The public saw one Miles Davis (1926-1991) but his fellow musicians caught rare glimpses of the real person. David Amram, composer, musician and raconteur, stay...
Ever since Ric Ocasek died two months ago (on Sept. 15), Bebe Buell has been trying to process the loss of one of her dearest friends and the guiding force of h...
Once described as ‘half Waylon and half Johnny Rotten,’ Dan McLain was a mortal drummer from San Diego who transformed himself into Country Dick Montana, drivin...
One of the key jokes in Spinal Tap is the long line of drummers who met unfortunate ends, including three who died onstage. That death march of the timekeepers ...
Malcolm John Rebennack, November 20, 1941 - June 6, 2019. Christine Ohlman, the “Beehive Queen,” pays tribute to her friend, Dr. John, who transcends the usual ...
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 puritani...
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 th...
Bowie’s first manager was an old school, former publicist for Sinatra, Ellington, Jerry Lee Lewis and Manfred Mann, but he was also a gentleman who provided his...
Johnny Ace died at 25, allegedly during a game of Russian Roulette. The legend of his death not only obscures his talent but is built upon a misreading of what ...
Tom Wolfe forged a place in our collective consciousness for car enthusiasts, hippies, pilots, surfers, strippers and the monied elite, and helped make tho...
The late Fall singer Mark E. Smith held nothing back in his autobiography, Renegade
My boyfriend rang me one afternoon in January, saying, “Did you hear the ne...
Gut Terk - the legendary outlaw biker, Merry Prankster, Blue Cheer manager, poster and album cover artist and Acid Test graduate now rides in paradise
Allan “G...
The French yé-yé singer died on January 7, 2018, after an illustrious career that included collaborations with Serge Gainsbourg, Michel Berger and Elton John
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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 peop...
