Posts From Mark Brown
Eagles Producer on the Making of the ‘Hotel California’ 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
Read More
Eagles Live in Denver 2018: 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
Read More
Richie Furay Talks About His Supergroups
In our interview, he discusses the brief Buffalo Springfield reunion (and possible album), and Poco. “We were creating a brand-new sound, basically”
Read More
Rocker Michael Stanley Recorded a Final Album: The Inside Story
Prior to his death in March, the Cleveland legend cut a batch of new tracks with longtime producer Bill Szymczyk, who says “I’m in classic rock heaven”
Read More
Steve Earle Interview: The Return of the Outlaw
It took me a long time to get a record deal and be successful, but I was luckier than a lot of people. I knew what I was when I was 12 years old
Read More
Dan Fogelberg: The Making of the Tribute Album
Seven years in the making, the labor-of-love project featured Boz Scaggs, Jimmy Buffett and–in their first studio recording–the “new” Eagles.
Read More
How Nils Lofgren ‘Weathered’ the Pandemic: Interview
“I like the idea of a bunch of old guys getting out and knocking it out of the park,” says the veteran singer/guitarist–and he does so on his recent album
Read More
Neil Young’s 1975 ‘Homegrown’ LP is Finally Released: Review
Overall, ‘Homegrown’ lives up to its legendary status; it’s a classic Neil Young album, because in 1975 he was classic Neil Young.
Read More
Michael Szymczyk Recruits Walsh (x2), Vitale and Passarelli
The musician son of legendary producer Bill Szymczyk is joined on his new LP by Joe Walsh and former members of Barnstorm on a cover of a song from their ’72 debut
Read More
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.
Read More