Interviews: Corky Laing, Edgar Winter, Wild Man Fischer, Joey Molland/Badfinger, Mojo Nixon
Life Goes On For Corky, plus Edgar Winter, Wild Man, Badfinger, Mojo Nixon, RIP Maharishi
Life Goes On For Corky, plus Edgar Winter, Wild Man, Badfinger, Mojo Nixon, RIP Maharishi I know, it seems like every day ex-bandmembers are getting together with other ex-members of other ex-bands, to form yet another soon-to-be ex-“supergroup.” When diverse …
Hello Satan: Black Metal in San Diego, Brain Police, Online Booty Call
Bloody Rockers, Remember the Brain Police, Booty Commandments, and more Craigslist Funnies
Bloody Rockers, Remember the Brain Police, Booty Commandments, and more Craigslist Funnies HELLO SATAN: BLACK METAL IN SAN DIEGO "Some rock and roll groups stand in a circle and drink cups of blood. Some get on their knees and pray …
Blues VS Blues, 50 Historic Local Concerts, War Stories, Boy Shakira & more
Battle for the Blues, 50 Great Moments in Local Rock History, Boy Shakira is All My Fault, War Stories, “I Found Nirvana (Next To The Foo Fighters),” and more
Battle for t/Blues, 50 Great Moments in Local Rock History, Boy Shakira is My Fault, War Stories, “I Found Nirvana (Next To The Foo Fighters),” and more LIVING LIKE LIVE When Live plays at Viejas today, March 7, their dressing …
Ratt Doesn’t Want You To Read This Blog!!
Deep Inside Ratt: Dueling for Dollars
Deep Inside Ratt - Dueling for Dollars: RATT & ROLL OVER - Beyond Behind t/Music... The partially reunited Ratt appears at Viejas on April 20th – not sher about you, but I fully remember all the lawsuits and nasty accusations …
Komplete KISStory Kronicles, and Rock ‘N’ Roll Comics: Inside Story
Essays on working for Kiss, Lost & Unpublished Artwork, & Rock ‘N’ Roll Comics: The Inside Story
Essays on working for Kiss, lost & unpublished artwork, & Rock ‘N’ Roll Comics: The Inside Story With Ace Frehley appearing at the House of Blues on March 24th, I decided to compile a bunch of stuff I’ve done about …
Award Controversy, Humphries VS Apple
Tiernan’s default victory, local Bowie book, synth collector, and Dave Humphries VS Apple Records
Tiernan’s default victory, local Bowie book, synth collector, and Dave Humphries VS Apple Records www.myspace.com/MichaelTiernan TIERNAN WINS BY DEFAULT “I recently won the 2007 Songwriter of the Year Award from the Pacific Songwriting Competition,” Michael Tiernan recently wrote me in …
The Day Nirvana Played Off The Record & the Day Jimi Hendrix Came To Town
The inside story of Nirvana at OTR 10-24-91, and Hendrix backstage at Sports Arena 5-24-69
The inside story of Nirvana at OTR 10-24-91, and Hendrix backstage at Sports Arena 5-24-69 Ticket and photos of Nirvana at OTR 10-24-91 Who doesn't miss the staple-infested LP bins of Off The Record's late lamented Hillcrest locale? Those beat …
(Paint)Brushes with Fame, & the ‘70s OB Ranger
He paints rock stars, and the OB Ranger rides again!
He paints rock stars, and the OB Ranger rides again! Illustrator Ken Meyer Jr. illustrates trading cards for role-playing games like Magic: The Gathering and Vampire, the Masquerade. "I don't even play those games," he says. "I don't know if …
Where’s the Reader’s Hip-hop Coverage?
Hip-hop quest, Rave culture tutorial, & a trip thru Tijuana's bathrooms
Hip-hop quest, Rave culture tutorial, & a trip thru Tijuana's bathrooms “Where’s the hip-hop coverage?” We get a lot of emails asking this, and (hopefully) readers have noticed increased coverage throughout the music section, including Blurt, Lists, Of Note, and …
That ‘80s Club: Straighta Head Sound, plus Pornographer Confessions
The story of a long-gone club & confessions of a local pornographer
The story of a long-gone '80s heavy metal club & confessions of a local pornographer If you’re interested in Generation X's one-time foothold on our local scene circa BHD - the Big Hair Decade - try browsing the deepshag.com website. …
Jim McInnes: The Last DJ, Busted at Boomer’s, plus the Monroes Story
KGB legend Jim McInnes raps, busted at Boomer’s, and the inside story of a local one-hit wonder
KGB legend Jim McInnes raps, busted at Boomer’s, and the inside story of a local one-hit wonder... "There goes the last DJ/who plays what he wants to play/and says what he wants to say/there goes your freedom of choice/there goes …
Removing Brown M&Ms: Backstage Diplomat Speaks, plus My Worst Celeb Encounters
Fulfilling backstage riders, plus how not to interview a celebrity!
Fulfilling backstage riders, plus how not to interview a celebrity! BACKSTAGE RIDER ON THE STORM Brian Lewis didn’t hire the entertainment while serving as venue manager for Humphrey’s bar and concert showcase on Shelter Island. However, he feels the experience …
Cartoonist Confessions: How’d He Do That?
Secrets Behind Overheard & Famous Neighbors
Overheard In San Diego and Famous Former Neighbors are anomalies in the comic strip world – they’re based on real people, places, and events. There have been few such strips: Ripley’s Believe It Or Not was of course a big …
Tattoo Rock & A Pile Of Shat
Locals rocking tattoos and a Bill Shatner Freakfest
ROCKIN’ TATTOOS Tattoo shops flourish in San Diego, and pretty much always have. Customers used to be perceived, correctly or not, as coming from predominantly military, blue collar or “outlaw” (bikers and ex-cons) backgrounds. In actuality, practitioners and aficionados come …
My Brunch With Yoko, plus Weird Beatles Merchandise, Yoko Ono Comix and Stories
Brunch with a Beatle bride
MY BRUNCH WITH YOKO Yoko's personal secretary called me early on a Friday afternoon. "Miss Ono and her companion will be arriving in Dalton Georgia around 3pm tomorrow. She regrets that she won't be able to accompany you to your …
Worst in Rock: Busted, Burned, & Barefoot in Balboa Park
Trouble in Paradise, plus Famous Cartoon Neighbors, and Local Fashion Wearabouts
Worst in Rock: Busted, Burned & Barefoot in Balboa Park STEPHEN STILLS August 14, 1970 In late 1970, ex-Byrd David Crosby, former Hollie Graham Nash and Buffalo Springfield singer Stephen Stills were joined by periodic fourth voice Neil Young, as …
Famous Dead Neighbors, plus a History of Local Public Access Music TV
Celeb Graves, Locals Make Their Own MTV, and Rock’n Rob’n
FAMOUS FORMER NEIGHBORS - CELEB GRAVESITES Whether you're goth or you just dig celebrity graves (that's "dig" as in "enjoy"), you might be interested to know of these famous former neighbors entombed at a gravesite near you. BOBBY DRISCOLL (1937-1968) …
Snotley Crue Comix & Stories
Plus Kyle XY’s local music connection, Gaslamp gadflys, San Diego’s first rock stars, a phone call from Bob Dylan(?)
MOTLEY CRUE SPOOF – SNOTLEY CRUE Here’s a rarity from the Rock ‘N’Roll Comics archives – this mini-comic created in Hillcrest was commissioned to be included with Motley Crue’s official box CD set “Music To Crash Your Car To II” …
Racist Rock: Do The White Thing, DJ Stalkers, Concert Lawsuits
SoCal skinheads, Local DJ Stalkers, and Concert Lawsuits
SoCal skinheads, Local DJ Stalkers, and Concert Lawsuits DO THE WHITE THING "Throughout history, music has been used to recruit and unify ultra-right movements. A lot of people think the Third Reich couldn’t have happened without Wagner. For Skinheads, who …
STP Reunion, Online Communions, Occult Minions, and some local garage rock history you should know
Stone Temple Pilots, Crimson Moon, the Brain Police, Online BootyCall, and more –
Scott Weiland didn’t show up for a Velvet Revolver gig at the Sundance Film Fest, just as the press quoted him saying a reunion of his old band Stone Temple Pilots is imminent. Hmmmmmm…hey, VR, I hear Sammy Hagar is …