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Shots of Love: L.A. Photographer Ellen Berman Remembered

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URL SlugA Shot of Love: Photographer Ellen Berman Remembered URL SlugEllen Berman, a gifted and much-respected fine-art photographer and graphic designer based in West Hollywood,...
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Warren Zevon Friends Jackson Browne, Jorge Calderon Topline Tribute Concert Oct. 24

The Los Angeles-based nonprofit Wild Honey Foundation will pay tribute to the late singer-songwriter Warren Zevon in a benefit concert to be headlined by...
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Jack Kerouac: Writers Burke, Alfonso Spar on Beat Author’s Legacy

URL SlugIn a 2022 conversation on social media, noted writers and pop culture observers Ted Burke and Barry Alfonso traded long-held views on the...
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Waylon Jennings: Ramblin’ Man – Cash Box, July 12, 1975

Country music outlaw Waylon Jennings spoke with Santa Clarita journalist Stephen K. Peeples at RCA Records in Hollywood on May 14, 1975, for a...

Peeples Cash Box Magazine No. 1 – 5/24/75

URL SlugThe May 24, 1975, edition of Cash Box magazine with Texas rockers ZZ Top on the cover marked my professional writing debut, when...
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‘Dandy’ Don Whittemore – A 50-Year Appreciation

URL SlugFamily and friends of Los Angeles record industry veteran and ice cream entrepreneur "Dandy" Don Whittemore gathered at the Hilton in Woodland Hills...

Henry Diltz Launches New ‘California Dreamin” Slide Show Tour May 8

Celebrated rock photographer Henry Diltz launched a seven-date slide show tour dubbed “Behind the Lens: California Dreamin’ 2025” on Thursday night, May 8, at...
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Steve Postell Delivers on ‘Our House – CSNY Music’ Tour, Solo Album

The spring 2025 "Our House: The Music of CSNY" tour, fronted by former David Crosby music director and bandmate Steve Postell, resumes Thursday, April...
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‘The Blasters: An American Music Story’ Vinyl Box Rocks RSD 4/12/25

URL SlugRecord producer/music marketeer Antone DeSantis spoke in early 2025 with former Rhino colleague Stephen K. Peeples detailing the restoration and reissue of The...
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Mintz Memoir Recounts Friendship with John Lennon & Yoko Ono

URL SlugAfter resisting repeated requests over the years, media veteran Elliot Mintz has finally penned a heartfelt, yet revealing memoir flashing back on his...