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Ten years ago, Arnie Goodman and I conceived a publication which was, in our view, a true music magazine. No politics, no blockbuster film reviews, no gossip. Elmore would cover … Read more
Mountain Jam was never meant to be a big music festival—it started out with four bands, as Radio Woodstock’s 25th Anniversary. Yet here we are with the festival named after … Read more
The contributions Pete made to the world will be felt for a long, long time. As a man, his gifts went beyond his music, and as a musician, it is … Read more
From across the pond came four young men who set themselves apart from all the rest, and when they first appeared in America on February 9, 1964, a generation of … Read more
I grew up in a golden age when Dad had one paying job and Mom had a boatload of unpaid positions: day care worker, laundress, tutor, personal shopper, taxi driver, … Read more
I started out playing bluegrass, old-timey, rockabilly and the like when I was 14 years old. I was then dragged kicking and screaming into the world of rock ‘n’ roll … Read more
Most of us are resistant to change, be it good, better or indifferent. Whether it’s a fear of the unknown, basic uncertainty or simple complacency, change tends to stop us … Read more
We braced for contentious responses to last issue’s cover story, “Levon Helm: the South’s most charming drummer and his fabled life,” (Mar/Apr, page 19). A legend in the Americana community, … Read more
On the eve of his new release, Eric Burdon told Elmore: “I would say to any kid who is starting out to be a live performer, Learn how to read … Read more
“Novelty” is defined in the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary as “a new or unusual thing.” So, for now, let us agree that a “novelty song” is something to sing about … Read more
