Count me amongst the many this week asking the question, “How the hell did they do that?” As the interactive video for Bob Dylan’s “Like A Rolling Stone” spread like wildfire across the web and social media, I was wowed by the technology, execution and concept —all are brilliant.
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An Appreciation of Lou Reed
Lou Reed, one of the towering figures in rock and roll passed away Sunday, October 27, 2013. Reed’s contributions can be felt throughout the history of rock ‘n’ roll: glam, punk, industrial noise and electronic music, alternative rock, grunge and the avant-garde all owe some measure of gratitude and debt to Reed.
In anticipation of Halloween, we offer up a countdown of twenty books, in no particular order, you might want to check out over this year's All Hallows Eve. We welcome comments and suggestions.
You had to know it was coming. After the initial outrage over Miley Cyrus’ performance at the VMAs, the tide seems to have turned. Not that the “parent backlash” has stopped; in fact, it seems it’s now time for famous rock-star parents to take their shots.
Amidst all of the furor over Miley’s twerking, Rihanna’s latest selfie, or the Kanye/Jimmy Kimmel “feud,” there lurks a story that is deserving of your outrage. Months before the VMAs, there was a truly revolutionary musical performance.
You may not know the name, but you've almost certainly seen the photographs. Harry Goodwin was the official photographer for the legendary English TV show Top of the Pops, which debuted on New Year’s Day in 1964. Goodwin passed away yesterday at the age of 89.
Today marks the final onstage appearance by reggae legend Bob Marley. On this day, in 1980, while performing at the Stanley Theater in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Bob Marley collapsed onstage. Marley had collapsed in New York's Central Park while jogging two days before and was told to immediately cancel the US leg of his tour. He was told he had a “terminal cancerous brain tumor,” and had no more than three weeks to live.
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Sad news broke over the weekend when legendary Jamaican DJ Prince Jazzbo died from lung cancer last Wednesday at the age of 62. The toaster began in the early 1970s with Studio One and later recorded for Lee “Scratch” Perry.
