Posts From Jeff Tamarkin
‘Their Satanic Majesties Request’—The Rolling Stones’ Worst, or An Unfairly Maligned Gem?
Some say it was little more than a ‘Sgt. Pepper’ ripoff. Others consider it one of their most original LPs. We gave a fresh listen.
Read MoreCream: Rock’s Short-Lived First Supergroup
Formed by blues fanatics in 1966 and gone by ’68, Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker redefined what a rock band was capable of doing.
Read MoreGregg Allman on the Allman Brothers Band’s Legacy
In 2015, the ABB mainstay was leading his own band and released a killer live album. This conversation with the legend has never before been seen.
Read More1969’s Ill-Fated Altamont Festival: One of Rock’s Darkest Days
December 6, 1969, marked one of rock’s bleakest days. The free concert known as Altamont was an unmitigated disaster as everything that could possibly go wrong did
Read MoreThe Mamas & the Papas’ ‘Creeque Alley’: Behind the Song
The lyrics are stocked with names and places, some of which may have been (and still are) unfamiliar to fans of the group. We break it down
Read MoreJohn Mayall Interview: A Chat With the British Blues Legend
For 50+ years he’s been the king of British blues. “[Blues and jazz] have always been part of the same thing. It’s all black American music, basically”
Read MoreWhen Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen Were ‘Lost in the Ozone’
There was much more to this genre-defying band than “Hot Rod Lincoln.” Here is the back story of a truly versatile and unique group.
Read MoreWhen Frank Sinatra Joined the Fifth Dimension
Frank Sinatra did not love rock music, but for his 1968 TV special he sang along with soul-pop hitmakers the Fifth Dimension and fit right in.
Read More‘Hums of the Lovin’ Spoonful’ & The Evolution of Their Good-Time Music
For their third studio album, the band knew that it wanted no two songs to sound alike. The result: no two songs sounded alike.
Read MoreThe Kinks’ ‘Celluloid Heroes’: Everybody’s a Star…
“Everybody’s a dreamer, and everybody’s a star,” Ray Davies sang. But it was never quite that simple. Watch a stellar performance of this Kinks Klassik.
Read More