reasons,...

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DEE DEE RAMONE – PORTRAIT OF A PUNK!

Legs McNeil·December 6, 2017

In 1989, just after he left the Ramones, Dee Dee Ramone called his old friend Legs McNeil and went off for 10 hours. In these excerpts Dee Dee talks about his childhood in Germany, discovering drugs, getting arrested for armed...

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COSMIC THING: AN INTERVIEW WITH CINDY WILSON OF THE B-52’s

Valerie Simadis·December 5, 2017

Cindy Wilson talks about the early days of the B-52’s and playing with her late brother Ricky Wilson, the band’s 40th Anniversary tour, and her new album Change. Forty years have passed since the B-52’s declared themselves a band at...

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THE MC5 AND JOHN SINCLAIR: THE ROCK & ROLL REVOLUTION BEGAN IN DETROIT

Benny Munday·December 4, 2017

The story of Detroit’s White Panther movement, the MC5, the F.B.I., and how John Lennon helped free leader John Sinclair By Benjamin Munday As difficult as it is to believe from walking the mean and mostly deserted streets of Detroit...

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NEW BOMB TURKS KEEP THEIR PUNK FLAG FLYING

Amanda Sheppard·November 30, 2017

Founding member Eric Davidson talks about his book We Never Learn, the Cleveland scene and his 20+ years playing in New Bomb Turks This has been quite a busy year for Eric Davidson and his band, New Bomb Turks. Formed...

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IN RIOT DAYS, PUSSY RIOT SHOWS US THAT PUNK IS JUST ANOTHER WORD FOR PROTEST

Mary Karmelek·November 29, 2017

Maria Alyokhina’s Riot Days bears witness to the hardships endured by those who dare oppose the ruling powers, and reminds us that music does have the power to shake up the status quo. By Mary Karmelek “Riot is always a...

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AND NOW A FEW MINUTES WITH ROCK & ROLL FRED! (OUR FAVORITE POSTMASTER)

Legs McNeil·November 28, 2017

Fred on meeting AC/DC!...

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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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TIM BUCKLEY: GOODBYE AND HELLO ALL OVER AGAIN

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