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The Rock's Backpages Flashback: Motown's First Golden Decade

Posted Fri Nov 20, 2009 12:57pm PST
With Motown turning 50 this year--and legendary founder Berry Gordy, Jr., turning 80 next month--RBP offers three excerpts from a fascinating 1970 report on the company (complete with mob rumors) by Beatles biographer Philip Norman. More »
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The Rock's Backpages Flashback: Taking The Rap For The Birth Of Hip Hop

Posted Wed Nov 18, 2009 1:03pm PST
With the Sugar Hill Gang's "Rappers' Delight" celebrating its 30th birthday this year, RBP presents this Don Snowden report from rap's front line, filed for the LA Times in the summer of 1981. More »
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Richard Thompson

The Clash – A 21 Gun Salute

Posted Sun Nov 15, 2009 6:46pm PST
With Marcus Gray's exhaustive and authoritative new book on London Calling in all good bookstores now, Alex Ogg offers a selection of tracks directly inspired by--or referencing--The Clash and Joe Strummer. More »
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The Rock's Backpages Flashback: No Fear Of Flying Aerosmith

Posted Thu Nov 12, 2009 1:32pm PST
With all the cafuffle over the mooted split 'twixt Steven Tyler and Joe Perry, we thought it an opportune moment to revisit Aerosmith in all their mid-'70s pomp and finery. More »
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The Rock's Backpages Flashback: Just How Good Were The Strokes?

Posted Sat Nov 7, 2009 4:33pm PST
Their frontman Julian Casablancas has just released a well-received solo album, but were--are?--the Strokes really much cop? Here's Ira Robbins' astute contemporary response to the hype surrounding the band when their debut album appeared in 2001. More »
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The Rock's Backpages Flashback: The Clash Calling

Posted Fri Nov 6, 2009 4:24pm PST
It is 30 long years since The Clash released their ground-breaking, shapeshifting double album London Calling. In this terrific Melody Maker interview with Joe Strummer, Chris Bohn gets the lowdown on "Clampdown" and many of the album's other tracks. More »
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The Rock's Backpages Flashback: Captain Beefheart Is Alive In Hollywood

Posted Mon Nov 2, 2009 3:31pm PST
Almost 40 years ago, Don Van Vliet--aka Captain Beefheart--released one of the most extraordinary rock albums ever made. Swinging London legend (Barry) Miles met the Captain on the eve of Trout Mask Replica's release. More »
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The Rock's Backpages Flashback: Rap's Black Planet

Posted Sat Oct 24, 2009 12:35pm PDT
Almost 20 years have shot by since Q's Mark Cooper traveled to America to report on the shock waves caused by Public Enemy and NWA. Seems an apt time to salute these avatars of hip hop, so here's an excerpt... More »
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The Rock's Backpages Flashback: David Bowie Has Left The Theatre!

Posted Fri Oct 23, 2009 12:03pm PDT
David Bowie's makeover from the apocalyptic androgyne of 1974's Diamond Dogs to the emaciated "plastic soul" man of 1975's Young Americans was one of the more startling self-reinventions in the history of rock.NME's Mick Farren was there to see the l More »
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The Rock's Backpages Flashback: Remembering Brendan Mullen and the L.A. Punk Scene

Posted Fri Oct 16, 2009 5:12pm PDT
The shocking and wholly unexpected death of Brendan Mullen after a massive stroke at the age of 58 prompted me to pull out this Village Voice review of We Got the Neutron Bomb, the great 2001 oral history of L.A.'s punk scene that he co-authored with More »
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Motown caps 50th anniversary with hometown gala

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Sat Nov 21, 2009 10:37am PST

AP - Berry Gordy founded what would become Motown Records a half-century ago with an $800 loan. Today, that would get you two tickets with a bit to spare to the Motown 50 Golden Gala. For $200 more, you can attend a VI… More »

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