HOW SWEET TO BE NEIL INNES (RIP)
Neil Innes, one of the true gentlemen of rock & roll, died at the end of 2019. A...
R.I.P.
MILES DAVIS: A CONCERTO OF CONVERSATION WITH DAVID AMRAM
The public saw one Miles Davis (1926-1991) but his fellow musicians caught rare glimpses of the real person....
THEE BIRD MAN: RIC OCASEK
Ever since Ric Ocasek died two months ago (on Sept. 15), Bebe Buell has been trying to process...
THE DEATH OF COUNTRY DICK MONTANA & THE BALLAD OF DAN MCLAIN
Once described as ‘half Waylon and half Johnny Rotten,’ Dan McLain was a mortal drummer from San Diego...
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,...
DR. JOHN: THE DOCTOR IS– FOREVER– IN
Malcolm John Rebennack, November 20, 1941 – June 6, 2019. Christine Ohlman, the “Beehive Queen,” pays tribute to...
AL GOLDSTEIN: THE RISE AND FALL OF A NEW YORK JEW
Al Goldstein co-founded Screw in 1968, calling his magazine “the Consumer Reports of sex” and then spent half...
WORD JAZZ: THE MAGIC VOICE OF KEN NORDINE
Though often associated with the Beat Generation, Ken Nordine operated on his own wavelength, part absurdist humor, part...
KENNETH PITT: THE ARCHITECT WHO TURNED DAVID JONES INTO DAVID BOWIE
Bowie’s first manager was an old school, former publicist for Sinatra, Ellington, Jerry Lee Lewis and Manfred Mann,...
THE LATE GREAT JOHNNY ACE
Johnny Ace died at 25, allegedly during a game of Russian Roulette. The legend of his death not...
TOM WOLFE: A TRIBUTE
Tom Wolfe forged a place in our collective consciousness for car enthusiasts, hippies, pilots, surfers, strippers and the monied...
MARK E. SMITH: RENEGADE
The late Fall singer Mark E. Smith held nothing back in his autobiography, Renegade My boyfriend rang me...
GUT TERK: THE COOLEST OF THE COOL
Gut Terk – the legendary outlaw biker, Merry Prankster, Blue Cheer manager, poster and album cover artist and...
REMEMBERING FORMER ’60S TEEN IDOL FRANCE GALL
The French yé-yé singer died on January 7, 2018, after an illustrious career that included collaborations with Serge...