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This blog post is dedicated to my dear friend, Jeff Goldstein who spent many happy hours @ The Fillmore East

 

The Story of the Fillmore East begins here...

Located…

Psychedelic rock was a musical genre that emerged in the mid-sixties due to the popularity of such mind-altering drugs as LSD, mescaline, cannabis and peyote mushrooms.  The roots of Psychedelic Rock begin here: On Friday April 16, 1943 (a…

 

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 …

1964

"The Beatles were one of the greatest rock 'n' roll bands of all time. They also had one of the fiercest, most intensely loyal fandoms of all time. Beatles fans — mainly teenage girls —…

Over the years there have been many arguments concerning which year produced the best rock album.  While this is most probably arrived at via a subjective view point, there is a serious case to be made for the…

Live albums were once a staple of most rock acts but could possibly be considered an endangered species nowadays.  Sure, over the years there have been many live albums that were released as a holding action because a band…

 

Vince Taylor, while not widely known to US rock fans, was an influential part of the European rock scene in the late 50's and early 60's.  While not widely known to US rock fans, Taylor was an influential…

An Interview with M. Frank & Johnny Pierre

 

Ed Yipsilanti (Mind Smoke Staff Writer)

 

M. Frank (Author) Johnny Pierre (Editor)

 

Ed: Greetings to one and all.  I'm very excited …

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!

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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…

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…

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…