Posts From Jeff Tamarkin
Peter Noone on Life With and After Herman’s Hermits
“When we got to America, it went from 2 to 20 to 200 to 2,000 to 20,000 screaming girls in weeks. It was the power of radio”
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Grateful Dead ‘Long Strange Trip’ Documentary: Review
A sprawling collection of transcendent highs and the occasional free-falling low, much like a Dead concert. We review the 4-hour film
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10 Great ‘Live at the Fillmore’ Albums
There were roughly 200 albums recorded at the Fillmore (West and East). It wasn’t easy but we happily choose 10 that really stand out for us. Who’s #1?
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Jack Bruce Talks Cream in 2012 Interview
Two years before his death, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame legend looked back on the game-changing trio and discussed his future plans
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Leslie West on Playing With Jimi and The Who
The Mountain man recalls his solo years and jam sessions sitting in with Hendrix and The Who, and much more
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Libby Titus—Singer-Songwriter & Wife of Steely Dan’s Donald Fagen—Dies at 77
She is best known as the co-composer of “Love Has No Pride,” recorded by Linda Ronstadt and Bonnie Raitt.
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When the Chambers Brothers’ ‘Time’ Had Come
They started out as a gospel quartet, then their souls were psychedelicized. The story of the group behind “Time Has Come Today”
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12 ‘Lost’ British Invasion Hits of the ’60s
It wasn’t all about the Beatles, Stones, Who and Kinks. We look back at a dozen other great British Invasion hits that you may have forgotten.
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1973: The Year in 50 Classic Rock Albums
We looked back at hundreds of albums released in 1973 and whittled the list down to the 50 that we think represent the cream of the year’s crop.
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Tom Petty, American Rock Giant, 1950-2017
One of our country’s greatest rockers for more than 40 years, the Floridian never backed down, creating solid music that didn’t need to bow to trends.
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