The Scene:
The Scene features a variety of articles that explore a wide range of subjects, all of then delving into the many aspects of rock ‘n’ roll music, its artists and players, the music business and classic rock culture
The 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.
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The Making of Al Green and the Hi Records Sound
“The main thing is, Al could sing in tune. Once he got a hook on a song, it was hard to beat him.”—Producer Willie Mitchell
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‘Buffalo Springfield Again’: Behind-the-Scenes
The album was a defining moment in L.A. music history; meshing songcraft with new recording techniques that elevated the music.
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Starship’s ‘We Built This City’: Really The Worst?
Music critics love to call this 1985 #1 single the worst song ever. But is it really? We asked the former members of the band how they feel about it.
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Brian Jones, the Rolling Stones’ Resident Musical Genius, is Recalled by Bill Wyman, Jimmy Page & Others
“I honestly believe that if there wasn’t a Brian Jones there wouldn’t have been a Rolling Stones.”–Bill Wyman
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Stacks and Stacks of Vinyl: Tower Records in the ’70s
Go back in time (before “big box stores” and the Internet) and watch film footage of when Tower Records’ Sunset Blvd store was an adventure in vinyl album shopping.
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The Beatles’ ‘Now And Then’ Video Directed By Peter Jackson Will Melt Your Heart
At the clip’s most poignant moments, the present day Paul and Ringo are seen performing their parts for the song “together” with the much younger John and George
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Southern Cooking: 5 Great Southern Rock Albums
Our writer’s picks for one of the most popular genres in the ’70s. The bands here could provide great Southern rock album lists all their own
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Elvis Costello 1977 U.S. Debut: The Inside Story
Dick Wingate, then a Product Manager with Columbia Records, shares his marketing plan on how the label set up My Aim Is True to radio, record stores and the public
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Donovan on ‘Season of the Witch’: ‘The Spookiness Was Real’
“The darkness was coming down. The darkness was the freedoms that I spoke of, that opened the doors. That spookiness in the record was real.”
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