The Jukebox Musical
With the recent release of the film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical ‘Jersey Boys,’ here’s a 2007 feature on the popularity of the jukebox musicals. Continue reading The Jukebox Musical
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Pink Floyd Co-Founder Syd Barrett Celebrated With New Album and Biography
If there was ever a Hall of Fame for eccentric rock and roll figures, Syd Barrett would be a first-ballot inductee. Continue reading Pink Floyd Co-Founder Syd Barrett Celebrated With New Album and Biography
Clare Burson’s New Album Recounts Grandmother’s Life in Nazi Germany
It was this desire to know more about her grandmother’s life that led Burson to write and record her latest album, ‘Silver and Ash.’ Continue reading Clare Burson’s New Album Recounts Grandmother’s Life in Nazi Germany
Duran Duran’s John Taylor Memoir Q&A
As Duran Duran bassist John Taylor reveals in his newly-published memoir, In the Pleasure Groove: Love, Death and Duran Duran, he grew up as a self-described nerd in Birmingham, England. Continue reading Duran Duran’s John Taylor Memoir Q&A
Frankie Rose Interview: Hurricanes, Ray Bradbury and Being a Good Leader
Frankie Rose’s single “Know Me,” from her new album Interstellar, was born out of some unusual circumstances Continue reading Frankie Rose Interview: Hurricanes, Ray Bradbury and Being a Good Leader
An Interview With Guitarist Buddy Guy
The blues master’s 2012 memoir describes him overcoming his initial shyness at performing, meeting Muddy Waters, and performing with Stevie Ray Vaughan on the night he died Continue reading An Interview With Guitarist Buddy Guy
Loungin’ with Luna’s Britta Phillips
From the archives: Alternative music fans will immediately recognize Dean Wareham and Britta Phillips as one-half of the band Luna Continue reading Loungin’ with Luna’s Britta Phillips
Tift Merritt Duets With Andrew Bird, Finds Musicial Sweet Spot on ‘Traveling Alone’
With her brand-new record, Traveling Alone, New York singer-songwriter Tift Merritt has in some ways gone back home in a figurative sense Continue reading Tift Merritt Duets With Andrew Bird, Finds Musicial Sweet Spot on ‘Traveling Alone’
The Dream Syndicate Reunite for 30 Years of ‘Wine and Roses,’ Praise Japandroids
Originally published in Spinner, September 25, 2012 Even though ’80s band the Dream Syndicate have been dormant for nearly 25 … Continue reading The Dream Syndicate Reunite for 30 Years of ‘Wine and Roses,’ Praise Japandroids
Interview: Michael Carey Schneider of Sneaker
From the mid-Seventies to the early Eighties, the sounds of Southern California pop music was distinguishable by these characteristics: superb musicianship; catchy melodies and hooks; lush arrangements and airy melodies; romantic lyrics; and an overall soft-rock vibe Continue reading Interview: Michael Carey Schneider of Sneaker
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