They’ve been trying to get Andy Zax on the podcast. Zax is the archivist responsible for Woodstock complete, the 38 CD set coming out this summer. I wasn’t sure. I don’t know the guy, hadn’t heard of him previously, so I asked for more information, on him and the project. After a bunch of e-mails, […]

We didn’t make beats, we played the guitar. I’m reading this book “The Dog Stars” because I just finished “The River” and I wanted more. They’re both by Peter Heller. Who I found accidentally with “Celine,” but didn’t realize this until I was researching later. I don’t like to recommend books that are not a […]

Could “Echo In The Canyon” bring the Mamas and the Papas back? Stranger things have happened, the Doors emerged from their strange days and waning popularity as a result of Danny Sugerman’s book. And Queen’s legacy was not burning brightly until “Bohemian Rhapsody” was featured in “Wayne’s World.” Hell, I’ll argue the scene in “Reality […]

I was introduced to Joe Chambers. I told him about getting squeezed at their free concert in Boston Common, and stunningly he remembered it and started reminiscing. Then we got into a long conversation with Richard Foos about Gary Stewart and… We were at Tom Hayden’s widow’s house for a benefit, the fusion of Get […]