Phil Spector
5 Musical Anecdotes To Take Away From David Mamet’s “Phil Spector”
Mamet’s Spector dishes on “Abraham, Martin and John,” The Ronettes, John Lennon and more.
Al Pacino Yells A Lot In Trailer For HBO’s Phil Spector Biopic
“I’ve played this game a million times before! I know how the game is played!” Al Pacino bellows during a meltdown in the trailer for HBO’s upcoming Phil Spector biopic, in which he plays the […]
Rock Flashback: November 22, 1963
On November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas. Critic and essayist Lance Morrow wrote of the assassination, “It came to seem that Kennedy’s murder opened some malign trap door in American […]
“The Last Sultan” Profiles Atlantic Records Founder Ahmet Ertegun – Vintage Photos
[photogallerylink id=55109 align=left]Founded in 1947 by Turkish-American brothers Nesuhi and Ahmet Ertegun, Atlantic Records was one of the pioneering labels in R&B, jazz, and later, rock ‘n roll. Artists the label signed and/or recorded over […]
Rock Flashback: Happy Birthday Leon Russell
Singer/songwriter/sideman [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Leon Russell[/lastfm] turns 70 years old today. Some sources say he’s turning 69, but we’re going with 70, because that’s what the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame says. Newly inducted into the […]
Classic Recording Studios: Gold Star In The 1950s
One of the most famous studios in the history of pop music, Gold Star Recording Studios had a history of success that stretched across four decades. We start with a look at Gold Star the […]
2011 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Inductee Profile: Darlene Love
Photos: Darlene Loveview gallery [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Darlene Love[/lastfm] (née Wright) was born on July 26, 1938 near LA. Her career started when she joined a backing group called [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]The Blossoms[/lastfm] in 1958 while still in high […]
Al Pacino To Take On Phil Spector
Al Pacino is no stranger to portraying real-life characters. He played Roy Cohn in Angels in America and Jack Kevorkian in You Don’t Know Jack. The New York Times is reporting that he has now […]
John Lennon 1975 Interview About “Rock ‘n’ Roll”
Saturday, October 9 marks what would have been [lastfm]John Lennon[/lastfm]‘s 70th birthday, and in honor of the occasion, EMI today releases remastered versions of the entire John Lennon solo album catalog. (A highlight of these […]
Phil Spector Interview Surfaces
TMZ has tipped us off to a 2005 interview with Phil Spector that has just surfaced on YouTube. Spector, who is now serving 19 years to life for the murder of Lana Clarkson, gives his […]
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