WHEN AIM MET THE SLA: STARRING DENNIS BANKS AND PATTY HEARST
Patty Hearst’s kidnapping riveted the nation like few others in the 1970s. Equally riveting, but far less covered,...
1970’s
1970’s
ARTHUR BROWN’S CRAZY WORLD: TIME HAS COME FOR KINGDOM COME
Arthur Brown, after announcing to the world, in 1969, “I am the god of hellfire…,” climbed the charts...
XTC’S COLIN MOULDING STILL MAKING PLANS FOR NIGEL (AND HIMSELF)
Colin Moulding and Andy Partridge formed the nucleus of XTC, the post-punk band who seemed to corner the...
DAVE ALVIN IS STILL BLASTING: ‘IF CHARLES BUKOWSKI OR RAYMOND CHANDLER HAD A BAND’
In 1979, Dave and Phil Alvin formed the Blasters, a band that grew out of their love of...
KICKING ASH: FRANK SECICH OF BLUE ASH AND DEAD BOYS, REVISITS HIS POWER POP ROOTS
Signed to Mercury the same time as the New York Dolls, Ohio-based Blue Ash was part of a...
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...
JACK CASADY: THE BASS MAN SPEAKETH
One of the most distinctive bass players in rock history, Jack Casady came to prominence with Jefferson Airplane,...
THE BIRTH OF GONZO AT THE KENTUCKY DERBY
Hunter S. Thompson became a known quantity with the publication of Hell’s Angels (1967), but it wasn’t until...
EXHUMED: BEFORE BLACK FLAG, THERE WAS WURM
Founding WURM member and Black Flag bassist Chuck Dukowski talks to Eric Davidson about the California punk rock...
SONNY CURTIS: HE FOUGHT THE LAW AND HE WON
Sonny Curtis grew up with Buddy Holly, played in the Crickets and shaped the future of rock &...
IN THE VAN WITH MISS PAMELA: A WILD RIDE DOWN SUNSET STRIP AND LAUREL CANYON
Pamela des Barres takes you on a history-filled jaunt, co-starring Jim Morrison, Keith Moon, Led Zeppelin, Don Johnson,...
FATHER YOD: WAR HERO, BANK ROBBER, POLYGAMIST CULT LEADER AND PSYCHEDELIC RECORDING ARTIST!
Only in LA, it seems, could a former US Marine, World War II hero and alleged bankrobber, transform...
SWEETHEART OF THE RODEO: GRAM PARSONS
First spotted at the premiere of the Beatles’ Yellow Submarine, Gram Parsons – the new Byrd, then Flying...
GLITTER MANIA AT THE RAINBOW FOR ELTON JOHN’S BIRTHDAY, 1974
Set the Wayback Machine for the Sunset Strip in 1974, at a decadent rock ‘n’ roll palace during...