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Record producer Bob Johnston on Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash
A conversation with Bob Johnston June 17th 2009, 40th Anniversary of Bob Dylan’s Epochal Nashville...
Kim Fowley Interview: John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band Live In Toronto ’69
The only performance ever caught on film of John Lennon and the Plastic Ono BandJohn Lennon &...
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Hailing from East Los Angeles-Heavyweight Author and Vinyl Collector Gene Aguilera
Harvey Kubernik Interviews Gene Aguilera Q: You hail from East Los Angeles and the landmark Boyle Heights area. Tell me about the region. A: East L.A. is a colorful barrio, proud of its cultural contributions to the world. I'm from the Boyle Heights...
VERVE, IMPULSE! RECORDS AND UMe LAUNCH VITAL VINYL SERIES TODAY
FEATURING 180-GRAM VINYL REISSUES OF THE ICONIC LABELS’ CLASSIC ALBUMS; DAVID KESSEL ON VERVE RECORDS FOUNDER NORMAN GRANZ By Harvey Kubernik © 2019 In 2019 Verve and Impulse! Records, together with UMe, launched their new series Vital Vinyl, a celebration of...
FRANK ZAPPA HOLOGRAM SPRING
UNITED STATES AND EUROPE TOUR TO WORLD PREMIERE NEW MUSIC WITH FORMER BANDMATES ON THE BIZARRE WORLD OF FRANK ZAPPA FRANK ZAPPA’S BELOVED LIVE DOUBLE ALBUM ZAPPA IN NEW YORK CELEBRATED WITH SUITE OF 40TH ANNIVERSARY RELEASES INCLUDING DELUXE BOX SET, EXPANDED 3LP...
Music Business in 10 Easy Lessons
Ben McLane's New Book By Harvey Kubernik Attorney Ben McLane is the author of the just published Music Business in 10 Easy Lessons. It is available for purchase on Amazon at the following link....
Tribute To Gary Stewart, Veteran Music And Recording Exec
The late Gary Stewart who passed away in mid-April was a fan and supporter of the music I made with my brother Dan in the late seventies. He loved our recording of “Baby, Hold On” and our production work with the Ventures, Blondie, Harvey Kubernik, the Go-Gos, Rodney...
David Bowie and Space Oddity: 50 Years On
By Harvey Kubernik c 2019 On February 20, 1969, singer/songwriter David Bowie recorded an early studio version of “Space Oddity” for his 1969 promotional film, Love You Till Tuesday. After departing Deram Records, Bowie then signed to Mercury/Phillips Records in...
Weird Old Man by Charlie Christmas Now Out
By Harvey Kubernik Charlie Christmas aka Chuck Crisafulli is a singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and author of eight books who in December 2018 made available his debut collection of recordings Weird Old Man. The album was recorded in his Glendale, Ca. home...
Legendary drummer Hal Blaine passed away at age 90 on March 11th
I (David Kessel) had the pleasure of growing up in the recording studio along with my brother Dan. We worked with Hal Blaine on many, many Phil Spector sessions, as 2nd generation Wrecking Crew musicians. My Dad, Barney Kessel and Stepmother, B.J. Baker (one of the...
Goodbye, Andre Previn (1929-2019)
Composer. Arranger. Orchestrator. Conductor. Lecturer. Jazz pianist. We've lost the greatest American musical polymath since Leonard Bernstein. JazzTimes.com eulogizes Previn's career as jazz pianist: “Remembering Andre Previn (1929-2019)” by Kirk Silsbee Upon his...