Herbie Greene, portrait artist for bands that created the San Francisco sound, dies at 82
The members of Jefferson Airplane did not play the clarinet or the alto horn or the violin that they held for the cover of their breakthrough album “Surrealistic Pillow.” Those classical instruments ...
The 25 most overrated albums ranked, from The Beatles’ Sgt Pepper to Nirvana’s In Utero
Sometimes critical hysteria hits, and records are hoisted into positions of historic importance. The Independent’s music team ...
‘Rush 50’ Isn’t a Greatest Hits Collection. It’s an Epic Saga
This 50-track history of the iconic Canadian trio functions equally well as an introduction for the uninitiated or a ...
Wacky ‘Book Club,’ sophisticated salon and tribute to Led Zeppelin among weekend options
Freelance writer Molly Gilmore, who’d love to join a book club, talks with DJ Kevin the Brit about what’s happening around ...
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Led Zeppelin: “‘Kashmir’ was new music, no one had ever heard anything like it.”
Jimmy Page and Robert Plant on how a trip to Morocco helped inspire a deathless classic The post Led Zeppelin: “‘Kashmir’ was ...
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Defector Music Club Is Getting The Led Out
Welcome to Defector Music Club, where a number of our writers get together to dish about an album. Today, Israel Daramola, Dave McKenna, Ray Ratto, David Roth, and Lauren Theisen discuss Led ...
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Popa Chubby Salutes Freddie King, "The Texas Cannonball," with New Tribute Album
Most blues fans can name the “Three Kings,” guitarists B.B. King, Albert King and Freddie King. Having said that, Freddie ...