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15
Jun
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Them Summertime Blues with Eddie Cochran

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Eddie Cochran, the man behind the immortal hits "Summertime Blues" and "C'mon Everybody," was killed on April 17th 1960 when the taxi carrying him, his fiance'e Sheron Shelly and fellow rocker Gene Vincent  from a show in Bristol, England. The car crashed while driving to the a ...
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Wishbone Ash
23
Apr
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Wishbone Ash Forges On to Its Victory Lap

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You have to commend a band that has forged ahead by sharing their music for over 40 years. During the early 70’s Britain was the world’s epicenter and focal of the rock movement. The scene was made up of bands ranging from Rory Gallagher, Deep Purple, Fleetwood Mac and Mott the Hoople .. but a b ...
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21
Mar
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Inside- InsideOut Music

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Over the last few decades many full service record labels have been consolidating their operations. Some have merged with sibling companies by cutting staff, artists and marketing in order to show ownership and stock holders that they are making money. It’s here where middle management jobs had be ...
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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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23
Sep
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Kim Fowley the Sultan of Rock

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There are two kinds of people in the world.. Those that know and those that want to know. Kim Fowley happens to be the one that “knows”; his detractors who claim he is a swindler, a Charlton, a two-bit hustler, a snake in the grass, a misanthrope are part of the latter group of “wannaknows”. ...
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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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6
Aug
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Lee Michaels’- Blue Eyed Psychedelia

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Lee Michaels was part of the “second-division”  of the California  psychedelic movement. Unlike any of his counterparts he was one of the most soulful singers and keyboard players. While on the Hammond  B3 organ he would absolutely wail and create the most unbelievable sounds.He sang with suc ...
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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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16
Jul
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L.A. Rhythm and Blues Godfather Dies

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The death of L.A. Rhythm and Blues master, Johnny Otis, ends a chapter of Los Angeles music history passed on January17th at the age of 90. In 1947 he opened a club in Watts called the Barrelhouse Club where patrons could see all the new talent he founded. He was credited for discovering many artist ...
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