Thank You Tom
Leonard Cohen: One Year After
Slim Gaillard – Jazz’s Wandering Comedian
The Vinyl and the Damage Done
Hello to WyWires; Farewell to Petty
Otis!
L7: Pretend We’re Dead
Experiencing The Soul Of Otis Redding
Henderson and Bartz, Spiritualizing the ‘70s
The Rhinestone Cowboy
LAAS Chance for HiFi
SME: The Bluebird of Happiness
HITS Presents History of the Music Biz Two – The Mike Sigman Interviews
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
Monk and Coltrane – Definitive Performances
In Rememberance
Remembering beloved rocker Tom Petty who died in October at age 66 By Harvey Kubernik I was very sad to hear of the physical passing of Tom Petty who wrote the introduction to my 2014 book Turn Up The Radio, Pop, Rock, and Roll in Los Angeles 1956-1972. When I was West Coast Director of A&R at MCA […]
Cult Stars
By Harvey Kubernik Canadian songwriter and poet/novelist Leonard Cohen waived a physical goodbye at age 82 on November 7, 2016, just after the release of his 14th album, the uncompromising and urgent You Want It Darker. November 7th will be the one year yahrzeit of his death. December 2017 marks the 50th anniversary of the […]
Bebop
By Armand Lewis Bulee “Slim” Gaillard was a true character. Self-taught, extroverted, a true globe-trotting hipster before the concept of “hip” really existed, Gaillard’s songs, infectious humor and self-invented jive language (called “Vout”) have not only stood the test of time, but reached something approaching icon status in twentieth-century popular culture. He was born in […]
New Releases
Turntable tips for the vinyl afflicted By David Lancon (The following is a Public Service Announcement for those new to vinyl and for those long accustomed to vinyl culture) You say you just blew the mortgage on that rarest of rare northern soul, psycho-billy, ska jazz ten-inch EP by the Barstool Brothers only to have […]
Kaplan's Korner
KAPLAN’S KORNER Secret Weapon The WyWires phono cable might be the best component in my stereo and you really can’t see it. It’s like a stealth component in the war on noise. The instant I mounted it on the Ortofon 110 tonearm on the Merrill-Williams REAL 101.2 turntable I heard it. I mean didn’t hear […]
Blues
The immortal songwriter and singer Otis Redding has inspired countess musicians. A 2016 tribute concert, museum exhibit and a brand new autobiography, prove that his popularity and legacy remain at the forefront of the American music conversation By Harvey Kubernik In 2017, there is renewed awareness continuing around the immortal singer and songwriter Otis Redding. […]
Alt-Rock
A documentary celebrating the rockers’ “rags-to-riches-to-rags” story debuts this fall in select cities and on DVD and VOD — plus the OG lineup is on tour! By Suzanne Rush There’s just a limited amount of ferocious, free thinking kind of — I don’t want to say, oddballs. But we were all just built a little […]
Blues
By Dennis Loren “There is something very special and intimate about seeing and hearing an exceptional solo artist or great band performs in a small venue. When I lived in San Francisco in the late-‘60s, I was a regular at the larger venues, such as the Avalon Ballroom, the Fillmore, the Straight Theater and Winterland, […]
Bebop
By Armand Lewis In the late 1960s, jazz was in a severe slump and was beginning to re-define itself in a search for a more youthful audience. While some players like Miles Davis embraced a fusion of jazz, electronics and rock, others took a free jazz/spiritual approach or incorporated soul and world music rhythms and […]
Country
More than two hours of performances by the beloved musician’s classic hits are captured on the timely Glen Campbell-Live Anthology 1972-2001 By Harvey Kubernik Aweek before Glen Campbell’s death at age 81 of Alzheimer’s in Nashville Tennessee, MVD Entertainment Group released Glen Campbell-Live Anthology 1972-2001. This definitive collection of Campbell’s work on DVD/CD from the […]
Audio
By David Thomson Great music and, admittedly, sometimes not so great music transforms my mood, balances my bias, and engages my spirit. Add an accurate home audio system and it floats my soul. When I say, ‘accurate,’ I mean a system of components that portrays the music as the composer/producer meant it to be heard. […]
Kaplan's Korner
KAPLAN’S KORNER HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU! Happy 14th Anniversary to Dig! Music in Ukiah California. Make sure to stop in ad say hello to owner Mike Roumbanis when you’re cruising 101 north of the Bay Area. Happy 29th Anniversary to Jackpot Records in Portland, Oregon. They are celebrating with a party Saturday September 30th from […]
Books
As the son of Hall of Fame songwriter Carl Sigman (“It’s All In The Game,” “Ebb Tide,” “Crazy He Calls Me,” “What Now, My Love,” and many more), Michael Sigman grew up immersed in the pop and rock revolution of the ’50s and ’60s. As editor of Record World Magazine from 1972-’82, he had a […]
Features
Now Out with New Mixes in Stereo and 5.1 Surround Audio; Expanded Version with Previously Unreleased Session Recordings, & Special Packaging By Harvey Kubernik “Sgt Pepper’s was the perfect album to absorb while being Lost in Space.” — Bill […]
Bebop
By Armand Lewis There are very few jazz composers who, when you hear their work, you know instantly whose tune you are hearing. Soloists may be easily identified by their individual sound or style, but as composers, very few are so unique that their songs are not only instantly identifiable, but should any one try […]
