Iron Butterfly News and Photos

More News From The Pit: Black Sabbath Bonus Tracks Unleashed, KISS Plan Televised Concert

Fri, June 14 2013 10:34pm - Source: Noisecreep

Black Sabbath's '13' is out in multiple variations.

Almost Hits: Iron Butterfly, “In-a-Gadda-Da-Vida” (1968)

Tue, June 04 2013 3:28pm - Source: Something Else!

"In-a-Gadda-Da-Vida" (single edit: 2 minutes, 53 seconds, Sept 28, 1968).

New Music Monday: Blackfield, Steve Hackett and Ray Wilson, the National, Beth Hart and Joe Bonamassa

Mon, May 20 2013 3:03pm - Source: Something Else!

A trio of collaborations top the New Music Monday offerings, including eruptive vocalist Beth Hart and Joe Bonamassa, Bob James and David Sanborn and a pair of Genesis alumni — who offer a new take on one of the band's classic tracks.

Graded on a Curve: Rhinoceros, (s/t)

Thu, May 16 2013 12:17pm - Source: The Vinyl District

While not forgotten, the late-'60s group known as Rhinoceros seem to be remembered less for their music and more for the circumstances of their formation.

YES Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy Camp Set for July 14-17

Tue, May 07 2013 7:35pm - Source: ArtistDirect

Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy Camp has created the ultimate fan experience with music legends Yes. 17.

Exclusive stream: Captain Beyond, “Dancing Madly Backwards [On a Sea of Air]” from Live in Texas (2013)

Fri, April 26 2013 3:43pm - Source: Something Else!

Originally only available as a hand-made fan-club item, Captain Beyond's 1973 concert with King Crimson became something of a legend — a poorly heard, pieced-together legend.

Almost Hits: Andy Kim, “Rainbow Ride” (1969)

Tue, April 23 2013 2:32pm - Source: Something Else!

I like to think I'm pretty normal, or at least I can pass for normal on most days.

Books: The Beatle Who Vanished by Jim Berkenstadt (2013)

Fri, March 22 2013 12:01pm - Source: Something Else!

Just when you think no other aspect of Beatles history could possibly be overlooked, a book comes along revealing a little-known corner of their story.

Forgotten series: The Gentrys – The Very Best (1998)

Thu, February 21 2013 2:01pm - Source: Something Else!

Formed in the spring of 1963, the Gentrys from Memphis, Tennessee gathered a great deal of regional recognition before finally making a nationwide breakthrough in the summer of 1965 with "Keep On Dancing."

All Space Rock Everything

Wed, January 23 2013 4:30pm - Source: The Decibel Tolls

Between the release of their lauded 2011 debut As Bright As Your Night Light and their latest 3-song EP, Nerves Junior underwent major corporate restructuring.

The 21st Century Sound Movement – The 21st Century Sound Movement (2013)

Fri, January 11 2013 1:00pm - Source: Something Else!

Here's a reissue of an album so obscure that even the most obsessive fan and collector of such period pieces didn't realize it existed until recently.

Notable 2012 deaths in music: Dave Brubeck, Dick Clark, Don Cornelius, Levon Helm, Jon Lord

Mon, December 31 2012 1:32pm - Source: Something Else!

We stop today to remember those who left the world of music in 2012, from Dave Brubeck and Dick Clark to Levon Helm and Ronnie Montrose.

Notable 2012 deaths in music: Dave Brubeck, Dick Clark, Don Cornelius, Levon Helm, Davy Jones, Jon Lord

Sun, December 30 2012 1:29pm - Source: Something Else!

We stop today to remember those who left the world of music in 2012, from Dave Brubeck and Dick Clark to Levon Helm and Ronnie Montrose.

Forgotten series: Iron Butterfly, Gene Vincent, Eric Carmen, others – Garagelands Volume Two (1999)

Tue, December 25 2012 12:20pm - Source: Something Else!

Like its predecessor, Garagelands Volume Two (Bam Caruso Records) salutes long lost songs of the '60s, where fuzz guitars mingle cordially with chiming tambourines and screeching harmonicas, while the drums thump and pump , choruses soar and keyboards creak, moan, groan and perform somersaults.

Lee Dorman's Cause Of Death Revealed

Mon, December 24 2012 9:23pm - Source: The Huffington Post - Entertainment

Coroner's officials say Lee Dorman, bass guitarist for the 1960s psychedelic rock band Iron Butterfly, died of natural causes in Southern California and there won't be an autopsy.

Iron Butterfly Bassist Lee Dorman Dead at 70

Sat, December 22 2012 6:25pm - Source: Rolling Stone

Lee Dorman, bassist for Iron Butterfly, died on Friday at the age of 70, the Associated Press reports.

Q&A: Kiss' Paul Stanley on New Album 'Monster' and Defining Rock & Roll

Tue, October 09 2012 3:28pm - Source: Rolling Stone

Nearly four decades on, Kiss remain an ongoing and unlikely rock & roll success story, standing high on platform heels and painted in kabuki black-and-white, unloading fireballs and grinding hard-rock hooks around the world.

Desert Island Discs: Box Set Edition

Tue, September 11 2012 1:55pm - Source: Something Else!

Given a chance to stuff five box sets into our baggage before that fateful trip, our panel of intrepid travelers have selected the Beatles and Miles Davis as must-have items.

Desert Island Discs: One Hit Wonder Edition

Tue, August 28 2012 12:39pm - Source: Something Else!

By this estimation, the decade of the One Hit Wonder was the 1970s, as our panel of potentially stranded passengers voted for 18 tracks from that era to take along on their doomed trip.

Flower Power, Spontaneous Combustion, others – Beyond The Calico Wall (1993)

Thu, June 07 2012 10:19am - Source: Something Else!

Here's an invitation to journey beyond the calico wall, where the skies are paved with marshmallow love, yellow orange hangs on a string and the concept of hate and war melt like popsicles!

Music Emporium “Music Emporium”

Wed, April 25 2012 2:17pm - Source: THE RISING STORM

This 1969 West Coast Rock curio by a little-known LA combo exudes novelty well beyond its appalling band name and its trashy cod-psych cover art.

Mort Weiss: A first-take life, with everything from hard times to hard rock

Mon, March 26 2012 1:27pm - Source: Something Else!

When I first started doing these articles I gave no thought as to the chronological order in which they occurred.

Larry 'Rhino' Reinhardt Dead: Guitarist for Iron Butterfly Dies at 63

Tue, January 03 2012 9:31pm - Source: Spinner

Larry "Rhino" Reinhardt, a guitarist best known for his brief stint with the psychedelic rock band Iron Butterfly , died Monday (Jan. 2) in Florida, the Sarasota Patch reports.

Rock Flashback: The Palm Beach International Music Festival

Thu, December 01 2011 6:05pm - Source: WNEW

This week in 1969, the Palm Beach International Music Festival bought a bit of Woodstock to south Florida, and in more ways than one.

CD Review: Iron Butterfly, “Fillmore East 1968”

Tue, October 18 2011 11:29pm - Source: Pop Dose

They're rarely good, because they rarely deliver on what they aim to be: an encapsulation of an act's live show experience.

Call Me Stumpy Joe

Sun, October 16 2011 1:13pm - Source: Cover Freak

The annual Cover Freak anniversary post is coming up in two weeks.

Best Sellers From The ’60′s: Iron Butterfly’s “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida”

Tue, June 14 2011 11:15pm - Source: WNEW

Notable for once being the biggest selling record of all time for Atlantic Records (before the arrival of the similarly weightily named band, Led Zeppelin ), In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida supports Iron Butterfly 's stake as being an originator of heavy metal.

Rock Flashback: Classics on 45

Sun, November 14 2010 8:49am - Source: WNEW

When the 45RPM record limited songs to four minutes or so, what performers could say and how they could say it was similarly limited.

Don’t Know No Mojo

Mon, October 18 2010 5:13pm - Source: The Hits Just Keep On Comin'

By popular demand—and around here, that means a couple of people asked me to do it—here's another installment of the Down in the Bottom series, which covers the one-hit wonders to peak near the bottom of the Hot 100 between 1955 and 1986.

Prog rock top ten: when pop went bonkers

Wed, July 07 2010 4:39pm - Source: Telegraph - London - UK [Music]

US West Coast psychedelic rockers Iron Butterfly gave over an entire side of their 1968 second album to the 17-minute title track, In-a-Gadda-Da-Vida.

Iron Butterfly News

More News From The Pit: Black Sabbath Bonus Tracks Unleashed, KISS Plan Televised Concert

Almost Hits: Iron Butterfly, “In-a-Gadda-Da-Vida” (1968)

New Music Monday: Blackfield, Steve Hackett and Ray Wilson, the National, Beth Hart and Joe Bonamassa

Graded on a Curve: Rhinoceros, (s/t)

YES Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy Camp Set for July 14-17

Exclusive stream: Captain Beyond, “Dancing Madly Backwards [On a Sea of Air]” from Live in Texas (2013)

Almost Hits: Andy Kim, “Rainbow Ride” (1969)

Books: The Beatle Who Vanished by Jim Berkenstadt (2013)

Forgotten series: The Gentrys – The Very Best (1998)

All Space Rock Everything

The 21st Century Sound Movement – The 21st Century Sound Movement (2013)

Notable 2012 deaths in music: Dave Brubeck, Dick Clark, Don Cornelius, Levon Helm, Jon Lord

Notable 2012 deaths in music: Dave Brubeck, Dick Clark, Don Cornelius, Levon Helm, Davy Jones, Jon Lord

Forgotten series: Iron Butterfly, Gene Vincent, Eric Carmen, others – Garagelands Volume Two (1999)

Lee Dorman's Cause Of Death Revealed

Iron Butterfly Bassist Lee Dorman Dead at 70

Q&A: Kiss' Paul Stanley on New Album 'Monster' and Defining Rock & Roll

Desert Island Discs: Box Set Edition

Desert Island Discs: One Hit Wonder Edition

Flower Power, Spontaneous Combustion, others – Beyond The Calico Wall (1993)

Music Emporium “Music Emporium”

Mort Weiss: A first-take life, with everything from hard times to hard rock

Larry 'Rhino' Reinhardt Dead: Guitarist for Iron Butterfly Dies at 63

Rock Flashback: The Palm Beach International Music Festival

CD Review: Iron Butterfly, “Fillmore East 1968”

Call Me Stumpy Joe

Best Sellers From The ’60′s: Iron Butterfly’s “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida”

Rock Flashback: Classics on 45

Don’t Know No Mojo

Prog rock top ten: when pop went bonkers

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