Pleasant Dreams: Rockers Remember Johnny Ramone
by Keith Valcourt | Jun 3, 2013 | All Stories, Artist Interviews, Music | 0 comments
Pleasant Dreams: Rockers Remember Johnny Ramone There was only one Johnny Ramone. The legendary guitarist not only defined punk rock, he helped invent it. Sadly, cancer took him away in 2004, but for the past eight years Johnny’s widow Linda has worked to keep...Mike Nesmith: Still A Believer
by Keith Valcourt | Mar 21, 2013 | All Stories, Artist Interviews, Music | 0 comments
Mike Nesmith: Still A Believer Singer/songwriter/film producer Mike Nesmith is back! Following last summer’s highly successful Monkees reunion tour where he rejoined his former bandmates Mickey Dolenz and Peter Tork, Nesmith and his band are about to hit the...Michael Des Barres: Return To Carnaby Street
by Keith Valcourt | Oct 15, 2012 | All Stories, Artist Interviews, Music | 0 comments
Michael Des Barres: Return To Carnaby Street Who is Michael Des Barres? Perhaps rock’s ultimate lead singer, he’s fronted legendary bands Silverhead, Detective, Chequered Past and Power Station, and he’s loved more women than you’ve met including...Mick Fleetwood: The Art of Rock
by Keith Valcourt | Sep 19, 2012 | All Stories, Artist Interviews, Music | 0 comments
Mick Fleetwood: The Art of Rock Art galleries are pretentious by nature, and usually full of pale, gaunt hipsters dressed in black with their fingers firmly pressed against their chins downing as much free wine and cheese (which they will throw up later) as...P.J. Soles: Rock And Roll High School Forever!
by Keith Valcourt | Sep 9, 2012 | All Stories, Film & TV, Interviews | 0 comments
P.J. Soles: Rock And Roll High School Forever! P.J. Soles will forever be the Riff Randell, the character she played in “Rock & Roll High School.” An earnest songwriter trying to get her tunes to punk legends The Ramones, she was the cool chick with the...Marillion: Viagra & Muesli
by Keith Valcourt | Aug 18, 2012 | All Stories, Artist Interviews, Music | 0 comments
Marillion: Viagra & Muesli Thirty-plus years in, prog-rock pioneers Marillion show no sign of stopping. The English quintet best known for the mega-hit “Kayleigh” have been releasing high quality albums for decades now. West Coast Bureau Chief Keith...Debora Iyall of Romeo Void
by Keith Valcourt | Jul 19, 2012 | All Stories, Artist Interviews, Music | 0 comments
Debora Iyall of Romeo Void Debora Iyall was the most captivating and original female voice of rock and roll in the 1980s. As lead singer of the San Francisco art collective Romeo Void she ruled the airwaves and MTV with alt-rock staples “Never Say Never” and “A Girl...Monkeying around with Bernie Kopell
by Keith Valcourt | Jun 13, 2012 | All Stories, Film & TV, Interviews | 0 comments
Monkeying around with Bernie Kopell In 2014, new wave pioneers Devo suffered a terrible loss when guitarist Bob Casale, aka Bob 2, died of a massive heart attack. Many feared his death would signal the end innovative band’s four decade run. How could Devo move...Steve Barton of Translator
by Keith Valcourt | May 6, 2012 | All Stories, Artist Interviews, Music | 1 comment
Steve Barton of Translator As leader of the San Francisco band Translator, Steve Barton helped create four of the 1980s greatest albums and the ultra catchy hit single “Everywhere That I’m Not.” West Coast Bureau chief Keith Valcourt caught up with Barton in...Guns N Roses Live: Too Much Of A Good Thing
by Keith Valcourt | Apr 13, 2012 | All Stories, Music, Music Reviews | 0 comments
Guns N Roses Live: Too Much Of A Good Thing There are certain invitations you can’t turn down, and a pair of free tickets to witness Guns N Roses live at a smaller theater is high on the list. Even on a Sunday night. Not to say my going wasn’t full of...Thomas Dolby vs. Howard Jones
by Keith Valcourt | Mar 11, 2012 | All Stories, Music, Music Reviews | 0 comments
Thomas Dolby vs. Howard Jones For only one night in Los Angeles! The big event! In this corner Howard Jones, the mainstream prince of electronic piano pop and the man behind the mega hits “What Is Love?’, “Things Can Only Get Better” and “Everlasting Love”...
