THEE BIRD MAN: RIC OCASEK
Ever since Ric Ocasek died two months ago (on Sept. 15), Bebe Buell has been trying to process...
Musicians
LHASA DE SELA MATTERS
Beautiful but uncategorizable music flowed through Lhasa de Sela (1972-2010), whose itinerant, off-the-grid childhood with spiritually-inclined parents allowed...
LYDIA LUNCH: PATHOLOGICAL TRUTH TELLER
After 42 years of performance art, music, photography and so much more, Lydia Lunch has seemingly put it...
FROM MINUTEMEN TO MISSINGMEN: MIKE WATT AND FRIENDS CARRY ON
Mike Watt is the Dale Carnegie of rock & roll. He has made more friends and influenced more...
THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO BLIND JOE DEATH: JOHN FAHEY IN FOUR MOVEMENTS
John Fahey (1939-2001) was one of the most original composer/guitarists of the late 20th century and yet he...
BRIAN WILSON & THE ZOMBIES: GREATS FROM ’68
Despite recent medical setbacks, Brian Wilson has returned to the road, with a stellar band (that includes Al...
THE FOREVER CHANGES OF ARTHUR LEE & LOVE
Love were poised to be bigger than their Elektra label mates—and friendly Sunset Strip rivals—the Doors, but trouble...
MARTIN ATKINS: BREAKING OUT OF PIL’S METAL BOX
Joining Public Image Ltd during the making of Metal Box, drummer Martin Atkins stayed through three albums and...
SUNSHINE SUPERMAN: THE TRANSFORMATION OF DONOVAN LEITCH
In 1966, a Scottish folkie with beatnik affectations suddenly morphed into a pop music pioneer, segueing from “Catch...
PAT IRWIN: SHARING JOY WITH THE B-52’S, RAYBEATS, 8 EYED SPY AND BEYOND
A founding member of The Raybeats and 8 Eyed Spy, Pat Irwin had his roots in jazz and...
ROGER MCGUINN: A NOTORIOUS BYRD BROTHER FINDS PEACE
Roger McGuinn, as a founding member and guiding force of The Byrds, had a huge impact on rock...
WHO WAS NILSSON? HARRY’S MYSTERIOUS EARLY YEARS
Even while catching the ears of the Beatles, who cited him as their favorite American artist, and pitching...
THE TOP TEN MOST SHOCKING, BIZARRE, AND HISTORIC DEATHS OF ROCK & ROLL DRUMMERS ONSTAGE
One of the key jokes in Spinal Tap is the long line of drummers who met unfortunate ends,...
MR. TAMBOURINE MAN: BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE’S JOEL GION TELLS ALL
Brian Jonestown Massacre mainstay and longtime partner in musical crime with BJM’s visionary leader Anton Newcombe, Joel Gion...