Crosby, Stills & Nash’s The Acoustic Concert is mastered with a loud and full sound. Videotaped at a 1991 show in San Francisco that was done as a memorial to the group’s friend, Bill Graham, there is more here than meets the eye — indeed, what initially meets the eye is most unpromising, the decidedly overweight presence of David Crosby […]
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Janis Joplin’s psychedelic car – a pearl-white 1965 Porsche 365c 1600 Cabriolet painted with a kaleidoscopic Flower Power mural – is heading to auction this December as part of RM Sotheby’s “Driven By Disruption” sale. The vehicle is expected to sell for more than $400,000, The Guardian reports. According to Sotheby’s, Joplin owned the car until her death in October […]
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New Tracks On Laurel Canyon Radio – Week of September 11 It’s harmony September – with some great tracks and the discovery of an amazing woman who we think has the presence of Adele and the pipes of Aretha! “Go Back” – Darlingside Massachusetts-based ensemble whose electic blend of 60s folk, clever wry wit, classical arrangements, soaring harmonies and […]
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New Tracks on Laurel Canyon Radio – Week of August 25 Although most of the tracks here are brand-spaking new, we spent a good number of days rooting through albums new and old to see if we missed some delicious song that needed to be added to our playlist. If you listen, you will here a lot of new songs […]
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New Tracks on Laurel Canyon Radio – Week of August 17 It’s hot outside, but we’ve found some cool cuts to keep you invigorated as we head into the final lap of August. “Nearly Forgot My Broken Heart” – Chris Cornell Soundgarden front-man Chris Cornell has flirted with classic rock tradition, but this lead cut from the “Higher Truth” […]
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New Tracks on Laurel Canyon Radio – Week of July 30 Ah, the dog days of summer are upon us. The “summer song” Grammy winners have been officially anointed and the record labels are warming up for their big fall releases (well maybe that’s not happening). What have we got on the air that is giving us the warm fuzzies […]
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How Pink Floyd Made ‘Dark Side of the Moon’ BY SPECIAL NEWSWEEK EDITON 7/19/15 AT 3:57 PM “Dark Side of the Moon” represented a leap forward for the band both sonically and lyrically. EVERETT COLLECTION FILED UNDER: Culture, Pink Floyd, Rock and Roll, Music Industry, 50 years later In 1973, Pink Floyd were looking to record an album that would […]
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This exhibit, currently at the Skirball Cultural Center here in Los Angeles, is a great opportunity to experience an era of music and concert promotion that really spoke to the shared experience of listening to eclectic music. Sure it laid the groundwork for all things Coachella and then some, but this is when there was one stage and you paid […]
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New Tracks On Laurel Canyon Radio Week of June 29 “I Can’t Think About It Now” – Dawes For all the talk of the second coming of the Laurel Canyon scene, Dawes, on their latest release, the tongue-in-cheekily named “All Your Favorite Bands” winks at their media bestowed mantel and do their own thing, adding several good and very […]
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Want to Read Heaven And Hell: My Life In The Eagles (1974 2001) by Don Felder 3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 · rating details · 966 ratings · 128 reviews Don Felder was just a poor boy from Florida, but when he joined the Eagles he soared into the stratosphere. Alongside former bandmates Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Randy Meisner, and […]
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