Tag: Read Me

Dave Alvin’s New Highway: Selected Lyrics, Poems, Prose, Essays, Eulogies and Blues

“Some of the stuff that’s in [the book] was written knowing that I may never play music again,” says Dave Alvin, chatting from his home in Los Angeles’ Silver Lake neighborhood.  “Or I may…. I may be dead.” The book is New Highway: Selected Lyrics, Poems, Prose, Essays, Eulogies and Blues, a collection by the […]

September 20, 2022
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Olivia Harrison: “I Wanted People To Know About George”

More often than not, the identities of wives/girlfriends/partners of famous musicians are defined in association with their notable counterparts. Olivia Harrison, widow of George Harrison, incorrectly falls into this category. Prior to becoming romantically attached to George, the Mexican-American Los Angeles native worked for his label, Dark Horse Records. They fell in love and he […]

June 23, 2022
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Nabil Ayers Searches for Identity, Explores Race and Family in His New Memoir

Nabil Ayers has always been surrounded by music. He played drums in Seattle indie rock band  The Long Winters, co-founded Seattle’s Sonic Boom Records, and is currently the U.S. president of the Beggars Group, which distributes 4AD, Rough Trade Records, Matador Records, XL Recordings, and Young. It’s his last name, however, that has always attracted […]

June 7, 2022
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Don’t Worry About Him: After 50 Years of Hitmaking, Kenny Loggins Is Still Alright

Kenny Loggins may forever be associated with his era-defining contributions to the soundtracks for such ’80s classics as Caddyshack, Footloose and Top Gun, but they are just a few of the countless milestones in his eventful, 50-plus-year career in music. Already a folk-rock superstar by his early 20s as part of the duo Loggins & […]

May 27, 2022
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