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BOOK REVIEW: ‘And Party Every Day: Inside Story of Casablanca Records’
In the 1970s, Casablanca Records became the symbol of music-industry excess.
Founded by the magnetic Neil Bogart (with co-founder and cousin Larry Harris), Casablanca introduced such over-the-top superstars as the fire-breathing KISS and the dance-inducing Donna Summer and the Village People. Fueling the madness of Casablanca’s heyday were loads of money, cocaine, weed, booze, sex and [...]
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Guy Fieri: a rock star who doesn’t sing or play music
If you’ve watched the Food Network’s “Diners, Drive-ins and Dives,” you know that host Guy Fieri really rocks in the kitchen.
When he’s interviewing one of his subjects over a sizzling grill or a bubbling pot of marinara, the goateed, spiky-haired Fieri comes across like a crazed Sammy Hagar at mealtime.
Fieri is no Gallagher, smashing watermelons [...]
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Mudhoney plays ‘Grunge’ release party
What better way to celebrate the release of Michael Lavine’s new book, “Grunge,” than with a show by seminal grunge band Mudhoney?
The Seattle band known for such songs as “Touch Me, I’m Sick/ Sweet Young Thing,” “Let It Slide” and “Suck You Dry” headlines a bash starting at 8 p.m. Friday (Nov. 13) at Neumos, [...]
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The Rough Guide to Nirvana
Seattle music journalist Gillian Gaar is celebrating the release of her latest book, “The Rough Guide to Nirvana,” roughly coinciding with the 20th anniversary of “Bleach,” the album that launched the Seattle band’s career.
Gaar’s previous books include “She’s a Rebel: The History of Women in Rock & Roll,” “Green Day: Rebels With a Cause” and [...]
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