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HURRAY FOR THE RIFF RAFF’S ALYNDA SEGARRA TRACES HER ROOTS

Todd McGovern·August 15, 2017

From the Bronx to the Lower East Side, San Francisco to New Orleans, Alynda Segarra sings for the displaced and the dispossessed. What constitutes “punk” or “punk rock” in 2017? Is it found in the DIY ethos of releasing your...

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THE DAY DAVID BOWIE TURNED DJ FOR THE BBC

Todd McGovern·August 14, 2017

Listen to David Bowie’s playlist from a 1979 stint as DJ on the BBC! “Hello. This is David Bowie. It’s a bit gray out today. And I’ve got some Perrier water and I’ve got a bunch of records.” Thus starts...

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THE BEAT GENERATION WAS NOT JUST A BOYS’ CLUB

Alan Bisbort·August 10, 2017

Allen Ginsberg likened the Beat Generation to a “boy gang,” yet there were a number of strong women, including Joan Burroughs, Carolyn Cassady, Ann Charters, and Diane di Prima, who traveled in Beat circles whose influence cannot be ignored Over...

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WHAM-O SPELLS FUN: CLASSIC TOYS FROM THE 60S

Todd McGovern·August 9, 2017

Frisbee, Super Balls, Slip-n-Slide, Super Elastic Bubble Plastic! How many Wham-O toys did you have? Their products and marketing captured the imagination of a generation, a zany touchstone to that heady decade known as “The Sixties.” Quintessentially Californian, Wham-O and...

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THE MELVINS: THE COLOSSUS OF DESTINY

Amy Haben·August 9, 2017

The Colossus of Destiny: A Melvins Tale is an entertaining documentary that spans the 33 year journey of the rule-breaking, highly influential band “Melvins… Do they have a peer? Who’s their peer? Kinda don’t have one.” – Josh Homme Beloved...

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GLEN CAMPBELL, GUITAR MAN

Alan Bisbort·August 9, 2017

Glen Campbell (1936-2017), a great guitarist, member of The Wrecking Crew, and an almost Beach Boy says goodbye Glen Campbell, who died yesterday at 81, must have had more arms than one of those Hindu deities. Consider this: In 1963,...

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RANDY NEWMAN AND THE ACT OF SONGWRITING

Todd McGovern·August 8, 2017

Randy Newman is a raconteur of the first order. He sings in the voices of his characters, which can sometimes get him into trouble with less than discerning audiences. He writes songs with beautiful melodies and sings them in the...

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JELLO BIAFRA TALKS H. R. GIGER, THE RAMONES AND THE MELVINS

Legs McNeil·August 7, 2017

Jello Biafra of the Dead Kennedys talks to Legs McNeil about the JonBenét Ramsey murder, meeting H. R. Giger, seeing the Ramones for the first time and making an album with the Melvins Sunday, August 6th marked the birthday of JonBenét Ramsey,...

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A LOOK BACK AT THE 1970 GOOSE LAKE INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL!

Todd McGovern·August 4, 2017

The Stooges, MC5, Bob Seger, The Faces, Jethro Tull and Chicago all played at the Goose Lake International Music Festival in Jackson County, Michigan, about 40 miles west of Ann Arbor. Billed as a better-equipped version of Woodstock (which was...

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THE MOTOR CITY IS BURNING: DETROIT 1967

Todd McGovern·August 3, 2017

A look back at the racial tension that exploded in Detroit fifty years ago…and a selection of songs inspired by the 1967 uprising. ri·ot: A noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a...

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Daniel Johnston Announces His Final Tour

Todd McGovern·August 1, 2017

Daniel Johnston, the Texas-based lo-fi musician and visual artist, announces his final tour, backed by Built to Spill, Jeff Tweedy and more. Photos of Kurt Cobain wearing the “Hi, How Are You: The Unfinished Album” t-shirt under an unbuttoned long-sleeve shirt....

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Sam Shepard Dead At 73

Todd McGovern·July 31, 2017

Sam Shepard, who won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1979 for his play, Buried Child, died last week at his home in Kentucky. His death, from complications of ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, was announced today in The...

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SEX PISTOLS AND BEYOND: A CHAT WITH GLEN MATLOCK

Amy Haben·July 31, 2017

Amy Haben sits down with Glen Matlock, the Sex Pistols’ original bassist, to discuss the band’s early days, and his post-Pistols life playing with Iggy Pop, Johnny Thunders, Clem Burke, Zak Starkey and many more! I’ve had the pleasure of...

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AN INTERVIEW WITH LEGENDARY RECORD A&R MAN MICHAEL ALAGO

Todd McGovern·July 28, 2017

Legendary record A&R man Michael Alago, who helped introduce the world to Metallica and worked with White Zombie, Nina Simone, Cyndi Lauper and John Lydon, talks with Todd McGovern about the release of a new documentary film about his life. In an...

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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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