I interviewed Greg Lake when I was at KRSH. He’s really open about talking about the past, and I learned a lot. I also put him on the spot a bit about why Pictures At An Exhibition was recorded live (at Newcastle City Hall no less!) rather than as a studio record. Dax and I went to see...
Flash Rolling Stone ...
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Flash was former Yes guitar player Peter Banks’s band of the early 70’s. This is an ad based on the record sleeve. It’s a cheesy concept, but a real period piece. It’s also interesting that the sleeve was allowed in the US, when equally semi-naked shots on the covers...
The Darkness –...
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I was a huge supporter of the Darkness in the US. We did a lot of promotion around them at Virgin and this was from a signing session at the Sunset store. I remember running into Dan Hawkins in a fire exit. He was looking around a bit nervously and asked me quietly if there was somewhere...
The Who Nokia Theate...
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This is a gorgeous print for the Who’s LA dates in 2011. It’s 23/100...
The Who BBC Sessions...
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I flew over from LA to London to see the Who at Shepherds Bush Empire on Dec 22nd 1999. It will always be in my top 5 shows of all time. On the way out, I “liberated” these railing boards. Even though they don’t look it in the pic, they’re about 3 and a half to...
Dave Grohl – P...
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This was in the green room at Sundance straight after he’d played for 3 and a half hours. This was the first live show he did to promote the Sound City movie and the show featured Stevie Nicks, Rick Springfield, Rick Nielson, Chris Goss and the Foos. Lots of stories from that...