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10/11/2025

John Lodge of the Moody Blues Recalls the East Village and Fillmore East of 1968 - Our Interview with the Singer-Songwriter Who Died This Week

Our Interview with the Singer-Songwriter Who Died This Week

10/10/2025

Moody Blues Bassist John Lodge Dies - Our Interview with the Writer of ‘I’m Just a Singer (In a Rock and Roll Band)’ and ‘Ride My See-Saw’

The Writer of ‘I’m Just a Singer (In a Rock and Roll Band)’ and ‘Ride My See-Saw’ Was 82

10/06/2025

Mountain Drummer Corky Laing on the Band’s Thunderous Sound - ‘Fillmore East: The Venue That Changed Rock Music Forever’ Book Excerpt https://medium.com/p/50c2b1c79584 Corky Laing Leslie West Mountain

‘Fillmore East: The Venue That Changed Rock Music Forever’ Book Excerpt

10/05/2025

‘Money Does Change People’: Rich Williams of Kansas on the Band’s Evolution - ‘200 Greatest 70s Rock Songs’ Book Excerpt https://medium.com/the-riff/money-does-change-people-rich-williams-of-kansas-on-the-band-s-evolution-97399ad1b2d6 Kansas

‘200 Greatest 70s Rock Songs’ Book Excerpt

10/01/2025

Singer-Activist Barbara Dane Recalls Bob Dylan and ‘60s Greenwich Village - ‘If you don’t take part in the actions to make things better, you have already surrendered’

‘If you don’t take part in the actions to make things better, you have already surrendered’

09/23/2025

When Steve Martin’s ‘A Wild and Crazy Guy’ Became a Comedy Icon - ‘100 Funniest Comedy Albums’ Book Excerpt https://medium.com/the-riff/when-steve-martins-a-wild-and-crazy-guy-became-a-comedy-icon-2ec443807744 Steve Martin

‘100 Funniest Comedy Albums’ Book Excerpt

09/23/2025

Thanks to everyone taking our Rock Quiz: 1000 Questions Classic Rock Challenge!

09/22/2025

Alice Kramden ‘Always Gave as Good as She Got’ - ‘The REAL Brooklyn of Jackie Gleason and The Honeymooners’ Book Excerpt https://medium.com//alice-kramden-always-gave-as-good-as-she-got-049e2498019b The Honeymooners

‘The REAL Brooklyn of Jackie Gleason and The Honeymooners’ Book Excerpt

09/19/2025

‘A Monster’: ‘Baby I Need Your Loving by the Four Tops - ‘100 Greatest Soul Songs’ Book Excerpt https://medium.com/the-riff/a-monster-baby-i-need-your-loving-by-the-four-tops-33df88be6343 Four Tops Motown Records

‘100 Greatest Soul Songs’ Book Excerpt

09/17/2025

‘A Musician’s Musician’: Chris Hillman of the Byrds Interview
200 Greatest 60s Rock Songs Vol. 2 Book Excerpt https://medium.com/the-riff/a-musicians-musician-chris-hillman-of-the-byrds-interview-d797be5566cd The Byrds

200 Greatest 60s Rock Songs Vol. 2 Book Excerpt

09/15/2025

When Politics Was Fun: Nudist Louis Abolafia Runs for President - “What Have I Got to Hide?” https://edgarstreetbooks.medium.com/when-politics-was-fun-nudist-louis-abolafia-runs-for-president-6e9557158cd3

“What Have I Got to Hide?”

09/14/2025

‘The Sight of Her Raised My Blood Pressure’: The Inspiration for the Hollies’ ‘Carrie Anne’ - ‘200 Greatest 60s Rock Songs’ Book Excerpt https://medium.com/p/3c041d5eccca The Hollies (Official) Graham Nash Marianne Faithfull

‘200 Greatest 60s Rock Songs’ Book Excerpt