Grammy Legend Al Schmitt Honored with Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Ceremony Outside Capitol Tower Set for Thurs., Aug. 13 at 11:30 a.m.
By Stephen K. Peeples
Al Schmitt, the most honored recording engineer and producer in Grammy...
Kardashian Killed My Rolling Stone Subscription
First-generation reader and ex-music biz pro now finds Rolling Stone as irrelevant as RS now finds first-generation readers
UPDATED 8/4/15 with news about Jason Fine and Peter Travers
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Joe Nick Patoski Q&A on Doug Sahm Film
Totally true tall tales from Texas about Biblical floods, Doug Sahm, Texas music, Texas Tornados, rednecks, cowboys, hippies, San Antonio, Austin, Houston, Huey P....
Groovin’ Doug Sahm Film Premieres in L.A. July 30
UPDATE: Now-closed Kickstarter campaign to pay for music licensing surpassed $75,000 goal by $15K
By Stephen K. Peeples
“Sir Doug & The Genuine Texas Cosmic Groove,”...
Johnny Cash Roadshow Revival, Ventura, 2014-2015
Preview of Roadshow Revival 2015, and
Flashback to Roadshow Revival 2014
By Stephen K. Peeples
The seventh annual "Roadshow Revival: A Tribute to the Music of Johnny...
Grammy Legend Al Schmitt Previews Bob Dylan’s ‘Shadows in the Night’
“My wife thinks it’s a sexy record,” says Al Schmitt, who recorded and engineered the Dylan sessions at Capitol Studios in fall 2014
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Roger McGuinn Interview w/ Stephen K. Peeples, 4-2-99
Author's note, Oct. 11, 2014: The following is an expanded version of my Roger McGuinn interview, a shorter version of which was first published...
Reflections on Solid State Neon Faces
Santa Clarita journalist Stephen K. Peeples comments on the transition of the neon jukebox from analog to digital for a Replay magazine story published...
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...
Tanya Tucker: Country Baby – Circus, June 1, 1976
Country music superstar Tanya Tucker at age 17 spoke with Santa Clarita journalist Stephen K. Peeples for this Circus magazine story, published June 1,...