Posts From Jeff Tamarkin
Paul Krassner, ’60s Counterculture Figure, Dies at 87
Along with Abbie Hoffman and Jerry Rubin, Krassner co-founded the Yippies, who ran a pig for president, demanding Secret Service protection for the animal.
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Mike Wilhelm, of Charlatans & Flamin’ Groovies, Dies
The Charlatans are considered one of the major forces in the development of what became known as the San Francisco sound.
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Tom Goodkind, of Washington Squares Folk Group, Dies
The group, which dressed in an exaggerated version of the beatnik-style clothing favored by the folk groups that inspired them, recorded two albums.
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‘Bleecker Bob,’ NYC Record Store Icon, Dies at 75
His Greenwich Village shop was a mecca for collectors of rare and used vinyl, particularly those who sought out the punk and new wave sounds
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Tom Rapp, Pearls Before Swine Leader, Dead at 70
Although they never sold large quantities of records, the band was favored by fans of psychedelic/avant-garde music in the late ’60s and ’70s.
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John Perry Barlow, Grateful Dead Lyricist, Dies
The co-writer of numerous songs sung by Bob Weir since the early ’70s, he was also an Internet pioneer, rancher, writer, activist and more.
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Jefferson Starship’s Craig Chaquico Sues Ex-Bandmates
The original lead guitarist of the popular ’70s/’80s band claims that the current lineup should not be using their name. We speak with Craig Chaquico.
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Pete Best on ‘I’ve Got a Secret,’ 1964
As Beatlemania was in full swing, their former drummer was relegated to appearing on a TV game show. “Could you be a new kind of bug that we’ve imported from England?”
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Beatles Sgt. Pepper Title Track Outtake Released
It’s instantly familiar yet so utterly alien: Check out this stripped-down early version of the title track from the new reissue package.
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Prince’s Band The Revolution to Tour U.S.
With their former frontman gone nearly a year, his ex-band members have regrouped and will hit venues all over the U.S. this spring and summer.
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