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

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UPDATED – Beatles Hollywood Bowl CD Reissue Due in September

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Long-Awaited Digital Remastering of Beatles Hollywood Bowl Performances from 1964 and 1965 Without Bogus Audience Track Precedes World Premiere of "The Beatles: Eight Days...
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Book Review: Suze Rotolo’s ‘Freewheelin’ Time’ with Bob Dylan

For years, Suze Rotolo remained the mystery girl pictured with Bob Dylan walking down a slushy Greenwich Village street on the cover of his...
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Wild Honey Orchestra All-Star Autism Benefit Rocks The Band

The Wild Honey Orchestra and an all-star lineup of guest performers including Jackson Browne, Peter Case and Victoria Williams are set to perform classic...
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Sgt. Pepper Spiced My Summer of Love 50 Years Ago

This is not a review of The Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" 50th-anniversary package, out May 25, a week shy of 50...
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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,”...
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Lewisohn Beatles Author to U.S. for Tune In

Lewisohn's Beatles Invasion 2013: Late October Bi-Coastal Blitz for Bloomingdale's Book Signings and Panels in NYC and L.A. Mark Lewisohn, the world-renowned and respected Beatles...
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Cowboy Band New West Guests on SCVTV’s ‘House Blend’

Santa Clarita cowboy music trio featuring Mike Fleming, Raul Reynoso and David Jackson celebrates the West, past and present Legendary California cowboy band New West...
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‘Strat Cats’ Jeff Beck & Buddy Guy Tour U.S., Rock Hollywood Bowl Aug. 10

By Stephen K. Peeples Grammy-winning Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame icons and Fender Stratocaster-playing "Strat Cats" Jeff Beck and Buddy Guy hit the road this...

Tom Brown, Zappa Expert, Zoogz Rift Drummer, Rhino Veteran, Dead at 73

H.T. “Tom” Brown, musician, record company veteran, producer, author and noted Frank Zappa expert, died in Culver City, California, on April 15, 2020. He...

Louis Prima Jr. and The Witnesses ‘Blow’ Hard on Second Album

Party Band Updates Classic  Jump-Swing Style with New Originals on Second Album, an Out-of-the-Box Jazz Hit On "Blow," Louis Prima Jr. and The Witnesses'...