“No matter how many times I see it, I always learn something new about David,” pianist Mike Garson told me, after visiting the final stop of the David Bowie is exhibition in Brooklyn. “And I worked with him for 45 years!” David Bowie’s final tour — a remarkable museum show built around the legend’s vast […]
In the time since the passing of David Bowie in 2016, some very special events have sprung up honoring the legacy and career of the timeless artist and cultural icon — such as the David Bowie is exhibit and the Celebrating David Bowie tour and, now, A Bowie Celebration: The David Bowie Alumni Tour. On Monday, plans […]
Got a few hundred thousand dollars (or pounds) just aching to be traded for some legendary Beatles gear? You’re in luck, then, as an upcoming auction will offer up a guitar that George Harrison played for the group’s final performance at Liverpool’s Cavern Club in 1963. Specifically, it’s a Maton Mastersound MS-500, and auction house Gardiner […]
In almost any interview with Three Dog Night vocalist Chuck Negron, the conversation inevitably turns to drugs, their abuse, and redemption. Negron famously became a heroin addict at the height of his career, but eventually emerged from it in the 1980s, and you could say he’s been on a mission to warn others ever since. […]
Imagine rejecting a recording made by David Bowie. To the average music fan, such a thought probably seems inconceivable — but back before he was Bowie, world class entertainer and all-around legend, he was David Jones, a young musician trying to make himself a career. He was the saxophonist/vocalist for the Konrads, and a demo […]
The David Bowie vaults still have many musical gifts to bestow upon us, and on October 12, another elaborate box set will be released by Parlophone Records. This news comes right after word of the David Bowie Is exhibit becoming an immersive digital experience in the fall. Titled Loving the Alien (1983-1988), the set is […]
For the past six years, the David Bowie Is exhibit has toured the world, showcasing the irreplaceable style and singular artistic vision that the late music legend/cultural icon embodied over the course of his life and career — which inspired a dedicated tribute tour and countless warm memorial celebrations from the innumerable artists he inspired. The […]
On September 14, Ann Wilson of Heart will release Immortal, a collection of songs very special to her heart. Featuring 10 new recordings of songs made popular by other artists, Wilson is taking the opportunity to pay homage to some of her personal musical heroes that we’ve lost in recent years. Said Wilson of the […]
“Given that there was that era of girl group music and it’s still very popular, but I think if you looked at the chart from that time you would see many more men on it. Because the industry, they were catering to young girls. I mean, that’s what they thought their audience was.” – Lesley […]
Most globe-trotting superstar rock and roll icons take time off to spend away from the rigors of road life after a big tour emphasis on “most.” This rule does not apply to Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day and now the Longshot, who has proven over the years that he’s not content to just hang […]
