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A High Tide Of Beach Boys News

Posted on June 17, 2013 by

What better way to ring in summertime (which officially begins on June 21) with some Beach Boys news. Capitol/UMe has announced a mega 6-CD Beach Boys collections, entitled Made In California, which is slated for release on Aug. 27. Packed … Continue reading →

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Rest In Peace: Richie Havens

Posted on April 23, 2013 by

Richie Havens passed away on Monday at the age of 72.   To call him a folk singer would be defining him too narrowly. He was a man of many interests; however, he is best remembered for his transfixing performance … Continue reading →

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Songs For Slim – First Success, Now Second Single

Posted on February 15, 2013 by

A few weeks back, I mentioned that the Replacements were putting out an EP to raise funds for their ex-mate Slim Dunlap, who had a stroke last year. The EP auction has so far raised over 106,000. Copy #1 of … Continue reading →

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It’s Toussaint Tuesday

Posted on February 12, 2013 by

Today is Fat Tuesday and if you know what it means to miss New Orleans, then you can find solace at Royce Hall today. The inimitable Allen Toussaint headlines a New Orleans-themed show with the Dirty Dozen Brass Band.   … Continue reading →

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Go See Hear In L.A: Jan. 28-Feb. 3 edition (The Radar Brothers and The Wood Brothers

Posted on January 29, 2013 by

With the Grammys Awards fast approaching, it makes sense that the Grammy Museum is a place to be this week. On Monday, it welcomes R&B legend Aaron Neville, who has a new disc My True Story to talk, and sing, … Continue reading →

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It’s A Smash…Burger

Posted on January 12, 2013 by

“This is the best burger I’ve ever had!,” exclaimed my daughter’s friend. My 10 year old flashed two thumbs up; her mouth was too full to speak. The cause for their excitement was their first encounter with Smashburger, a Colorado-based … Continue reading →

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The Black Keys/Flaming Lips Tour Rumor – Just Don’t Call Them “The Flaming Keys”

Posted on January 8, 2013 by

So the rumors today of a possible Black Keys/Flaming Lips tour got me thinking that the band The Black Lips should be involved. Or that this Georgia band should find a group called the Flaming Keys and do a rival … Continue reading →

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The Monkees – On the Road Again (My Article From Blurt Online)

Posted on November 9, 2012 by

  I just wanted to re-post the article that I did for Blurt On-line http://blurt-online.com/features/view/1260/ The Pre-Fab Four – now Three – return to the stage to celebrate their breakout album and their lost colleague.     BY MICHAEL BERICK … Continue reading →

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The New Velvet Underground & Nico – That’s A Lot of Bananas

To mark the 45th anniversary of the landmark The Velvet Underground & Nico album, Universal Music/Polydor has assembled a “super deluxe” box-set housing 6 CDs. This collection, according to its press release, contains stereo and mono versions of the album … Continue reading →

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Go See Hear In L.A. Oct. 9-14 (The Panther Burns/Giant Giant Sand edition

Posted on October 10, 2012 by

  Sorry for being a little behind. Had to deal with a big deadline but I wanted to talk about all the great shows this week, which is filled with appearances from legends, cult heroes, promising acts and other intriguing … Continue reading →

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