Posts From Mark Brown
Joe Walsh Interview: Paying It Back for Veterans
Walsh: “I had played a lot of functions for other people, friends and stuff for various charities they were involved with. But I never had my own.”
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Bob Seger Final Tour: Live Review
Seger and the Silver Bullet Band took a ride through songs that have influenced pop culture for decades and show no sign of letting up.
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Little Steven Interview: Going Back to School
“I sincerely believe now it’s important to teach kids how to think instead of what to think,” Van Zandt says. “The arts is connecting the dots.”
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‘Hotel California’ Producer on the Making of the LP
They had one song prepared when they entered the studio. By the time they finished the album nine months later, they’d created a masterpiece. Our exclusive talk with Bill Szymczyk
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Dan Fogelberg: The Making of the Tribute Album
Seven years in the making, the labor-of-love project features Boz Scaggs, Jimmy Buffett and–in their first studio recording–the “new” Eagles.
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Joe Walsh’s ‘But Seriously, Folks’: Behind the Scenes
“Coming off of ‘Hotel California,’ this was just big fun. This was dessert. It wasn’t drudgery, it wasn’t work, it wasn’t doing things over and over again.”
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A Visit to Stockholm’s ABBA Museum
Sweden’s equivalent of Graceland (slogan: “Walk in, Dance Out”), it’s just like ABBA’s signature hits: pristine perfection.
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Steely Dan, Elvis Costello Shine in the Rain: 2015
A downpour & mists didn’t dampen spirits at the Red Rocks tour debut of Steely Dan & Elvis Costello. And the unusual bill works well, says our reviewer, with both acts delivering superb sets to delight the crowd
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The Eagles Live in Denver: Different, But the Same
After a lot of healing, the band unreeled hit after hit in their 23-song set. All anyone was thinking about was singing along
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Richie Furay Talks About His Supergroups
In our interview, he discusses the brief Buffalo Springfield reunion (and possible album), his recent solo LP and the country rock sound
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