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The Cover Image From "The Concert for Bangla Desh"

Rock Flashback: The Concert for Bangladesh on Vinyl

In the summer of 1971, George Harrison and Ravi Shankar organized the Concert for Bangla Desh to benefit refugees in the newly-independent country of Bangla Desh (formerly East Pakistan), which was ravaged by war and […]

2011/12/27

Rock Flashback: George Harrison in Winter

The late ’80s to the late ’90s had been a good decade for [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]George Harrison[/lastfm], with a smash single “Got My Mind Set on You,” the success of the [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Traveling Wilburys[/lastfm] supergroup, and the […]

2011/11/30

Singer/Song writer Paul McCartney and his wife Linda

Remembering Linda McCartney

Photographer, activist, cook, singer, and musician, Linda McCartney would have been 70 this past Saturday, September 24th. Born Linda Louise Eastman in New York in 1941 to a wealthy family, Linda studied fine arts at […]

2011/09/27

Cream Reunion Concert Comes to Blu-ray

In 2005, after nearly forty years, [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Cream[/lastfm] reunited on stage at London’s famed Royal Albert Hall. Chances are you didn’t see them, unless you were on a family vacation, and while lost you accidentally […]

2011/09/21

Eric Clapton in 2010 (Photo by Ian Gavan/Getty Images)

Video Classics: ‘Forever Man’ – Eric Clapton

“Forever Man” wasn’t [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Eric Clapton[/lastfm]‘s first #1 Top Rock Tracks single (and you can peruse your trivia knowledge now as we won’t give the answer until after the video), it was his second. But […]

2011/07/27

HBO Picks Up Martin Scorsese’s George Harrison Documentary

For kids, October is the time of year for tricks or treats. But this Fall, [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Beatles[/lastfm] fans will feel like kids walking door to door again with an especially sweet treat, courtesy of HBO […]

2011/07/14

Top Five Most Overrated Guitarists Of All Time

A lot of people always give credit to the guitar player when they hear a great song. Often this leads to the guitarist being called one of the best of all time. What follows is […]

2011/06/28

Once Upon a Time, Jimmy Page Played Bass Guitar

When we hear the name Jimmy Page, the first thoughts that pop into our mind are usually “all time great guitar player” and “OH MY GOD I LOVE LED ZEPPELIN!” Rightfully so, since those are […]

2011/06/21

Best Sellers From The ’60s: Blind Faith

“Like that other invention of the decade, ‘supermodels’, 1960s-rock ‘supegroups’ tended to have short shelf lives.”

2011/06/11

Rock Flashback: "Brown Sugar"

When deciding not merely on the greatest [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Rolling Stones[/lastfm] singles, but on the greatest singles by anybody, “Brown Sugar” has to at least be in the semi-finals. Forty years ago this week, it hit […]

2011/05/05