L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — “This is for Tom,” Chris Hillman announced from the stage of the Troubadour in West Hollywood, and that’s all he said before launching into his rendition of Tom Petty’s “Wildflowers” three weeks after Petty died ... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — It was supposed to be an album release bash for a key member of several influential bands, not a posthumous salute to one of his most admired disciples. But circumstances were such that Chris Hillman’s homecoming show Monday night at the Troub... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — It was supposed to be an album release bash for a key member of several influential bands, not a posthumous salute to one of his most admired disciples. But circumstances were such that Chris Hillman’s homecoming show Monday night at the Troub... more info

Stereogum — For a song that's been so often reduced to '60s Montage Cliche #00001B (Note: Please use only in case of rights restrictions for the Youngbloods' "Get Together"), the Byrds' "Eight Miles High" is still something of a miracle -- a successful translati... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Byrds co-founder and ace musician Chris Hillman is on the verge of releasing “Bidin’ My Time,” a new album he’s recorded with Tom Petty co-producing, but at his home office and study in Ventura this August, the artist is in ... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Byrds co-founder and ace musician Chris Hillman is on the verge of releasing “Bidin’ My Time,” a new album he’s recorded with Tom Petty co-producing, but at his home office and study in Ventura this August, the artist is in ... more info

Stereogum — Chris Hillman bought his first smartphone just a few months ago. "I didn't want one," he admits. "I had a flip-top phone and that was fine. But there's a new baby in the house. My daughter had a girl, so I got the smartphone for the camera." Soon his... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — At the height of the swinging ’60s, Lynn Castle was a barber to the stars. Del Shannon, members of the The Monkees and the Byrds, Sonny and Cher, Neil Young, and more, Castle groomed them all, indulging in the cultural moment when the country embra... more info

Stereogum — This fall, the Byrds' Chris Hillman will release his first studio album in over a decade, Bidin' My Time. It was produced by Tom Petty at his studio in SoCal, and featured guests on the recording include fellow Byrds David Crosby and Roger McGuinn, H... more info

MSN Music — As the Byrds once sang, predicting the seasonal vagaries of the future of music retail: Turntable, turntable, turntable. The vinyl resurgence gets celebrated again in a big way with Saturday’s 10th annual April edition of Record Store Day, chock fu... more info