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The TV, Movie, and Music career of Billy Mumy: interviewed by Harvey Kubernik
Q: You have a new solo album released in the summer of 2009, "Carnival Sky." Explain the title of...
The Historic Gold Star Recording Studio and the Audio Legacy of Producer Phil Spector
Phil Spector has been away from his Alhambra, California-home and the recording studio since...
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Bill Wyman Archive Auction; Wyman Interview
Goin’ Home With The Rolling Stones ’66 Gered Mankowitz New Photography Book Due in October By Harvey Kubernik © 2020 The Rolling Stones original bassist, Bill Wyman, recently auctioned items related to the band, collected by him during his long tenure with the...
Janis Lyn Joplin
January 19, 1943 Port Arthur, Texas--October 4, 1970, Hollywood, California By Harvey Kubernik © 2020 50 years ago on October 4. 1970 at the Landmark Hotel in Hollywood the performer and singer Janis Joplin died of a heroin overdose. Singer/songwriter, producer...
Elton John: His United States Debut at Doug Weston’s Troubadour August 25, 1970
50 Years On By Harvey Kubernik © 2020 I was an avid reader of Melody Maker since 1964. I first became aware of Elton John’s Empty Sky DJM record label first LP in June of 1969. I ordered it as an English import from Lewin Record Paradise on Hollywood Blvd. His piano...
Bob Marley in 2020
Amazon Music Launches [RE]DISCOVER in Global Support of Artist Catalogs Across All Music Genres; The initiative kicks off with Bob Marley as [RE]DISCOVER’s Artist of the Month; Marley’s iconic Legend album to stream in 3D Audio exclusively on Amazon Music HD later...
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Déjà Vu 50 Years On By Harvey Kubernik Copyright 2020 50 years ago this past spring Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young released their debut LP Déjà Vu. Although perceived as a group effort, nine out of Déjà Vu’s 10 songs (the exception being “Woodstock”) were...
Charles Bukowski 100 Years On
By Harvey Kubernik Copyright 2020 August 16, 2020 Marks the 100th birthday of short story writer, columnist, poet and novelist Charles Bukowski, born Heinrich Karl Bukowski in Andernach, Germany, who relocated with his parents to Los Angeles California at age 3. His...
The Doors Morrison Hotel
50 Year Anniversary By Harvey Kubernik Copyright 2020 During July 2020 I had three regional encounters with Doors’ co-founder and guitarist/songwriter Robby Krieger in Southern California. I’ve known Robby for decades and have interviewed him a handful of times. I...
THE ROLLING STONES’ 1973 CLASSIC GOATS HEAD SOUP
TO BE RELEASED VIA POLYDOR/INTERSCOPE/UME IN MULTI-FORMAT AND DELUXE EDITIONS ON SEPTEMBER 4. FORMATS FEATURE DEMOS, OUTTAKES AND THREE PREVIOUSLY UNHEARD TRACKS INCLUDING “SCARLET” WITH JIMMY PAGE By Harvey Kubernik Copyright 2020 Another prized jewel in...
Charlie Daniels Country Music Hall of Fame Member and Southern Rock Legend Passes On
Charlie Daniels On Recording With Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen By Harvey Kubernik c 2020 Country Music Hall of Fame, Grand Ole Opry member and southern rock legend Charlie Daniels passed on Monday, July 6th at Summit Medical Center in Hermitage, Tennessee....