New Tracks on Laurel Canyon Radio – November 27, 2016 Whether you just finished your giant Thanksgiving feast and enjoying the much needed rain or not, here’s a musical feast for you…some of our latest little discovered gems on the station! And wish us a happy 2nd birthday! “Bill Murray” – Matt Nathanson Alt-folk indie hero let’s his freak […]
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Wilson released his album Gentle Spirit on Bella Union on August 8, 2011 in the UK and Europe and on September 13, 2011 in the US. The album debuted at number 15 on the UK Indie Chart and was awarded the #4 spot on Mojo‘s 2011 Best Albums of the Year list.[1] Gentle Spirit features many special guests including Barry […]
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Meet Rock’s Historian: The Man Who Captured the ‘60s on film 05/20/2016 03:51 pm ET (Neil Young at his La Honda barn, circa 1969. Credit: Henry Diltz.) If I had a time machine, I’d head for Laurel Canyon in the late 1960s. At the time, Los Angeles’ Laurel Canyon was a world unto itself — a desert collective, bursting with […]
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New Tracks – Laurel Canyon Radio – Week of October 27 We’ve let ourselves get caught up in this most Trumptastic of times, but that hasn’t dulled our enthusiasm, we just haven’t had time what with all the outrage. Here’s some new tracks we’ve added this week. “Tokyo” – Gerry Beckley We couldn’t resist this lovely throwback track from […]
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Jack Tempchin, Who Wrote “Peaceful Easy Feeling,” Looks Back On His Partnership with Glenn Frey The Eagles’ recording of “Peaceful Easy Feeling” forever forged Tempchin’s path as a songwriter. Written By Paul Zollo // March 4, 2016 Jack Tempchin (left) with Glenn Frey in a Los Angeles studio. 1982. Jack Tempchin met Glenn Frey before he was famous. When Frey put […]
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“EIGHT DAYS A WEEK” Review of Ron Howard’s crowdsourced Beatles history By Anthony Lane In pursuit of the Beatles: Ron Howard’s new documentary provides rare glimpses of the band’s early years on tour.ILLUSTRATION BY BEN KIRCHNER What is the name of the new Ron Howard film? The poster reads “The Beatles: Eight Days a Week—The Touring Years,” but that looks […]
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Hotel California: Singer-Songwriters and Cocaine Cowboys in the LA Canyons, 1967-1976 by Barney Hoskyns 316pp, Fourth Estate, £14.99 The subtitle may sound like a specialist subject on Mastermind. But if you are looking for the ingredients traditionally required of a good rock’n’roll story, then Hotel California has got the lot. Diving deep into the mythology of the Los Angeles singer-songwriter […]
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New Tracks on Laurel Canyon Radio – September 14, 2016 A chilly breeze blows through our fair city today and although it probably hardly means the end of the summer here in LA, it’s kind of a nice respite from our typical hot ass September, so we thought we’ d fill you up on a diet of comfort songs to […]
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New Tracks on Laurel Canyon Radio – August 26, 2016 Enjoying the summer is more fun than writing blog posts, but alerting you to the new groovy music on the station is just one of the crosses our editors and bloggers must bear, so please enjoy our round-up of what’s new on Laurel Canyon Radio this week: “Red Dirt […]
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