Author Archives: Jonathan Perry
A Banquet of Butterflies for Brian, and the Dawn of the Midnight Rambler
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English: Grave of Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones, Priory Road Cemetery in Prestbury, Gloucestershire (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Take Our Poll For those who couldn’t make (or afford) the Rolling Stones’ return to Hyde Park in London this month after a mere 44-year hiatus, here’s a…
FROM LITTLE RED ROOSTER TO HOOCHIE COOCHIE MAN: Reflections On Willie Dixon, Blues’ Biggest Songwriter, At 100
“RPM” is pausing to reflect on the Centennial of the birth of Willie Dixon, surely the greatest and single most important songwriter of modern blues, as well as an ace bassist-producer-arranger-session man, who would have turned 100 today (after battling diabetes for many years, he died of heart failure at the age of 76 in […]
Damn Right, It’s Buddy Guy: Still “Stone Crazy” After All These Years
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Buddy Guy’s blues and soul spirit reaches everywhere. Here I was today, working on assembling my Buddy Guy tribute package as a tasty tie-in and preview to his pair of local shows later this week (Aug. 2 at the Calvin Theatre in Northampton; Aug. 3 at the…
DAYS OF DESERT DREAMS: Steve Wynn’s Syndicate of Sound
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Fourteen disembodied heads are better than one. Is anyone else slightly troubled by the fact that Steve is smiling with necktie loosened, as if he’s just completed something labor intensive? And is this his “den”? Cover of the Dream Syndicate’s classic debut album, “The Days…
A BIG STAR SHINES THROUGH THE GOLDEN SMOG: Jody Stephens On Belonging Again
A BIG STAR SHINES THROUGH THE GOLDEN SMOG: Jody Stephens On Belonging Again.
A BIG STAR SHINES THROUGH THE GOLDEN SMOG: Jody Stephens On Belonging Again
Originally posted on RPM: Jonathan Perry's Life in Analog:
Starstruck In A Field: Big Star 1973-74. L-R Andy Hummel, Alex Chilton, Jody Stephens L-R: Jody Stephens, Andy Hummel, Alex Chilton. Following Big Star: Promo ad and image for Big Star’s debut LP, #1 Record We all know how dreamily handsome Jody Stephens, the once…
His Band Opened For Badfinger: A Q&A with Big Star’s Jody Stephens
Hard as it is to believe, the lone surviving member of power-pop legends Big Star, original drummer Jody Stephens, is in town tonight at the Brighton Music Hall in Boston for a “Boston Tribute To Alex Chilton.” The evening includes performances by Sister Lovers, an actual Big Star tribute band, and guest vocalists ranging from […]
His Band Opened For Badfinger: A Q&A with Big Star’s Jody Stephens
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Photo session, presumably for “#1 Record.” Also used as the cover photo for the wonderful Rhino box set, “Keep An Eye On The Sky.” L-R: Andy Hummel, Jody Stephens, Chris Bell, Alex Chilton. Big Star on stage at Hyde Park, London, UK (Photo credit: Wikipedia)…
Smashing Mirrors & Smashed Guitars: Pete Townshend, Purveyor Of Power Chords, Turns Seventy
“Pete Townshend was among the first rock writers to wonder aloud if growing up wasn’t such a blast after all. Instead of churning out generic pop hits about cruising in cars and kissing girls, Townshend gazed inward and explored the confusion that came from adolescent alienation.” — JP
THE THRILL IS GONE: A Bow To B.B. — King Of The Blues 1925-2015
It’s almost impossible to envision the towering legacy of the Blues without the nearly as monumental legacy of B.B. King. Along with seminal originators like Robert Johnson, Charley Patton, and Muddy Waters, King’s titanic contributions to the genre — his life’s work, really — are all but incalculable. King, who died at home in Las Vegas at the age of 89 last […]
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