Posts From Greg Brodsky
Kinky Friedman, Musician and Raconteur Known For Satire, Dies
The satirist, whose onetime band was called Kinky Friedman and the Texas Jewboys, toured with Bob Dylan on the Rolling Thunder Revue
Read MoreWhen Jeff Beck Previewed a New Album at Electric Lady Studios
The guitar great played and talked about his forthcoming LP at a private listening party at the Greenwich Village studio of another guitar legend
Read MoreThe Number One Albums of 1971: 14 Stories
The year was marked by great releases by the Rolling Stones, Rod Stewart, and others. But the sales chart was dominated by a singer-songwriter
Read MoreTributes to Willie Mays, Baseball’s ‘Say Hey Kid’
He was long considered baseball’s unofficial Greatest Living Player
Read MoreThe Number One Albums of 1972: Each Has a Story
Our recap of the year’s chart topping LPs in the U.S. includes many classic rock favorites. Several took years to rise to the top
Read MoreTom Petty & the Heartbreakers 40th Anniversary: 2017 Review
Celebrating 40 years, the band performed a career-spanning, polished set to their adoring fans, which highlighted their remarkable musicianship
Read More‘Brats’ Film Review: Andrew McCarthy Revisits The Brat Pack
A 1985 New York magazine cover story coined the phrase. “I felt like I had lost control of the narrative of my career”
Read MoreBest Classic Bands: It’s Burton Cummings’ Fault
The idea for Best Classic Bands started with an innocent Facebook post that resulted in a missed concert and a vow to do something about it
Read MoreMark James, Songwriter of ‘Suspicious Minds’ and Other Hits, Dies
He also co-wrote “Always on My Mind,” a #1 hit for Willie Nelson that won the Grammy Award for Song of the Year
Read MoreThe Number One Singles of 1978: Sweet Sixteen
The Bee Gees had an astounding impact on the chart this year, thanks in no small part to the success of Saturday Night Fever and brother Andy Gibb
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