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watt’s picture of the week – sunday, january 19, 2020
forty years ago this month at d boon’s pad at 519 w 19th street (upstairs, in the alley) in our pedro town, him and me started the minutemen and got the first batch of tunes going. joe baiza and gary … Continue reading
Posted in Photo Essays
Tagged 1980, d. boon, Dennes Boon, Dennes Dale Boon, Econo, Gary Jacobelly, Joe Baiza, Mike Watt, minutemen, punk, punk rock, Rock, Rock and roll, Rock N Roll, San Pedro, sst records
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Robert Gordon “Memphis Rent Party” Reading and Interview by Scott Goldman at The GRAMMY Museum
I was immediately attracted to the idea of covering Robert Gordon at The GRAMMY Museum for his new book and compilation album called “Memphis Rent Party“. I was more familiar with his youthful music career, not as aware of his … Continue reading
Theatre Review: ‘Shout Sister Shout’ The Story of the First Lady of Rock & Roll
Long before the great female rocker Janis Joplin came on the scene, there was a lady named, Rosetta Tharpe, a gospel singer born in Cotton Plant, Arkansas in 1915. Miss Tharpe was gospel’s first superstar and the preeminent crossover figure … Continue reading
Posted in Theater
Tagged 'Shout Sister Shout', Gospel, Musical, Pasadena Playhouse, Rock and roll, Rosetta Tharpe, Theatre
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Jeffrey Halford and the Healers Bring Their Bluesy Rock ‘n’ Roll to Genghis Cohen This Weekend
The roots of rock and roll stretch back to the rootsy, bluesy Americana music that developed in the cities, fields, shacks and bayous of America. One of the best musicians keeping this bit of Americana live is Texas-born Jeffrey Halford, … Continue reading
Posted in Music
Tagged americana, Blues, Ed Simon, Genghis Cohen, Jeffrey Halfor and the Healers, Jeffrey Halford, Rock and roll
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Sonny Burgess and The Pacers to perform on June 12th at The Ink and Iron Festival in Long Beach!
Of the many legendary artists that Sun Records spawned in the 1950s, arguably its wildest was Rockabilly legend Sonny Burgess. With his band The Pacers, their performances went off the Richter scale in sheer energy and wild abandon, making even … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Interviews, Music
Tagged Ink and Iron Festival, Queen Mary, Rock and roll, rockabilly, Sonny Burgess, The Pacers
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Gary U.S. Bonds talks about music, his life and his book, ‘By U.S. Bonds, This Is My Story’
Long before his successful collaboration with Bruce Springsteen on the hit song This Little Girl, Gary U.S. Bonds was admired and used as inspiration for many of the top musicians from the ’60s on up to the present day. Gary … Continue reading
Live Review: The Vigils at Club Moscow
Local band The Vigils are like a poppier version of Sisters of Mercy, and not just because singer Daniel Cieplinski resembles Andrew Eldritch a bit (the dark glasses help). A fun mix of straight-up rock n’ roll with dark, dance-y New … Continue reading
Posted in Miscellanious, Music, Upcoming Events
Tagged club moscow, goth rock, local bands, Rock and roll, the outsiders, the vigils
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Interview with James Stevenson Guitarist Extraordinaire
I last saw James Stevenson playing with The International Swingers. But James is a busy boy and as a guitarist he wears many hats or he floats like a feather and stings like a bee. Soon after I read he … Continue reading
Posted in Music
Tagged Billy Bennight, Blondie, festivals, Gene Loves Jezebel, Generation X, goth, gothic, Guitarist, indie rock, Kim Wilde, Live Music, Nick Mercer, punk, punk rock, Red Balls Pizza, Review, Rock, Rock & Roll, Rock and roll, Rock N Roll, Sex Pistols, The alarm, The Cult
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2014 ASCAP “I Create Music” Expo
On Thursday, after my return form my San Francisco trip I popped into the ASCAP “I Create Music” Expo at the Loews Hotel at Hollywood & Highland to put my hand on the pulse of the art and business of … Continue reading
Posted in Music, News & Sports
Tagged Billy Bennight, country, hip-hop, Hit, Hit Songs, interview, Los Angeles, model, Music, Peter Gabriel, Pop, Producer, Producers, Rock, Rock and roll, Song, Song Writing, Top 40, Top Forty, U2, Versace, writing
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