NEVER IDLE IDOL: NIKKI CORVETTE JUST KEEPS ROLLING
Nikki imagined the Corvettes to be the Shangri-meet-The-Ramones—bubblegum punk, for lack of a better term. Her longevity, kindred...
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LOU REED: FREEING THE ROCK & ROLL ANIMAL
When Steve Katz, late of Blood Sweat & Tears and the Blues Project, signed on to produce some...
A RIOT OF THEIR OWN: THE FIRST GENERATION OF FEMALE ROCK BANDS
It didn’t start with the Runaways or the Go-Go’s. 60s bands like Ace of Cups, She, The Girls,...
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 &...
SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL AT 50: THE FILM & ERA-DEFINING SONG BY THE ROLLING STONES
French film director Jean-Luc Godard believed that art was never finished. On the eve of his controversial film’s...
The Day Lemmy Taught Me About Speed
Motörhead’s leader holds forth on the joys of the powder, the dangers of heroin, the need for a...
STRAIGHT OUTTA DETROIT: EARLY BOB SEGER’S HEAVY MUSIC
A reissue of singles from 1966/67 offer the shocking news that, before the Stooges, MC5 and Mitch Ryder,...
PETER ASHER: ONWARD FROM BEATLEMANIA
Renowned producer, manager and musician Peter Asher discusses the early days of Peter and Gordon, his career as...
BACKSTAGE AT CAFE NINE: A PLAY IN ONE ACT, STARRING ROBERT GORDON
Legs McNeil interviews Robert Gordon and Chris Spedding at Cafe Nine just before they play a sold-out show....
THE LONESOME DEATH OF DANNY RAPP: THE FRONT MAN FOR DANNY & THE JUNIORS
Danny Rapp, the man who first sang “Rock and Roll Is Here to Stay” and “At The Hop”...
A ROCK & ROLL TOURIST’S GUIDE TO LOS ANGELES
11 Rock & Metal landmarks to check out when you’re in Los Angeles By Darren Paltrowitz As the...
WHEN GENE CLARK LEFT THE BYRDS’ NEST
Former Byrd Gene Clark died in 1991, but a cache of new material has surfaced that will raise...
BARRY TASHIAN OF BOSTON’S THE REMAINS RECALLS TOURING WITH THE BEATLES IN ’66
Singer, guitarist and main songwriter for the Remains, Boston’s first and finest rock & roll band, recalls the...
BP FALLON: A ROCK ‘N’ ROLL ZELIG
BP Fallon’s music career started at the Beatles’ Apple Records, which led to publicity work for T. Rex,...