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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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Bob Marley in 2020

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...

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Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

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...

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The Doors Morrison Hotel

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...

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THE ROLLING STONES’ 1973 CLASSIC GOATS HEAD SOUP

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...

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JOHNNY CASH’S MERCURY RECORDS NOW OUT VIA MERCURY/UME

JOHNNY CASH’S MERCURY RECORDS NOW OUT VIA MERCURY/UME

RE-EXAMINED WITH SUITE OF NEWLY REMASTERED RELEASES INCLUDING COMPREHENSIVE SIX ALBUM VINYL AND CD BOX SETS, THE COMPLETE MERCURY RECORDINGS 1986-1991, AND NEW GREATEST HITS, EASY RIDER: THE BEST OF THE MERCURY RECORDINGS; CASH’S MERCURY ALBUMS REISSUED ON...

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FRANK ZAPPA’S CELEBRATED 1970 MOTHERS LINEUP

FRANK ZAPPA’S CELEBRATED 1970 MOTHERS LINEUP

WITH UNRELEASED 70-SONG COLLECTION OF STUDIO AND LIVE RECORDINGS FOR 50th ANNIVERSARY;  THE MOTHERS 1970 AVAILABLE DIGITALLY AND AS 4-DISC BOX SET ON JUNE 26 VIA ZAPPA RECORDS/UMe; By Harvey Kubernik © 2020   To commemorate the 50th anniversary of Frank...

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Producer/ Director Allan Arkush

Producer/ Director Allan Arkush

...on Jimi Hendrix, Martin Scorsese, Bill Graham, Roger Corman, and the 40th anniversary DVD edition of his Ramones Rock ‘N’ Roll High School By Harvey Kubernik © 2020   Allan Arkush was born in Jersey City, New Jersey in 1948 and graduated from Fort Lee...

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