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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 spring of 2009, when a California jury convicted him of second-degree murder in the 2003 death of actress and comedian Lana Clarkson. At the moment Spector is serving 19 years...

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JOHN MAYALL’s BLUESBREAKERS LIVE 1967 ALBUM RELEASED

JOHN MAYALL’s BLUESBREAKERS LIVE 1967 ALBUM RELEASED

By Harvey Kubernik c 2015 In April, Forty Below Records issued John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers – Live in 1967 (Never Before Heard Live Performances), an important archival recording of one the best of the Bluesbreakers band lineups, featuring legendary musicians John...

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Jimi: All Is By My Side

Jimi: All Is By My Side

By Harvey Kubernik c 2014 OutKast’s André Benjamin stars as Jimi Hendrix in the Jimi: All Is By My Side biopic from Oscar winning writer-director John Ridley (U-Turn, Three Kings, 12 Years a Slave). Jimi: All Is By My Side debuted at the 2013 Toronto International...

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Review of Rock ‘N’ Roll Lens By David Kessel

Review of Rock ‘N’ Roll Lens By David Kessel

When I received a copy of Jimmy Steinfeldt’s new book  Rock ‘N’ Roll Lens recently, I was really knocked out. Jimmy’s sifted through his volumes of photos taken during the last 30 years as a premier Rock photographer, to come up with a real special book.  Jimmy’s...

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