Rock & Pop Stories

Paul McCartney gave everything he had back to the genre that made him

Paul McCartney gave everything he had back to the genre that made him

I am sitting at the Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, Florida, waiting for Paul McCartney to take the stage, staring at the jumbo screen flashing pictures from his long career and wondering how anyone could withstand the weight of such...

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Band In D.C. - Bad Brains Came With Extraordinary Positivity Out Of The Nations' Capital

Band In D.C. - Bad Brains Came With Extraordinary Positivity Out Of The Nations' Capital

What we discovered was PMA was really the Great Spirit,” says bassist and Bad Brains founding member Darryl Jenifer. “The [ideas in the] book Think and Grow Rich worked for Andrew Carnegie back in the Industrial Age, helped him make money...

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Johnny Jenkins - "Ton-Ton Macoute!"

Johnny Jenkins - "Ton-Ton Macoute!"

The Allman Brothers Band always came off as less redneck than many of their Southern rock-and-roll counterparts. This had a lot to do with the presence of founding member, African American drummer and percussionist Jai Johanny “Jaimoe” Johanson, and also...

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Volatile Combination - The Compounded Sound Of The Dirtbombs

Volatile Combination - The Compounded Sound Of The Dirtbombs

The first time I heard the Dirtbombs’ cover of “Underdog” from Sly and the Family Stone’s A Whole New Thing, I needed a shower afterwards. It was just that filthy. “Given some rehearsal, the Dirt- bombs could probably do that...

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