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The Rock's Backpages Homage: Jim Carroll, 1950-2009

Posted Fri Sep 18, 2009 11:06am PDT
One of rock's most authentic poets, Jim Carroll was portrayed by Leonardo DiCaprio in the 1995 adaptation of the classic autobiographical work The Basketball Diaries (1978). A fixture on the late '70s New York punk scene, Carroll gave this interview More »
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The Rock's Backpages Homage: Mary Travers, 1936-2009

Posted Thu Sep 17, 2009 11:15am PDT
Mary Travers was the golden-haired and golden-throated female voice of hugely successful '60s folk trio Peter, Paul More »
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The Rock's Backpages Flashback: Keith Richards Lets It Bleed

Posted Mon Sep 14, 2009 12:24pm PDT
Herewith a fascinating chat with the Rolling Stones' guitarist on the eve of the 1969 American tour that climaxed with the apocalyptic Altamont festival in California. Keef talks about the forthcoming Let It Bleed and offers soundbites on everyone fr More »
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Undisputed Heavyweight Champions Of The Mix Tape: 30 Years of Transatlantic Friendship On Cassette!

Posted Fri Sep 11, 2009 12:45pm PDT
Until recently, mix tapes (on C-90 cassettes) were part of the life blood of musical enthusiasm--a way of telling someone who you were through favorite tracks. Mark Leviton writes here of a 30-year friendship based on sending mix tapes between London More »
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The Rock's Backpages Flashback: A Young American Reacts To The Beatles' Invasion Of His Country

Posted Tue Sep 8, 2009 1:31pm PDT
NOTE: When the Beatles hit America in the winter of 1964, the event created a tidal wave in pop music that swept all before it. I was in my third year at Yale University, and a bunch of us gathered at the student newspaper office to watch the Moptops More »
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oasis

The Rock's Backpages Flashback: Oasis Explode Over Britain

Posted Tue Sep 1, 2009 11:55am PDT
The news that Oasis is finished after 15 years of fraternal feuding between Noel and Liam Gallagher prompts us to recall the impact the band made when it first exploded out of Manchester in the early '90s. Jim Irvin was present when it played London' More »
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