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Iggy Pop Talks “Total Chaos”

Photos by Ebet Roberts  Iggy Pop’s leather jacket and biker boot clad, fuck-the-world nonchalance belies the obsessive, meticulous genius that bolstered the punk rocker to international acclaim as one of … Read more

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Lou Reed Collection Rates a rare 100

Who better to review a Lou Reed release than Willie Nile? With the release of RCA/Arista’s impressive collectible vinyl box set less than 48 hours away, rocker Willie Nile gives us a … Read more

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Exclusive: Leon Russell

One year I booked Leon Russell at the festival I created, the Deadwood Jam. With limited set lengths due to show restrictions, I told Leon we had to stay on … Read more

Goodbye… Mose Allison

Born in the Mississippi Delta and raised on the music of Louis Armstrong, Fats Waller, Duke Ellington and Nat King Cole, Mose Allison picked up piano and trumpet as naturally … Read more

Hello, Dolly!

Dolly Parton, with 25 certified gold, platinum and multi-platinum Recording Industry Association of America awards, has sold more than 100 million albums, but prefers her life “Pure & Simple”… which … Read more

Vinyl Confessions: I’m Your Man

He’s paid his rent in the Tower of Song. As far as I’m concerned, Leonard Cohen should be grandfathered there for eternity. I started listening to this Canadian bard late … Read more

Goodbye, Leonard Cohen

Canadian poet, novelist, songwriter and performer Leonard Cohen has died at 82, although details are not available as to the cause or location. Coming on the music scene in the … Read more

Getting onboard with Judith Owen

A baseball fan might say it was a long run for a short slide, but travelling to Paris to catch Judith Owen turned out to be the perfect play. Singing … Read more