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25 YEARS ON: JERRY GARCIA REMEMBERED

Getty ImagesIt was 25 years ago Sunday (August 9th, 1995) that Grateful Dead singer-guitarist Jerry Garcia died of a heart attack at age 53. At the time, Garcia was at the Serenity Knolls drug-treatment center in Forest Knolls, California, where he was trying once again to get on top of his chemical dependencies. Perhaps more…

FLASHBACK: THE BEATLES RELEASE ‘REVOLVER’

Getty ImagesIt was 54 years ago Saturday (August 8th, 1966), that the Beatles released their groundbreaking seventh album Revolver. What sets the album apart from its predecessors is that aside from a brief nine date UK tour the previous winter, and no new movie to be shot for 1966, the group had an unprecedented five…

DEEP PURPLE RETURNS WITH ‘WHOOSH!’ TODAY

PRPhotos.comFinally out today (August 7th) is Deep Purple’s latest studio collection, titled Whoosh! The album, which had been pushed back due to the ongoing pandemic, was originally slated for a June 12th release to tie in with the band’s now-scrapped European tour. Whoosh! has been released as a limited edition CD+DVD Mediabook “featuring a film…

40 YEARS AGO TODAY: JOHN LENNON HITS THE STUDIO ENDING FIVE-YEAR-RETIREMENT

Getty ImagesIt was 40 years ago today, August 7th, 1980, that John Lennon officially ended his five-year-retirement and headed back into the recording studio. In 1975, Lennon had put his career on hold to stay home and help raise his son Sean, and on the cusp of his 40th birthday, returned with Yoko Ono to…

CLASSIC DAVID BOWIE 1999 CONCERT COMING THIS MONTH

PRPhotos.comA new David Bowie archival show is coming to the digital realm on August 14th. Something In The Air (Live Paris 99) was recorded on October 14th, 1999 at Paris’ Elysee Montmartre the evening after Bowie received France’s highest creative honor, the Commandeurs of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. Rolling Stone posted, “The…

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‘Brain Damage/Eclipse’ – Pink Floyd

Writer: Roger Waters Producer: Pink Floyd Recorded: 1972 at Abbey Road Studios, London Released: March 24, 1973 Players: David Gilmour–guitar, vocals Nick Mason–drums Richard Wright–keyboards Roger Waters–bass Album: The Dark Side Of The Moon (Harvest, 1973) Singer-bassist Roger Waters originally wrote “Brain Damage” while recording the 1971 Pink Floyd album Meddle. The original title of…

‘Bad Medicine’ – Bon Jovi

Writers: Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, and Desmond Child Producer: Bruce Fairbairn Recorded: Winter and spring, 1988, at Little Mountain Sound Studios in Vancouver, B.C. Released: October 1988 Players: Jon Bon Jovi–vocals, guitar Richie Sambora–guitar, vocals Alec John Such–bass, vocals David Bryan–keyboards Tico Torres–drums Album: New Jersey (Mercury, 1988) The first single from Bon Jovi’s…

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