Music History

By Harvey Kubernik In his just published 2026 book, Wake Me, Shake Me: New York City, the ’60s & the Pop-Rock Youthquake, author Mitchell Cohen, states in the book’s official announcement, “charts the course from doo-wop to girl groups to folk music to...

WITH DEEP DIVE INTO THE ‘70s WITH ORIGINS 1971-1978 BOX SET OUT NOVEMBER 6 By Harvey Kubernik  The Tom Petty Estate has unveiled a comprehensive new box set, Origins 1971-1978, in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the band, out November 6 via UMe. Digging into...

By Harvey Kubernik       A new collection that celebrates the early days of the country rock movement, featuring such seminal acts as Buffalo Springfield, The Byrds, The Flying Burrito Brothers and Poco, is being released on October 23,...

By Harvey Kubernik       Fifty years ago, Bob Marley& The Wailers headlined a four-night residency at the Hammersmith Odeon in London, England, spanning June 15-18, 1976, to kick off the second leg of their Rastaman Vibration tour....

By Harvey Kubernik  Five & Dime Universe Inc., in collaboration with guitar wunderkind Toulouse Engelhardt, the “Segovia of Surf,” has just released his newest album, Music from the Martian Gras. It’s available in Vinyl, CD, & Streaming formats....

Harvey Kubernik Interviews with Jerry Garcia, Bill Graham, Marty Balin, Paul Kantner, and Grace Slick.  Six months after changing its name from the Warlocks, the Grateful Dead was a scuffling, unsigned band searching for an identity when it played Bill Graham’s...

By Harvey Kubernik Copyright 2026 "Brian put his heart in his music at a time with Pet Sounds when we were all using other muscles.       “In 1966 Lou Adler arrived in London with an acetate of Pet Sounds. He came to my house from the...

By Harvey Kubernik      One of the most ambitious albums in rock history, Yes’ Tales from Topographic Oceans arrives today from Rhino as a Super Deluxe Edition boxed set.      The massive collection...

By Harvey Kubernik © 2026     Visuals Courtesy of Gary Pig Gold Archives        The legacy of Ritchie Valens and Buddy Holly continues in 2026. A remake of the iconic 1987 film La Bamba is currently in development...