Category Archives: Interviews

Keep On Growing: An Interview With Bobby Whitlock

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Shirley Pena

“Everybody at Stax would come over to hear me play (with The Counts, later renamed The Memphis Blues) at the Cabaret Club at University.  Memphis was a great place to be at that point in time.  Music was just everywhere.  … Continue reading →

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Real Fun: An Exclusive Interview With Ian McLagan Of The (Small) Faces

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Shirley Pena

“It all comes down to having fun. Real fun. Over the years, I’ve been asked to play on different people’s records, but I have turned them down. I just told them I was busy. They were people I didn’t particularly … Continue reading →

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Casting Out Evil: An Exclusive Interview With Roky Erickson

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Shirley Pena

The Los Angeles Beat is pleased to welcome veteran rock scribe Shirley Pena to our music writing staff. Shirley’s introducing herself with a series of  interviews with rock legends, which will appear here every Wednesday.  The following exclusive interview was … Continue reading →

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Part Two of THE LOS ANGELES BEAT Interview With Emitt Rhodes

Posted on April 29, 2012 by James Eliopulos

Conclusion of a 2 part interview with Southern California musical great Emitt Rhodes of The Palace Guard and The Merry-Go-Round, conducted by Richard Derrick and James Eliopulos. To Read Part 1 of  The Los Angeles Beat Interview With Emitt Rhodes Click  … Continue reading →

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‘Long Time No See’ – LOS ANGELES BEAT Exclusive Interview With Emitt Rhodes (Part 1 of 2)

Posted on April 28, 2012 by James Eliopulos

Emitt Rhodes. If you already know who he is, then seeing his name in print is likely to get your eyes focused and locked-on like a bird of prey catching the movement of a twig in the foliage beneath a … Continue reading →

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John Waters Live In Santa Monica 10/15/11

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Guest Post

Written by Dan Clark After 3 weeks of fighting the revolution in New York I arrive back to LA and find that John Waters will be appearing just blocks from my house at the Aero Theaters In Santa Monica, not … Continue reading →

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A Conversation With Isis Aquarian From The Source Family

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Bob Lee

For about six heady years from the end of the sixties to the mid-point of the seventies, a group of over a hundred young people known as the Source Family operated a pioneering vegetarian restaurant on Sunset Blvd. and lived … Continue reading →

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Pam MacD’s Gluten-Free

Posted on September 26, 2011 by Margo Vignerie

Last week I had the pleasure of meeting Pam McDonald, the proud new owner of the gluten free store called Pam MacD’s Gluten Free. It’s a small quaint market in Burbank on Magnolia. Opening up your own business is no … Continue reading →

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Better than a Review – Dex Romweber Duo @ Whisky a go-go

Posted on August 14, 2011 by Piera Peruvian

Dex Romweber is about as genuine of a guy as you can hope to meet.  He gets excited sharing things with you, be it an upcoming personal event or telling you about a vivid dream he had about a black … Continue reading →

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