Chris Squire + Steve Hackett = ‘Squackett’
- 9:06 PM — Jun 1 —
- Source: Pollstar
It started in 2006 when I was making an album called Chris Squire's Swiss Choir , which was a Christmas album. Read More
Kathi Kamen Goldmark, Writers’ Catalyst, Dies at 63
- 12:14 AM — May 30 —
- Source: The New York Times - New York NY
So was born the Rock Bottom Remainders, a musical group named for the booksellers' term for books that languish on the shelves so long they have to be dumped at a discount. Read More
Kathi Goldmark, 'West Coast Live' co-producer, dies
- 8:08 PM — May 26 —
- Source: San Francisco Chronicle - San Francisco CA
Kathi Kamen Goldmark, a beloved San Francisco literary impresario and country-rock singer, died May 24 after a long battle with breast cancer. Read More
King, Pearson, Tan plan last concert as Remainders
- 9:15 AM — May 24 —
- Source: St Louis Post-Dispatch - St Louis MO
The Rock Bottom Remainders, the musically challenged band of famous authors, will get together one last time in June. Stephen King probably speaks for most of them with his press statement: "I'm looking forward to reuniting with all my bandmates. We're older but not dead. Some of us can remember all of the words; all of us can remember some of the words; but NONE of us can remember all of the music. That's why they call it rock and roll."Read More
Something Else! Interview: Gene Clark, co-founder of the Byrds
- 8:39 AM — May 22 —
- Source: Something Else!
May 24, 2012 marks the 21st anniversary of the passing of Byrds cofounder Gene Clark, whose early death couldn't overshadow a remarkable stint as the band's principal songwriter in the mid-1960s. Read More
News & Reviews: Grateful Fred’s welcome married music duo My Darling Clementine
- 5:29 AM — May 22 —
- Source: Southport Visiter - Southport - Merseyside - UK
TALENTED duo My Darling Clementine will be showcasing their music in Formby next month. Read More
Roger McGuinn on folk preservation on NPR
- 11:02 PM — Apr 19 —
- Source: Boing Boing
Here's a fine NPR interview with Byrds guitarist, copyfighter, and folkie legend Roger McGuinn. Read More
Music Review: Aztec Two-Step - Cause & Effect
- 5:48 PM — Apr 13 —
- Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Music)- Seattle WA
Once upon a time, coffeehouses and college auditoriums were home to a generation of troubadours who wrote songs commenting on the social ills of the 1960s. Read More
Veteran O.C. concert promoter Ken Phebus dies at 64
- 7:50 AM — Apr 9 —
- Source: The Orange County Register - Orange County CA
He had just been acrimoniously fired from the Sun Theatre in Anaheim as the venue broke ties with its parent company, changed its name to the Grove and came under the care of Nederlander, the well-established entity that oversees the Greek. Read More
Biography
As the frontman of the Byrds, Roger McGuinn and his trademark 12-string Rickenbacker guitar pioneered folk-rock and, by... Read the full Roger McGuinn bio.



