“The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There’s also a negative side.” — Hunter S. Thompson My wife and I were […]
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Sometime in late 1965 or early 1966, a slogan spray-painted on a wall in London proclaimed: “Clapton is God.” Although he later said he was embarrassed by the slogan, Clapton’s fluid guitar riffs across a range of styles revealed his […]
The Waterfront Blues Festival bills itself as “the largest celebration of blues, soul, funk, and rhythm & blues west of the Mississippi.” Even a cursory review of the lineup makes that statement difficult to dispute. The fest, held in downtown Portland, […]
I recently read Carrie Fisher’s The Princess Diarist and was struck by how, behind a veil of excellent humor, Fisher made it clear that the three principal actors in Star Wars did not reap the financial rewards of the surprise […]
Bill Carruthers was in his late 20s in 1959 when he got the nod to become the director of The Soupy Sales Show as it became nationally syndicated. He moved his family to Los Angeles from Detroit, and eventually worked […]
On July 4, fireworks burst thunderously over city parks, smells wafting from charcoal grills hang heavy in the air, and music played by high school bands provides the drumbeat and the soundtrack for holiday parades in towns both large and […]
“This is the beginning and end of our world tour.” — Buddy Miller Julie Miller had not performed in public for 15-plus years before this show — a show that sold out within hours of being announced. Rolling Stone said […]
Of all the pleasure I may experience in writing about music, it is simply the joy of discovery and hearing something new that offers the greatest reward. Many hours of my day are filled with searching out curated playlists on […]
It’s a good year to be Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, probably even better than the short time they existed as a “supergroup” in 1969 and 1970. Andrew Slater’s film Echo in the Canyon recalls the heyday of the idyllic […]
Podcasts have evolved into a focused format aimed at committed enthusiasts with time to listen, think, and explore the world of their music, offering more information and insight about the music than just recordings played for you to hear. For […]
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