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Time is a River...I'm in a boat  Life is so funny but I don't get the joke

 

Photo Credit: Paul Colliton

 

The story behind this blog post is rooted in my past…

 

This past summer, I was saddened to hear the news that Tom Finn, the remaining member of the rock band, The Left Banke, had passed away after suffering from poor health for many years.  The Left Banke was…

While my life suddenly got deconstructed during the ongoing pandemic, I tried to ignore the madness of the outside world by finally finding the time to read a stack of rock & roll books that I had on…

From the awwwards.com site :"Long before the digital era and the design disciplines that emerged with it, there was a unique canvas, reaching a visual audience of millions; every designer dreamed of working on a vinyl record album cover.…

When I was a kid I always looked forward to Sunday and the cartoons in the Sunday Newspaper.  The other day, while I was daydreaming, I thought to myself  "Hey what if the Sunday Funnies were …

The 1970’s – Beginning of Commercial Rock

'When Bill Graham closed the Fillmore in 1971, artist David Singer was charged with creating its final poster. The piece was toned down as opposed to being something extravagant, which didn’t…

Today's blog post is about Swinging London; a moment in time that reconfigured the music, fashion, movies and books of the youth culture.

“There came a moment when London first shook off the coils of hidebound British…

 

Lester Bangs

In a June 1975 article in Creem magazine, Lester Bangs, while writing about how the impact of the breakup of the Beatles, captured some of the angst that existed in rock & roll…

It's Time For Our Weekly Compendium Of Random Articles  From The World Wide Web!

Before The Internet, There Was Dial-A-Poem In The 60's! Surprising Facts About Everyday Household Objects Jefferson Airplane's Forgotten Gem …

 

British Invasion Concerts NYC

 

The Dave Clark Five Harry Deal & THe Galaxies, The Six Keys The Knaves Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC

 

Rolling Stones Dave Berry …

HOW RADIO LOST ITS GROOVE

 

In recent years, it has become obvious that radio, at least as the entity that I grew up with in my teenage and young adult years, has lost its groove.  These days,…

A Weekly Collection  Of Random Articles From The World Wide Web! Digital Music Pioneer Issues A Stark Warning For The Industry The Dirty Laundry of Music Stars On The Rock & Roll Road: Tour …

 

A Weekly Compendium Of  Random  Articles  From The World Wide Web!

New Metadata Standard Making Music Easy To Find Ron Asheton: King Of The Stooges The Nuttiest Albums From The Age Of …

“One thing that producers and engineers tend to have in common is their undeniable love of music, and it is the highs they experience in the recording studio--those exhilarating moments when the blending of artistic effort, musical material, and…

From the Famous Rock Posters site: "Concert poster art is usually defined by the bold and graphical psychedelic rock posters from the 1960's.  In the history of rock poster production, these posters were considered just advertising for the…

Glam Rock was a rock & roll music genre which proceeded the punk music movement in the early 70's.  Along with the music which parlayed rock music in a much more flamboyant manner, Glam Rock also had a significant…

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1953 Eddie Cochran age 15

 

 

1960 David Crosby when he was a member of the folk music combo Les Baxter's Balladeers

 

1961 Eric Clapton …

A Weekly Compendium Of  Random  Articles  From The World Wide Web!

 

It's Alive!  The Ramones! A Correct History Of Music Streaming SNL's Cowbell Sketch Ruined Christopher Walken's Life The Kid Creole …

 

As I remember it, the 1980s was a decade in which the genre known as basic meat & potatoes rock & roll began to be undergo a myriad of changes.  The punk rock revolution was underway but…

"Fame requires every kind of excess. I mean true fame, a devouring neon, not the somber renown of waning statesmen or chinless kings. I mean long journeys across gray space. I mean danger, the edge of every void…

50 years ago today, The Woodstock Festival took place in White Lake, NY.  It was an event that transformed the youth culture and established the Music Festival template that continues to this very day. 

Woodstock: The Event …

"Say, what was the first rock concert you went to?"  Hmmm...let me think about that for a minute or two...no, wait!  I remember now!  It happened on a beautiful summer day on August 13, 1967.  I had just returned…

This past Sunday, I woke up to the news that D.A. Pennebaker had passed away at the age of 94.  While Pennebaker was a well known film maker to many folks, I thought it would be worthwhile to…

“In 1978, rock music resembled a combat zone more than a community. The divisions had been visible for most of the decade, with the fraying of any notion that the factions of rock fans could peacefully coexist, but in…

 

Just the other day, I clicked on the TV and, much to my surprise, that cinematic opus HAIR (1979, directed by Milos Forman) appeared on the screen. It’s funny how some random thing can trigger a rush…