New Tracks On Laurel Canyon Radio Week of July 30 The dog days of August are coming into focus, but there no dogs in the new release stack this week: “My Only True Friend” – Gregg Allman Although the song is somewhat subdued, the lead track off the posthumously released last Gregg Allman album “Southern Blood” is still […]
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The Eagles’ ‘Hotel California’: 10 Things You Didn’t Know How Glenn Frey’s drug dealer, Don Henley’s king-size mattress and other behind-the-scenes elements played into band’s dark 1976 masterpiece The Eagles’ ‘Hotel California’: 10 Things You Didn’t Know By Jordan Runtagh December 8, 2016 By the second half the Seventies, the Eagles‘ “Peaceful Easy Feeling” seemed like a distant memory, a […]
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New Tracks on Laurel Canyon Radio – February 17, 2017 Remember when we were kids and we got BOTH Washington and Lincoln’s birthday off even though they were only 10 days apart? Well, make it a long weekend with this great set of new tunes on Laurel Canyon Radio: “I’m Still A Man (Lord Have Mercy) – Willie Sims […]
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Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Rumours’: 10 Things You Didn’t Know Why “Silver Springs” was left off the LP, how the band’s Rolling Stone cover shoot fueled Steve Nicks and Mick Fleetwood’s affair, and more Read little-known facts about the drama-filled making of Fleetwood Mac’s 1977 masterpiece, ‘Rumours.’ By Jordan Runtagh 4 days ago More News Mick Fleetwood on Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Overlooked’ Smash […]
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Meet Rock’s Historian: The Man Who Captured the ‘60s on film 05/20/2016 03:51 pm ET (Neil Young at his La Honda barn, circa 1969. Credit: Henry Diltz.) If I had a time machine, I’d head for Laurel Canyon in the late 1960s. At the time, Los Angeles’ Laurel Canyon was a world unto itself — a desert collective, bursting with […]
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“EIGHT DAYS A WEEK” Review of Ron Howard’s crowdsourced Beatles history By Anthony Lane In pursuit of the Beatles: Ron Howard’s new documentary provides rare glimpses of the band’s early years on tour.ILLUSTRATION BY BEN KIRCHNER What is the name of the new Ron Howard film? The poster reads “The Beatles: Eight Days a Week—The Touring Years,” but that looks […]
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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 […]
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New Tracks on Laurel Canyon Radio – September 14, 2016 A chilly breeze blows through our fair city today and although it probably hardly means the end of the summer here in LA, it’s kind of a nice respite from our typical hot ass September, so we thought we’ d fill you up on a diet of comfort songs to […]
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New Tracks on Laurel Canyon Radio – August 26, 2016 Enjoying the summer is more fun than writing blog posts, but alerting you to the new groovy music on the station is just one of the crosses our editors and bloggers must bear, so please enjoy our round-up of what’s new on Laurel Canyon Radio this week: “Red Dirt […]
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New Tracks on Laurel Canyon Radio – June 16, 2016 As we roll into the summer, let us give thanks there is always great new music in the Canyon. Here’s a sample of the new goodies we started playing this week: “Mercy” – Bonnie Bishop Houston singer-songwriter Bishop, primarily known for penning the Bonnie Raitt track “Not Cause I […]
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