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Dec
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UFO HITTING ROCK BOTTOM

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When rock n’ roll of the seventies was caught in between corporate rock and mellow rock there emerged out of England the glorious band UFO. They were a transitional group between hard rock, glam and the New Wave of British of Heavy Metal. Lead by singer Phil Mogg their first album on the Chrysalis ...
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Wayne Kramer
13
Oct
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Wayne Kramer- Revolution of the Modular Mind

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Our interview with Wayne Kramer was broken into two parts: one being the music and the other was politics. When asked where the revolution of the 21st century is, he said in a subtle voice, “apathy, ambivalence, cynicism and ignorance”. His demeanor was concise and succinct without any sort of p ...
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Virgin Marys
21
Aug
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The Virginmarys— Bang Bang Bang

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Emanating from a blue collar town outside of Manchester comes to Rock Bands of L.A. com The Virginmarys. Their music can be described as an aural fix  for the common man yet the lyrics reflect the inner turmoil of their singer-song writer-guitarist, Ally Dickaty. He grew up in a family that encoura ...
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21
Jan
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Viva Le Chicano Punk Rock

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Growing up in Los Angeles the punk music scene in 1997 was thwarted by the wall of the L.A. River. Chicano Punk bands weren’t able to get gigs in venues like the Whisky, The Troubadour, The Starwood or even the hard core club The Masque. Even Ester Wong who's club Madame Wong's had trepidation to ...
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24
Sep
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Brian Jones- The Misunderstood Stone

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It’s understood that Brian Jones formed the Rolling Stones. He chose its members, picked their name and because of heavy drug use he blew it all away. His hold of the band slowly swayed to Mick Jagger and Keith Richards' camp due to them being better songwriters and the urging of manager, Andr ...
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13
Sep
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Marc Bolan-Glams Metal Guru

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Part teen idol and part rock star…. Marc Bolan was glam’s answer to Beatlemania. He had the swagger that rock stars only dream about and the presence of a young movie star. His life was unexpectedly cut short due to an auto accident in September of 1977 while driving home from a night of frolic ...
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3
Sep
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Ghosts on the Highway-Jeffrey Lee Pierce

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The legacies of rock stars are predicated by their death more than their body of work. Morrison, Hendrix, Joplin, Lennon and Cobain, to name a few, became greater folklore after their deaths. Their demise is what added to their fame. I’m not sure if it’s human nature to respect their untimely de ...
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20
Aug
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Sky-Sunlight-Saxon

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Richard Marsh moved to Los Angeles from Salt Lake City to start a band and become a rock star. In doing so he first changed his name to Sky Saxon.  After his move he looked in the newspaper and saw an ad from a keyboardist named Daryl Hooper. Hooper was the first person ever to wear his hair in a ...
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1
Aug
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Jon Lord – A Child in Time

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Learning of the death of Deep Purple founder, Jon Lord, due to pancreatic cancer at age 71, caused me to think that he was the mastermind of the greatest hard rock album ever. That album was entitled “Deep Purple In Rock” and it was of major influence to many bands there after. Metallica, Queen ...
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