Producer Jack Douglas: Flashback to ‘Double Fantasy,’ John Lennon Murder
Celebrating the 40th anniversary of John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s “Double Fantasy” in November and December 2020, this is a slight update of a...
Lennon ‘Double Fantasy’: Producer Jack Douglas Flashback, Pt. 1
Celebrating the 40th anniversary of John Lennon and Yoko Ono's "Double Fantasy" album in November 2020, this is a slight update of the first...
Henry Diltz: Photography Hall of Fame Lifetime Achievement Honoree
"Surprised and honored to learn I am receiving the International Photography Hall of Fame Lifetime Achievement Award," legendary lensman Henry Diltz noted on his...
Tom Waits Interview with Stephen K. Peeples, 9-4-80
With the appointment made to conduct a Tom Waits interview on the Zoetrope Studios lot in Hollywood on September 4, 1980, I listened to...
‘Starting Over’ by Ken Sharp Recaps Lennon-Ono ‘Double Fantasy’ Sessions
This is a slight update of a feature I wrote about Ken Sharp's 2010 book, "Starting Over: The Making of John Lennon and Yoko...
A Lennon Birthday Celebration with John, Yoko & Sean
Not just one Lennon birthday, but two on October 9 make it a doubly special day for John Lennon's family, and everyone who cares...
GIMME SOME TRUTH. 36 ‘Ultimate Mixes’ Rock John Lennon 80th Birthday
Celebrating and released worldwide on October 9, 2020, to coincide with what would have been John Lennon’s 80th birthday, GIMME SOME TRUTH. THE ULTIMATE...
Jimi Hendrix Rocks Gulfstream: Reliving First Miami Pop Festival, 1968
In 1998, editor Steve Pesant at Experience Hendrix Magazine (published by the Hendrix family's Experience Hendrix, LLC from 1996-2000) invited yours truly to contribute...
Cohen’s Spotify Playlist: The Ultimate Bob Dylan Chronology
American songwriter and performer Bob Dylan has been relatively prolific in a creative life that's spanned almost 60 years.
Since his eponymous debut album in...
ZZ Top: 1975 Flashback with That Li’l Ol’ Band from Texas
ZZ Top kicked off their 50th-anniversary tour of the States in summer 2019, prompting me to revisit the feature I wrote about the "Li'l...