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Astral Weeks: A Secret History of 1968
Astral Weeks: A Secret History of 1968 Penguin Press – 8 March 2018 “If I ventured in the slipstream/Between the viaducts of your dream Where immobile steel rims crack/And the ditch in the back roads stop Could you find me? Would you kiss-a my eyes?” (“Astral Weeks,” Van Morrison) With apologies to Dylan and Mitchell, better lyrics may never […]
Read moreAccidently Like A Martyr – The Tortured Art of Warren Zevon
Out June 5, we are making our way through a preview copy of the book and enjoying it immensely. Author James Campion has a lot to say about the work of Zevon and filters it through both his own personal fan lens and life perspective but also through the eyes of Warren’s wife, Waddy Wachtel, Jackson Browne and anyone close […]
Read moreThe Journey of A Song 60’s and 70s
Warren Sellers has recently written a book called “The Journey of A Song 60’s and 70’s” and it features some insightful behind-the-scenes tidbits about some of the greatest songs of our generation, including “Woodstock” written by Joni Mitchell, and inspired by, not her being there, but by her watching it on TV because she had ostensibly committed to an […]
Read moreSo You Want To Be A Rock N Roll Star: The Byrds Day By Day 1965-1973
So You Want to Be a Rock ‘n’ Roll Star: The Byrds Day-by-Day, 1965-1973 Paperback – October 1, 2008 by Christopher Hjort (Author) 4.2 out of 5 stars 26 customer reviews In 1965, The Byrds had a worldwide smash with Bob Dylan’s ‘Mr. Tambourine Man’, opened for The Rolling Stones in the US, hung out with The Beatles, undertook a disastrous tour of Great Britain, […]
Read more“Reckless Daughter” – A Portrait of Joni Mitchell
From The New Yorker: October 9, 2017 Issue Joni Mitchell’s Openhearted Heroism She made the best music of her generation by falling in love, over and over, while defending her sense of self. By Dan Chiasson Mitchell wanted to make a new kind of song, one in which conversation could flower, in mid-phrase, into music. Photograph by Mark Roth / Globe Photos / […]
Read moreGirls Like Us: Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Carly Simon & The Journey of A Generation
PLAY AUDIO SAMPLE Girls Like Us: Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Carly Simon & the Journey of a Generation Written by: Sheila Weller Narrated by: Susan Ericksen Length: 22 hrs and 56 mins Unabridged Audiobook Whispersync for Voice-ready 3.60 (224 ratings)
Read moreHotel California: Singer-Songwriters and Cocaine Cowboys in the LA Canyons 1969-1976
Hotel California: Singer-Songwriters and Cocaine Cowboys in the LA Canyons, 1967-1976 by Barney Hoskyns 316pp, Fourth Estate, £14.99 The subtitle may sound like a specialist subject on Mastermind. But if you are looking for the ingredients traditionally required of a good rock’n’roll story, then Hotel California has got the lot. Diving deep into the mythology of the Los Angeles singer-songwriter […]
Read moreLaurel Canyon: The Inside Story of Rock N Roll’s Famous Neighborhood
In the late sixties and early seventies, an impromptu collection of musicians colonized a eucalyptus-scented canyon deep in the Hollywood Hills of Los Angeles and melded folk, rock, and savvy American pop into a sound that conquered the world as thoroughly as the songs of the Beatles and the Rolling Stones had before them. Thirty years later, the music made […]
Read moreLinda Ronstadt, Simple Dreams: A Musical Memoir
In this memoir, iconic singer Linda Ronstadt weaves together a captivating story of her origins in Tucson, Arizona, and her rise to stardom in the Southern California music scene of the 1960s and ‘70s. Tracing the timeline of her remarkable life, Linda Ronstadt, whose forty-five year career has encompassed a wide array of musical styles, weaves together a captivating story […]
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