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Live from California, it’s the Electric Flag

MVD’s new release pulls from live shows at L.A.’s Whisky A Go Go and San Francisco’s Carousel Ballroom to showcase rock’s first “super-group” By Harvey Kubernik The Electric Flag was one of t...
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Books
Stevie Nicks at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas on her 24 Karat Gold Tour, 2017. Ralph Arvesen / Wikimedia Commons

The life, music and costumes of Stevie Nicks, rock’s still-reigning witchy queen

Gold Dust Woman is a cradle-to-golden years slog through the singer’s life Gold Dust Woman: The Biography of Stevie Nicks By Stephen Davis St Martin’s Press By Suzanne Rush Being a Stevie Nicks fan has always required t...
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Both Sides of the Sky , a new album from the Jimi Hendrix vaults

Many of these surviving studio recordings find Hendrix working with varying lineups of musicians — including surprises like Stephen Stills and Joni Mitchell By Richie Unterberger For a guy who only put out three true, studio ...
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Rock Gods: Fifty Years of Rock Photography: By Robert M. Knight

By Harvey Kubernik Insight Editions is pleased to announce the recent publication of Rock Gods: Fifty Years of Rock Photography. This new, updated and revised edition displays the rich visual universe of Robert M. Knight’...
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The Gospel of Bob Dylan

New: Bob Dylan -Trouble No More -The Bootleg Series Vol. 13/1979-1981 and Dylan’s John Wesley Harding Celebrates 50 Year Anniversary By Harvey Kubernik Columbia Records and Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Musi...
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In Rememberance
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Thank You Tom

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 R...
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Leonard Cohen: One Year After

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. Novembe...
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New Releases
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The Vinyl and the Damage Done

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 ...
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Otis!

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...
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