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50TH Anniversary of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Debut

By Harvey Kubernik  I suspect the estate of Tom Petty and Universal Music Enterprises are preparing a 50th edition of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ first LP in the summer of 2026.  As a recording artist and archivist, the late frontman Petty was keenly...

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Moby Grape 

Moby Grape 

By Harvey Kubernik Copyright 2025        I revisited the work of Moby Grape in 2025.     During 2007, Columbia/Legacy Records released Listen My Friends! The Best of Moby Grape, which marked the 40th anniversary...

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Doors 60 th Anniversary

Doors 60 th Anniversary

In November 2024, the Doors kicked off the 2025 60th Anniversary with a new anniversary logo, a series of physical releases, and anthology book, and much more to be announced in the future. The Doors 1967-1971 6-LP set arrived as the latest installment in Rhino’s...

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LEON RUSSELL

LEON RUSSELL

   I was happy to learn a biography of Leon Russell by Bill Janowitz was going to be published by Hachette during March 2023. Leon Russell: The Master of Space and Time’s Journey Through Rock & Roll History.      I first saw...

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FRANK ZAPPA DOCUMENTARY SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 27TH 2020

FRANK ZAPPA DOCUMENTARY SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 27TH 2020

HARVEY KUBERNIK INTERVIEW WITH DIRECTOR/PRODUCER ALEX WINTER     By Harvey Kubernik © 2020 ZAPPA, the first all-access documentary on the life and times of Frank Zappa was set to premiere at the 2020 SXSW film festival. The Kickstarter campaign for this project was...

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