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The Go-Go's (L–R): Charlotte Caffey, Kathy Valentine, Jane Wiedlen, Gina Schock and Belinda Carlisle.

The Go-Go’s Documentary; Interview with Director Alison Ellwood

By Harvey Kubernik  Multi-platinum Los Angeles rock band the Go-Go’s, featuring Charlotte Caffey, Belinda Carlisle, Gina Schock, Kathy Valentine and Jane Wiedlin, will see the release of the Alison Ellwood-directed THE GO-GO...
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Frank Zappa performing with the Mothers of Invention in ZAPPA a Magnolia Pictures release. Copyright ROELOF KIERS. Photo courtesy of Magnolia Pictures

A new Frank Zappa documentary from director Alex Winter mines archival footage to examine the musician’s private side

“Before we could set about making the film, we needed to preserve a great deal of material from the vault that was deteriorating and in great danger of being lost forever.” —Alex Winter By Harvey Kubernik ZAPPA, t...
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GOATS HEAD SOUP

To be released via Polydor / Interscope / UMe in Multi-Format and Deluxe Editions By Harvey Kubernik Another prized jewel in the Rolling Stones’ unmatched catalog is restored to its full glory and more, with the September 4...
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Cash & Dylan

Johnny Cash and Bob Dylan shared a mutual respect and a musical friendship By Harvey Kubernik In the mid-1980s as Johnny Cash found himself between labels, Mercury Records snatched up the country legend for what would end u...
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Bird Lives! 1OO Years

Charlie Parker The epitaph, “Bird Lives!” would prove to be more than prophetic as the saxaphonist’s influence, reputation and legend have only grown exponentially in the decades since his death in 1955 By Arm...
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Zappa 50th Anniversary

Frank Zappa’s celebrated 1970 Mothers of Invention lineup is being commemorated with an unreleased 70-song collection of studio and live recordings for its 50th anniversary; Howard Kaylan and Mark Volman remember Zappa The...
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Freddie Mercury. Photo by Barrie Wentzell.

The Melody Makers

Filmmaker Leslie Ann Coles discusses her new documentary, Melody Makers, which traces the ascent of rock ‘n’ roll and the British magazine that chronicled the music and musicians that defined an age  BY HARVEY KUB...
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Exploring Jimi Hendrix’s legacy three ways with a new musical release (Songs For Groovy Children: The Fillmore East Concerts by Jimi Hendrix from Experience Hendrix L.L.C. and Legacy Recordings; artwork (Jimi Hendrix Dig...
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Anniversary Editions
Keith Richard and Mick Jagger review print proofs of the Let It Bleed album cover art. PHOTO BY ETHAN RUSSELL

The Rolling Stones’ Let It Bleed

The Rolling Stones Let it Bleed 50th Anniversary Limited Edition celebrates the album’s five-decades with a newly remastered release package BY HARVEY KUBERNIK THE ROLLING STONES’ groundbreaking multi-platinum sellin...
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