Songwriting and Production
Sordid indeed! “Mackenzie went on to say that her incestuous relationship with her father had become consensual and the two engaged in sexual activity for years despite being directly related and both being married. Mackenzie eventually became a member of the New Mamas and the Papas, and toured with John during the early 1980s. John…
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A fun-loving guy for sure In his storied four-decade career in radio, that rainy September afternoon remains a highlight. “I’m so happy that it literally has stood the test of time,” Elsas said. “It was totally unscripted and off the cuff. John was just a musician up to chat about his new album, very happy,…
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The Secret Meeting that Changed Rap Music and Destroyed a Generation This anonymous letter details the investment the music industry made in private prisons. A music-industry insider discusses how he was pressured to push rap music because it would increase the num… Source: The Secret Meeting that Changed Rap Music and Destroyed a Generation
I remember when this came out. What a great set of movies. But of course, there’s no accounting for taste. Especially when it tastes like pool water. Oi! “Yes, Ma’am,” Holmes replies, clearly intoxicated.“Do you drink very much?”“Pardon?”“Do you drink very much?”“Uh, yes,” he replies, “I’m a full-blown alcoholic.” Source: How The Decline Of Western…
Very interesting article. I love that solo too but I always thought Walter Becker did that solo. Guitarist Elliott Randall only took two takes to nail his part, only because the studio engineer hadn’t recorded the first one Source: Steely Dan’s Reelin’ In The Years: Jimmy Page’s favourite solo and the song that made them…
Jimi actually came to one of Fleetwood Mac’s first rehearsals in London, because I’m sure he’d heard about Peter Green. He came down with producer Mike Vernon to the funny little club where we rehearsed, and I remember he was very shy, a lot like Brian Jones in many ways. Shy but suddenly bigger than…
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“If John were alive, there’s been a lot of time for him to make some bad records, but he also might have made something really great. That’s one thing about dying young: it’s good for the ‘iconic’ status. “The positive thing is that it’s good that The Beatles didn’t play at Live Aid or Live 8,…
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The one-of-a-kind disc will be auctioned by Christie’s in London on July 7. The recording will go for an estimated bidding price of £600,000-1,000,000. The new rendition of “Blowin’ in the Wind” marks the first time Dylan has recorded the song since tracking the original 60 years ago. The Bard cut the new version last…
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“He’s a great singer — he always has been — but this sounds like something is eating away at him from the inside, and I don’t think it’s a voice injury,” Hawkins concluded. “It saddens me to see it, I’m sure we’re all disappointed.”As the Darkness bandleader warns off the top of the video, “we’re…
Something not quite right at Nick Cave’s house. Two dead sons. Two years after the death of his son, Cave reflected on his death, telling The Guardian: ‘It’s hard to know what to say that is helpful. People often say they can’t imagine how it would feel to lose a child, but, actually, they can…
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Gerard Casale and Mark Mothersbaugh on being bombarded by hippies at Knebworth in 1978, being told off by Neil Young and their unreleased jam sessions with Bowie and Eno in Cologne What’s the story about Johnny Rotten joining Devo? 1234Ramones Mothersbaugh: In winter 1978, we were sleeping on couches at a friend’s house. In Bob…
Upon Hendrix’s arrival in London, whispers soon spread about his mystical abilities on the guitar, and The Beatles soon made it their mission to catch him live. It took them a while to finally see him in action, and it was an event that was more than worth the wait for McCartney. The evening created…
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Though not as popular these days as smaller guitars, there are still plenty of jumbo and small jumbo models being made. Gibson offers versions in all of its different acoustic lines, as do Gretsch, Guild, Yamaha, and other companies. Some builders, like Lowden, have taken the jumbo in new directions. Lowden’s O (Original) style is…
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Todd Rundgren on his public bust-up with a Beatle, the “freaking circus” of the New York Dolls, and why he doesn’t pay much attention to Bon Jovi The New York Dolls weren’t presented to me, they were just part of the milieu I was involved in at the time. I was still living in New…
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If you ever want to feel depressed, disenchanted, or incredulous towards the typical grandeur and epic nature that is associated with rock and roll, just watch End of the Century: The History of the Ramones. Over an hour and a half, the documentary makes being in the Ramones, one of the most legendary and important…
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