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Apr 12, 2023
Music of T. Rex Celebrated in Bolan’s Shoes
Still dancing, the spirit of a celebrated ’70s glam rocker provides the backdrop for Bolan’s Shoes, the directorial debut by Welsh-born actor/writer/director Ian Puleston-Davies.
Puleston-Davies...
Jan 18, 2023
Keeping the (English) Beat With Dave Wakeling
When the English Beat hit the UK music scene in late ’70s, the Birmingham group found a huge audience with its mix of 2-tone/ska...
Dec 28, 2022
Joel Selvin’s Sly & The Family Stone Receives New Edition
In 1998, Joel Selvin was well into his third decade as a pop music journalist when he published a book that made a serious...
Oct 5, 2022
Touring Tribute Celebrating David Bowie Comes to San Jose Civic
David Bowie was one of popular music’s most groundbreaking artists.
He was the Space Oddity, Ziggy Stardust, the Thin White Duke, the Man Who Fell...
Oct 5, 2022
Music Made Manifest: The Documentation of the Grateful Dead
Deadheads didn’t invent taping concerts. As Clinton Heylin chronicles in his exhaustive 1994 book, Bootleg: The Secret History of the Other Recording Industry, people...
Aug 17, 2022
The HU Bring Mongolian Metal to Shoreline
On Tuesday, some familiar names in heavy metal like Megadeth and Five Finger Death Punch rock the Shoreline Amphitheatre. With them is a relatively...
Jun 15, 2022
Primus Pays Tribute To Legendary Band Rush
Formed in 1984 by bassist Les Claypool, Bay Area prog/metal/alternative band Primus have long since established their bonafides as an original outfit, with nine...
Apr 27, 2022
J.C. Smith at War
The life of a touring musician is perilous enough: The general hazards of the road make everyday existence a constant challenge. Add to that...