When Rock’s Sharp Edge Meets Wit: Zevon and Browne’s “Cocaine” at VPRO Studio Holland On December 8, 1976, an intimate radio session at the VPRO Studio in Hilversum, The Netherlands,…
A Quiet Summit on Climbing!: Mountain’s Instrumental “To My Friend” Reveals Another Side of a Heavy Rock Giant When Mountain released Climbing! in 1970 through Columbia Records, the album quickly…
A Farewell Charged with Legacy: John Coghlan Reflects on the Final Frantic Four Tour As the clock ticked down to what was billed as the final Frantic Four concert, Status…
A Fierce Night at the Capitol Theatre: Warren Zevon Delivers “Poor Poor Pitiful Me” with Razor Sharp Wit in 1982 On October 1, 1982, Warren Zevon took the stage at…
Timeless Romance on Stage and in Song: Calendar Girl Echoes Through Neil Sedaka’s Live Performance The recently surfaced live video of Calendar Girl by Neil Sedaka, shared on YouTube in…
A Night of American Songcraft at Lincoln Center: The Dukes of September Revive “You Never Can Tell” with Style and Authority In November 2012, the storied stage of Lincoln Center…
Status Quo The Frantic Four’s Final Fling Live at Dublin O2 Arena The legendary English rock band Status Quo delivered a powerful and poignant performance of Little Lady during the…
A New Year Roars to Life: Mountain’s “Silver Paper” Captured in the Fire of 1971 At the dawn of 1971, as rock music was consolidating its identity in the post…
Haunting Harmony and Raw Truth A Rare 1976 Performance of “Carmelita” by Warren Zevon and David Lindley In July 1976, long before many of today’s listeners had ever heard of…
A Defiant Heart in Song and Stage: Silver Threads And Golden Needles by Linda Ronstadt In the landscape of American music, few performances weave classic songwriting with expressive vocal command…
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