Posts From Greg Brodsky

10 Rockers Who Scored Hits as Teenagers

Some went on to historically significant careers, with Grammy Awards, Platinum albums and induction into the Rock Hall

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Bob Dylan 1965: Evolving to Electric

In the spring of that pivotal year, Columbia Records ran industry ads proclaiming “No One Sings Dylan Like Dylan!” We examine several items rarely seen since then.

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How Does It Feel? Electric. Dylan Biopic ‘A Complete Unknown’: Review

Timothée Chalamet offers a stunningly great performance in the 2024 film directed by James Mangold.

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Mike Brewer of Folk-Rock Duo Brewer & Shipley (‘One Toke Over the Line’) Dies at 80

The pair were friends for 65 years and musical partners for over 60.

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10 (More) Classic Rock Bar Bet Questions

When Part 1 became one of our most-read stories of 2022, we knew we had to do a sequel. Here’s trivia on Fleetwood Mac, Jethro Tull and Billy Joel

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The Beatles’ ‘White Album’: Giles Martin Interview

“A lot of people have said that The BEATLES is the sound of the Beatles breaking up. You can’t make an album like that if you’re not getting on.”

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Tom Werman Talks About His ’70s Rock Signings: Ted Nugent, Cheap Trick, REO Speedwagon

Part 1 of our interview with the author of Turn It Up!: My Time Making Hit Records In the Glory Days of Rock Music (Featuring Mötley Crüe, Poison, Twisted Sister, Jeff Beck, Ted Nugent, Cheap Trick, And More) focuses on the first part of his career, at Epic Records.

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Lou Adler Interview: The Making of Carole King’s ‘Tapestry’ + More

“I think it’s the soundtrack of a lot of people’s lives,” the legendary producer and Ode Records founder says of the album that, at one point, was the biggest of all time

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The Making of the ‘Sweet Baby James’ Album Cover

By late 1969, Henry Diltz had been shooting many top recording artists in Southern California when he got a call to shoot a 21-year-old singer-songwriter

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‘Billy Jack’: One Tin Soldier Rides Away

The movie, directed, written and starring Tom Laughlin, had a long journey on its way to the screen. Its memorable song was recorded – and charted – multiple times

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