New on RBPTHIS WEEK’s Rock’s Backpages home page is a San Francisco Special, wit
New on RBPTHIS WEEK’s Rock’s Backpages home page is a San Francisco Special, with free pieces about so-called “Latin-rock” pioneers Santana (plus an audio snippet of Carlos in conversation in 1977); a wonderfully discursive audio interview with Quicksilver’s John Cipollina from 1984; and free pieces by the great Gene Sculatti, including his 1966 report on the S.F. underground for Greg Shaw’s trailblazing fanzine Mojo-Navigator.For subscribers there’s a wealth of fascinating additions to the RBP Library, including:David Griffiths lunching with Pink Floyd’s Nick & Roger in 1967Lon Goddard discussing drums with Charlie Watts in 1969Stephen Demorest hearing about Patti Smith’s hallucinations in 1978Graham K. Smith’s dream date with Sade in 1984John Harris wallowing in the mud of 1994’s “Woodstock II”Bill Holdship on Guns N’ Roses’ cancelled tour in 2002…and Mark Rozzo meeting legendary pop scribe Nik Cohn in 2011…We’re also saying goodbye to Barry “Eloise” Ryan, saxophonist/bandleader Alfred “Pee Wee” Ellis, and eccentric Jazz Butcher frontman Pat Fish.Oh, and don’t miss the new episode of the RBP podcast, with special guest Miles Marshall Lewis talking about Kendrick Lamar, Wynton Marsalis & Bob Marley…For those who come to San FranciscoSummertime will be a love-in there… -- source link
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