Big Star is a band that you know, at least by sound and structure, even if you never knew them, you know? Roundly ignored across two early-1970s releases, their’s was the sound of the college-rock scene of a decade later. You May Also Like: No related posts.

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It was the first time his wife saw him cry. When Phil Ochs heard the news of John F. Kennedy’s assassination, he was inconsolable: “I think I’m going to die tonight, Alice,” he told his wife. “I’m going to die.” You May Also Like: No related posts.

Sammy Hagar says he has nothing against Wolfgang Van Halen. Still, he can’t understand why David Lee Roth would participate in a partial Van Halen reunion without fellow founding member Michael Anthony. You May Also Like: No related posts.

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Phil Collins, the Genesis frontman who retired because of lingering back problems after recording a solo Motown tribute in 2010, is considering a return to music. You May Also Like: No related posts.

Discovering that Keith Jarrett could play the guitar was a little like finding out that Bob Dylan could speak coherently. Wait, what? You May Also Like: Keith Jarrett Returned to His Strengths on ‘Testament Paris/London’ Noah Haidu – ‘Slowly: Song For Keith Jarrett’ (2021)

Avant-garde and alternative folk-rock twanger Howe Gelb, who also serves as the leader of Giant Sand and godfather of the Tucson music scene, is alternately gruff and sweet on this new project. You May Also Like: No related posts.