Journalist, music historian, author ("Talkin' Greenwich Village," bios of CSNY, the Dead, Jeff Buckley, Sonic Youth), Rolling Stone contributor.
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Not long ago I was perusing my record collection—several walls of CDs, LPs and cassette tapes—and my wife Maggie and I both wondered what our daughter would do with all this music when we were gone. Not the most upbeat conversation, but we...
“I Used to Say, ‘I’ve Ruined Her Career’”: Paul McCartney on Linda’s Photos—The Lost Interview
In a never-published interview from 2011, McCartney spoke with me about his late wife’s legacy as a photographer, especially of musicians.
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Berlin’s Hansa Studio: We Can Be Heroes, Just for One Visit
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The “Rocky” Sequels We Never Saw: My Lost Interview with Director John Avildsen
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Are We Starting to Run Out of Band Names?
It had taken a while, but the moment finally arrived sometime last year. If someone mentioned Geese, I immediately knew they were talking about the tightly wound New York band that reminded me of the indie rock I grew up on. If someone talk...
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