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Artist Jodi Head Elevates the Humble Guitar Strap

December 8, 2022December 8, 2022 Ken Kurson 0 Comments Alice Cohen, Buddy Guy, Buddy Miller, Chris Isaak, Emmylou Harris, Guitar Center, Jodi Head, Mike Merritt, Patty Griffin, Popa Chubby, Rick Beato, Warren Haynes

Funky lady makes an oft-ignored accessory the main event

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Ian Hunter, 83, Penned Best Song of His Career at 76

June 18, 2022July 5, 2022 Ken Kurson 8 Comments Bruce Springsteen, David Bowie, Dennis DeYoung, Foreigner, Ian Hunter, John Panozzo, Jon Bon Jovi, Mick Jones, Mick Ralphs, Mott the Hoople, Paul McCartney, Pete Townshend, Styx, The Who

Mott leader’s tribute to Bowie revealed an artist heading loudly into that good night

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John Schott Turns ‘Round Midnight’ Into Shavuos Miracle

May 25, 2022May 31, 2022 Ken Kurson 0 Comments Charlie Hunter, Dizzy Gillespie, Herbie Hancock, John Schott, Miles Davis, Reboot, Round Midnight, Thelonious Monk, TJ Kirk

8-hour all-night reimagining of Monk’s masterpiece marks Jewish day of joy

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God Bless International Pop Overthrow 2022

May 24, 2022June 1, 2022 Ken Kurson 1 Comment Bad Company, Circles, David Bash, International Pop Overthrow, Jim Ellison, Kim & Lee, Liverpool, Lucille, Lucky Blue, Mark Pountney, Material Issue, Power pop, Senior Class, The Beat Movement, The Cavern, The Chelsea Curve, The Incurables, The Lilacs, The Monkees, The Side, The Stayawakes, Vix 20

World’s premiere power pop festival crushes Liverpool after 2-year covid hiatus

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Tom Whalen, 1967-2022

March 28, 2022March 30, 2022 Ken Kurson 2 Comments Foo Fighters, Nirvana, Taylor Hawkins, The Lilacs, Tom Whalen

Founding member of The Lilacs was excellent bassist, fine human being

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Alternative Rock Music Journalism Pop

Why Has Sirius Lost a Million Subscribers?

December 14, 2021April 3, 2022 Ken Kurson 2 Comments Apple Music, BAMTech LLC, Blondie, Bob Michelson, Disney, HBO and Hulu, James Woodell, Joe Inzerillo, Little Steven’s Underground Garage, Netflix, Nirvana, Paramount Plus, Peacock, Pravda Records, Richard Lloyd, Rodney Bingenheimer, Sirius, Sonic Youth, Spotify, The Lilacs, The Lilacs Endure, The Ramones, The Wall Street Journal, X

The greatest radio ever built has to stop acting like a radio

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Music Journalism Rock Rock Docs

Mick Rock, 1948–2021

November 19, 2021April 3, 2022 Ken Kurson 0 Comments Blondie, Bob Marley, Brian May, Cat Stevens, David Bowie, Freddie Mercury, Ian Hunter, Iggy and the Stooges, Jack White, Joan Jett, John Cale, Johnny Marr, Lady Gaga, Lou Reed, Madonna, Matthew Kassel, Michael Stipe, Mick Rock, Mötley Crüe, New York Observer, Ozzy, Peter Gabriel, Pharrell Williams, Phil Collins, Ray Davies, Roxy Music, Squeeze, Talking Heads, The Ramones, The Sex Pistols, Thin Lizzy, Tina Turner, Transformer

Rock’s greatest photographer chronicled rock’s greatest era

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Music Journalism

I Bought a Hit Song by Mux Mool

November 10, 2021March 13, 2022 Ken Kurson 0 Comments Barry Manilow., Big Pun, Blondie, Bob Dylan, Brian Lindgren, Chrissie Hynde, Domingo Padilla, Drake, Hipgnosis Song Fund, Imagine Dragons, KRS One, Masta Ace, Mux Mool, Richie Sambora, Rick James, royalties, Stevie Nicks

Unexpected payday when EDM artist lands a song on a TV show

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Rob Halford’s ‘Confess’ Is What a Rock Memoir Should Be – Brutally Honest and Funny as Hell

December 28, 2020August 18, 2022 Ken Kurson 2 Comments David Bowie, Judas Priest, Memoir, Mötley Crüe, Ozzy Osbourne, Quiet Riot, Rob Halford, The Clash, The Scorpions, Van Halen, Willie Nelson

Judas Priest singer details a career-long struggle with his sexuality

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Betting on Music at the Royalty Exchange

September 21, 2020July 29, 2022 Ken Kurson 5 Comments Antony Bruno, Ariana Grande, BMI, Brian Swindle, Chief Keef, David Pullman, Domingo Padilla, Drake, Green, Have Mercy, Hipgnosis Songs Fund, I Saw Her First, KRS One, Lil' Uzi Vert, Little Steven’s Underground Garage, Macklemore, Masta Ace, Megadisc, Mills Music Trus, Misfits, Mux Mool, My Sister Jane, REO Speedwagon, Richard Lloyd, Rodney Bingenheimer, Royalty Exchange, SiriusXM, Studio 19, the Doobie Brothers, The Lilacs, The Lilacs Endure, The Returnables, Three Doors Down, Tony Defries, White Soul

The song’s the thing

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Glam Punk Remembrance

Heartbreakers Guitarist Walter Lure Has Died

August 24, 2020March 28, 2022 Ken Kurson 6 Comments Andy Shernoff, Azalia Snail, Binky Philips, Black Sabbath, Bobby Rondinelli, CBGB, Charlie Sox, Eliot Kidd, Heartbreakers, Hilly Crystal, Jerry Nolan, Johnny Thunders, L.A.M.F., Martin John Butler, Mike Mindless, Mike Rappoport, Pandora, Rainbow, Rent Party, Rowan Bishop, The Demons, The Dictators, The Last Ditches, The Planets, The Waldos, Tony Coiro, Walter C. Luhr Jr., Walter Lure

Tributes pour in for NYC fixture who lived uncharacteristically clean and productive rock n roll life

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GEAR TALK: Beach Boys Guitarist Rewires a Classic Amp

July 10, 2020December 11, 2022 Ken Kurson 10 Comments amplifiers, Bruce Johnston, Buddy Holly, gear, John Cowsill, Magnatone, Mike Love, Scott Totten, The Beach Boys

Scott Totten uses shelter at home to fix up a ’57 Magnatone

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Listen to the Music: Producer Ted Templeman’s Vivid, Likable Memoir

July 6, 2020August 21, 2022 Ken Kurson 0 Comments Donn Landee, Doobie Brothers, Frank Sinatra, Greg Renoff, Harpers Bizarre, Lenny Waronker, Nicolette Larson, Ted Templeman, Van Halen, Warner Bros.

The A&R guy who signed the Doobie Brothers and Van Halen looks back on a ‘Life in Music’

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Heavy Metal Remembrance

Guitar Pick Giveaway Reveals a Grieving Nation

April 19, 2020May 29, 2020 Ken Kurson 5 Comments Altar of Bedlam, Judah Spears, the Suncharms

Singer of Ohio Christian death metal group dies and bandmates carry on in his honor

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Paul K, 1962-2020

March 16, 2020November 21, 2022 Ken Kurson 18 Comments Amphetamines and Coffee, Curriculum Vita, Dave Shapson, Jockey Club, Ken Katkin, Ken Kurson, Lilacs, Lounge Ax, Mo Tucker, Paul K and the Weathermen, Paul Kopasz, Res Ipsa Loquitor, Sotto Voce, The Lilacs

A peerless songwriter — and an unforgettable human being — has died

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