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My tribute to ABBA sound engineer Michael B. Tretow, who passed away yesterday. carlmagnuspalm.com/blogs/abba-blo…

Sweet and groovy not hard and mean. This is the story of Dolly Mixture. The original girls in a band. ‘Teenage Daydream’ by Debsey Wykes 25-09-25 RT:tinyurl.com/3cf7y4r2 M:tinyurl.com/78z94zrr HMV:tinyurl.com/yz77z22f R:tinyurl.com/p5wmy5wr

New podcast: Daryl Hooper of The Seeds joins to share stories from the band's early days, songwriting with Sky Saxon, playing shows with Jimi Hendrix, why they were ahead of their time and forthcoming UK tour #theseeds thestrangebrew.co.uk/daryl-hooper-t…

Journal and Courier, Lafayette, Indiana, February 14, 1942

Happy birthday to John Fogerty, whose music captured the terror and beauty of the American experiment as potently as anyone's ever done. Here’s a piece I wrote for the Ringer few years back about ‘Willie And The Poor Boys’ and the enduring blessing of CCR. theringer.com/2019/11/26/mus…

Whetting our appetite for the 2025 XTC Fan Festival, today's episode of What Do You Call That Noise? The XTC Podcast discusses the joys and challenges of covering XTC songs live, with Dan Barrow, Peter Mills and Martin Malone xtclimelight.com/2025/05/30/cov…

I put up a cover of Jill Sobule’s great song Bitter - seeing the tributes set up to honor her in the US, who knows if anyone would’ve asked me to join in (she had so many friends and admirers) but sometimes living in another country feels very far away theamyrigby.bandcamp.com/track/bitter

Issue 164 youtu.be/XWMjZm1-QRM?si…. In shops today or order direct silverbackpublishing.rocks/product/shindi…

New episode: Pop historian Bob Stanley bob stanley joins us to explore Main Course, the 1975 album that transformed the Bee Gees’ sound. We also explore their remarkable journey to global pop architects, and the legacy they left behind #beegees thestrangebrew.co.uk/main-course-be…

From brainstorming to hitting the shelves, find out what it takes to publish a #rockandrollbook. Learn the ins and outs of #musicbookpublishing from industry insiders Steve Roth and Dennis Pernu in the latest episode! AUDIO: spreaker.com/episode/unlock… VIDEO: youtu.be/j3RGX8dstLc?si…

Summertime

Jeff is now the founder/publisher of J-Card Press, which published my Fountains of Wayne book.

From a deal with #AppleRecords to a tour with #JohnLeeHooker, and even a psychedelic Thanksgiving with #MikeNesmith of #TheMonkees, Barry Greenfield's life is packed with amazing stories! Don't miss the latest episode! AUDIO: open.spotify.com/episode/1mu7O2… VIDEO: youtu.be/V-wFCJW3nL0?si…

Thurs June 12 1-2:30pm Pacific at the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco on 3200 California Street, I'll present a free program spotlighting the prime work of the Kinks. To register for the program, go to jccsf.org/event/the-kink……. This program will not be recorded.

CBC Radio Vancouver interviewed me today on the passing of Brian Wilson. If you'd like to listen to the interview, here's the link. cbc.ca/listen/live-ra…

Glad and proud to be part of this documentary series as a producer. UK premier next week at Sheffield DocFest ( June 19).

New podcast: Don Powell talks about his time in Slade, Slade in Flame, their legacy and new group Don & The Dreamers #slade thestrangebrew.co.uk/don-powell-sla…

US readers, you'll be able to find the new Shindig! in Barnes & Noble and all good record stores now. Read about this and loads of other wonderful subjects, from psychedelic hip-hop to Stereolab and Bee Gees . Yes indeed. youtube.com/watch?v=ayHxDC…

So many comments on #YouTube videos are about the song reminding the commenter of someone who's passed. I had to laugh when I came across this comment: "Nobody died and I still like this song."