19 Jun Why Monterey Pop Mattered
An appreciation of the 1967 Monterey International Pop Festival, generally recognized as the first pop or rock festival of all-time. It featured 33 acts in 3 days in June in...
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15 Jun The 2017 Johnny Ramone Tribute Lineup Announced
Linda Ramone presents the annual tribute to punk rock legend Johnny Ramone, July 30 at Hollywood Forever. A very fun event celebrating some cool things Johnny loved, like cult films, horror movies, collectibles...
07 Jun How Muddy Waters Mural Helps Waters’ Legacy And The City Of Chicago
Read the article in Forbes. The city of Chicago will dedicate a nine-story mural of Muddy Waters tomorrow (June 8, 2017) in a special ceremony to kick off Chicago Blues Festival....
13 May Otis Redding’s Unfinished Life Still Resonates – NPR
Listen to the full story at NPR. Get the book here. How did Redding walk into the door of Stax Records in Memphis? This is the Hollywood aspect of Otis' story. He was...
21 Feb Grace Slick Reveals Why She Licensed A Jefferson Starship Song To Chik-Fil-A
Read the original op/ed at Forbes. Recently an ad agency asked me if they could use a song I sang on, in 1987, for a TV commercial. I didn’t immediately tell...
20 Feb The Day Grace Slick Planned To Dose Richard Nixon
Read the original story on UltimateClassicRock.com If Jefferson Airplane singer Grace Slick had her way in 1970, Richard Nixon might have been called Trippy Dick, instead. The 37th president of the United...
14 Feb Things I Learned About Love From Muddy Waters
Read the whole post by Jon Chattman at the Huffington Post. The Things I’ve Learned About Love From Muddy Waters Over the years I’ve learned a lot about love through one of...
06 Feb Muddy Waters and Teespring Offer Official Line of Muddy Waters Merchandise
Muddy Waters finally has a line of shirts for fans. An official Muddy Waters store has launched with Teespring, offering the first official, Estate-sanctioned, line of apparel for the Muddy...
03 Feb The Enduring Mystery Of “Surrealistic Pillow”
Read the original post at The Observer. Long before the word “unplugged” became part of our common vernacular, an evocative instrumental, barely under two minutes long appeared on Jefferson Airplane’s 1967...
03 Feb Five Things You Didn’t Know About “Surrealistic Pillow”
Read the original post at Civilized Magazine. Today is the 50th anniversary of Jefferson Airplane's iconic psychedelic rock album Surrealistic Pillow. The unofficial soundtrack for San Francisco's Summer of Love debuted...