News and Reviews

News and reviews about music, concerts, events, technology and more by Stephen K. Peeples.

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Lennon, Ono, Rubin Talk About ‘Mike Douglas Show,’ Feb. 14-18, 1972

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John Lennon, Yoko Ono & Jerry Rubin Q-A with Rock Media About Co-Hosting 'The Mike Douglas Show' Week of Feb. 14-18, 1972 Note: The following...
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Jimi Hendrix ‘Voodoo Child’ Bio: Kubernik Brothers Q&A

EXP ANNOUNCER: We interrupt our regular programming with a special announcement regarding a new book about Jimi Hendrix whose authors offer a fresh perspective...
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George Wein, Newport Jazz, Folk Festival Impresario, Dead at 95

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Jazz pianist, producer, and promoter George Wein, who pioneered the modern music festival format in the ‘50s and by the ‘80s was the world’s...

‘Almost Famous’: Neal Preston Recalls the Interview Tape Hostage Crisis

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When "Almost Famous" music journalist William Miller filed his Rolling Stone cover story on the rock band Stillwater in 1973, there was one epic...
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Joe Vitale Remembers Charlie Watts: ‘A Drummer’s Drummer’

Legendary jazz and rock drummer Charlie Watts, a member of The Rolling Stones since the band's inception in 1963, died on Tuesday, August 24,...
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Pop Art Legend John Van Hamersveld Drops First NFT Collection

John Van Hamersveld, the legendary multi-disciplinary artist who created "The Endless Summer" Day-Glo pop art poster and more than 400 album covers including The...
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EGOT Mel Brooks ‘All About Me!’ Autobiography Due in November

The first autobiography by comedy legend and EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony- winner) Mel Brooks, appropriately and enthusiastically titled "All About Me! –...
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John Jorgenson on His Bluegrass Band, Herb Pedersen & Chris Hillman

The John Jorgenson Bluegrass Band made its long-awaited return to the concert stage in late July 2021, bringing its high-lonesome harmonies and wide-ranging instrumental...
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Herb Pedersen on J2B2, DRB, Pal Chris Hillman’s ‘Time Between’

Herb Pedersen, one of the pioneers and legends of folk-rock, country-rock, and contemporary bluegrass, is happy to be back on the concert stage as...
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Little Steven (Van Zandt) ‘Freedom – No Compromise’ Q&A, 1987

In anticipation of "Unrequited Infatuations," the first memoir by rock guitarist, songwriter, singer, bandleader, record and radio producer, and activist Stevie Van Vandt (aka...