I remember so well the first time I heard Pete play… must have been 1960 or 1961…. What a great player… even then he could play every solo you ever wanted to hear.. without doubt he was very instrumental in bringing me and my music to this place…I think about him often and I know [...]
Hall of Fame rock 'n rollers: Bono and Mick Jagger. Photo from Mirror, U.K.Hall of Fame benefit: Taking rock and roll to a new levelBy Harvey Wasserman / The Rag Blog / November 3, 2009[With Gary Baumgarten and Abbie Wasserman]NEW YORK -- Music history has been made with two uniquely powerful nights of performances at Madison Square Garden in celebration of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame -- and
Many of our regulars here are very familiar with the screen name PUK, or PeterUK. He had been conspicuously absent for the last week, so much so that I was compelled to contact a mutual friend, Clarice Feldman. She’d been having the same concerns and was busy racking her brain trying to think of a [...]
Rolling Stone caught up with Graham Nash, Max Weinberg and Jackson Browne at last night’s first of two epic Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 25th anniversary celebrations, and grilled the trio of legends on their favorite Rock Hall memories. Watch them recall their emotional induction moments, jamming with George Harrison and being honored by [...]
It was a long night — close to five hours. By the time Bruce Springsteen came on at 11:45 p.m., it felt like we’d seen Crosby, Stills & Nash the day before. But there were sublime, even transcendent, moments on the first night of the 25th Anniversary Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Concerts at Madison Square Garden (they will air on HBO starting November 29). Also some surprises: We’ve...
The 25th Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Anniversary Concerts - Night 1 Madison Square Garden Rocktober 29th this once in a zillion lifetimes concert contained the criznazzyiest of criznazzy collaborations and a super-sized sizzling sing-a-long setlist that set everyone's ears ablaze and heads into a daze (see belows, complied by Thighlandium's favorite son, Mr Pibbums), so much so that a listing of the...
The producers of the two-night extravaganza at Madison Square Garden to celebrate the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s 25th Anniversary promised tons on surprises and they came through in a big way. From the moment special guest Jerry Lee Lewis kicked things off with Whole Lotta Shakin’ Going On through the all-star finale of Darlene Love, John Fogerty, Tom Morello, Billy Joel, Jackson Browne,...
Bruce Springsteen and Tom Morello perform during Thursday's gala at Madison Square Garden. By Henny Ray Abrams, AP Postcard from the road: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame concerts Updated 32m ago | Comments 1 | Recommend 2 E-mail | Save | Print | Reprints & Permissions | Enlarge By Henny Ray Abrams, AP They are stardust: Graham Nash, left, and David Crosby of Crosby, Stills & Nash perform at Madison...
Our friend Ben and Silence Dogood have been fantasizing for at least six months about travelling to Morocco. It’s hard to imagine anything farther removed from our life here in Pennsylvania, and while we love our home and the beauties of the Pennsylvania countryside, sometimes it’s fun to think of something completely different. So we’ve [...]
A pantheon of indie rockers seeks to revive the reputation of a lost singer-songwriter. Judee Sill could have been a bona fide star. Her first album was also the first for David Geffen's Asylum label, which launched the careers of Jackson Browne, Tom Waits, and the Eagles. She was a regular on the West Coast scene, and she toured with Graham Nash and David Crosby. Even more important than her associates...
The Hissing of Summer Lawns Joni Mitchell (1975) Asylum Records “In France They Kiss on Main Street”, “The Jungle Line”, “Edith and the Kingpin”, “Don’t Interrupt The Sorrow”, “Shades of Scarlett Conquering”, “The Hissing of Summer Lawns”, “The Boho Dance”, “Harry’s House/Centerpiece”, “Sweet...
Déjà Vu was the first album Crosby, Stills & Nash released since the addition of Neil Young to the group, and was greatly anticipated after the popularity of the first CSN album. Some noted the influence of Buffalo Springfield, Stills and Young's previous band, notably in the closing song "Everybody I Love You" and the inclusion of a segment of the unreleased Springfield...
Designed by Edward Vogel and built for one of the Spreckels, the five-bedroom 737 Buena Vista West was subsequently home to Jack London, Ambrose Bierce and Graham Nash. And apparently in the sixties, Gene Estabrook even ran a recording...