Author Archive
05 Nov 2010
Day of the Remains, Part Five
conclusion, continued from part four… The film America’s Lost Band was produced by Fred Cantor, a lifelong Remains fan. But the project started out as something else. Several years ago, […]
04 Nov 2010
Day of the Remains, Part Four
continued from part three… In the years after the Remains, Barry Tashian began a move toward sounds beyond rock’n’roll. “I played in clubs around Los Angeles for most of 1967 […]
03 Nov 2010
Day of the Remains, Part Three
continued from part two… One of the most infamous moments of the Beatles ’66 tour was the “cherry bomb incident” during the show in Memphis, Tennessee. Part way through the […]
02 Nov 2010
Day of the Remains, Part Two
continued from part one… Remains manager John Kurland was soon instrumental in a lineup change. Drummer Chip Damiani left the group right before they went on a cross-country tour with […]
01 Nov 2010
Day of the Remains, Part One
In 1966, an R&B-influenced band – one that had considerable local following in Boston but was largely unknown outside that region – got the opportunity of a lifetime: they would […]
29 Oct 2010
The Bob Moog Foundation
“I’m a toolmaker; I’m not a musician.” With trademark modesty, so said Bob Moog, the man who–for all intents and purposes–invented the modern synthesizer. I sat down recently at an […]
29 Oct 2010
Bootleg Bin: George Harrison – Denver 1974
Popular legend among Beatles fans holds that George Harrison‘s 1974 North American tour was an unmitigated disaster. As the story goes, Harrison came down with a severe case of hepatitis […]
28 Oct 2010
EP Review: Tommy & the High Pilots – American Riviera
If Neil Finn (Crowded House) were an American instead of a Kiwi, he might sound a bit like Tommy & the High Pilots. On the opener and title cut of […]
27 Oct 2010
Album Review: We Landed on the Moon! – This Will Be One for the Books
I’m not sure what it is, exactly, but for some reason, albums by a few quality bands with female lead singers seem to be finding their way onto my desk […]
26 Oct 2010
Album Review: Lucky Peterson – You Can Always Turn Around
Lucky Peterson‘s had a hard time of it these last many years. Struggles with drug addiction and related health problems plus spotty distribution of his occasional albums have meant that […]