YOU’VE GOT MUMPS: THE RETURN OF LANCE LOUD & KRISTIAN HOFFMAN
Kristian Hoffman and Lance Loud were best pals at Santa Barbara High School, bonding over a shared love...
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‘NATURE BOY’: THE MYSTERIOUS LIFE AND WORK OF EDEN AHBEZ
Brian Chidester, writer, historian, filmmaker and one-time Beach Boys’ archivist, has kept the flame burning for George A....
‘MOTHER’: WHEN JOHN LENNON SCREAMED FOR JULIA
On Plastic Ono Band, the debut album by his post-Beatles group, John Lennon bared his soul and relocated...
LET’S HELP HOWIE!
Howie Pyro needs no introduction but he sure needs your help. Medical bills are staring him in the...
EARL SLICK: SIDEMAN AND SOLO ARTIST
When guitarist Mick Ronson left David Bowie’s band, Earl Slick was summoned to fill that role, as best...
ELLEN FOLEY: BRINGING NEW MEANING TO THE WORD ‘VERSATILE’
Ellen Foley might have the most eclectic resume in rock ‘n’ roll. She’s not just a solo artist...
BUCK OWENS: THE COUNTRY LINK TO CALIFORNIA TWANG
Buck Owens (1929-2006), legendary singer, guitarist and country music entertainer, has never really gotten his due as an...
LABELLE: THE TRIO THAT BROKE ALL THE MOLDS
Labelle, the trio of Patti LaBelle, Nona Hendryx and Sarah Dash, turned the music world on its head,...
MARTIN BARRE STANDS UP: JETHRO TULL AND BEYOND
For an impressive span of over five decades, Martin Barre and Ian Anderson were the two constant presences...
SONNY VINCENT: AN ORIGINAL PUNK SPIRIT, STILL INTACT
As a teen runaway on the streets of New York, Sonny Vincent drifted to the kindred spirits in...
IT’S THE TIME OF THE SEASON FOR COLIN BLUNSTONE & THE ZOMBIES
The Zombies were part of the first British Invasion, along with the Beatles, the Stones, et al. What...
SHE WALKS IN BEAUTY: WHY MARIANNE FAITHFULL MATTERS
Marianne Faithfull has had a long, fascinating career since her days as the ‘It Girl’ of the Swingin’...
LOU REED AND VACLAV HAVEL, 1990: WHEN THE VU FUELED THE VELVET REVOLUTION
Lou Reed visited Czechoslovakia in 1990, months after the country was freed from Soviet rule. The writer and...
VONG CO: GUITAR SOUNDS FROM VIETNAM TO THE U.S.
After the Vietnam War, refugees from Southeast Asia began making their way to the U.S. These new citizens...