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Q&A: Chris Hillman On Working With Tom Petty, Reappraising The Byrds, & Touring In His 70s

3346 days ago
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

Lynn Castle :: Rose Colored Corner

3424 days ago
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

The Byrds’ Chris Hillman Announces New Tom Petty-Produced LP Bidin’ My Time

3425 days ago
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

Record Store Day: 20 Turntable Must-Haves, Including Vinyl by Spotify

3492 days ago
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

Why Chuck Berry’s ‘Johnny B. Goode’ Is a Rock ’n’ Roll Classic

3523 days ago
Time —   The rock song about the glory of being a rock star is practically a genre unto itself: There’s the Byrds’ “So You Want to Be a Rock and Roll Star,” and Joe Walsh’s “Life’s Been Good,” among others. But Chuck Berry was the first to ... more info

Byrds founding member Gene Clark to be saluted Saturday in South Pasadena

3549 days ago
L.A. Times - Entertainment — Gene Clark — a founding member of the Byrds whose musical legacy is often overshadowed by those of his onetime bandmates Roger McGuinn, David Crosby, Chris Hillman, Clarence White and latter-day member Gram Parsons — will get a salut... more info

Byrds founding member Gene Clark to be saluted Saturday in South Pasadena

3549 days ago
L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Gene Clark — a founding member of the Byrds whose musical legacy is often overshadowed by those of his onetime bandmates Roger McGuinn, David Crosby, Chris Hillman, Clarence White and latter-day member Gram Parsons — will get a salut... more info

For William Bell, a Grammy Is a Lifetime in the Making

3560 days ago
MSN Music — 2017 is William Bell’s 60th year in the music industry. He’s 77 years old. Cream, the Byrds and Linda Ronstadt have recorded his songs. And this year, he’s up for his first Grammys. Strangely, they’re in what could be considered opposing cate... more info

Tropical Skin Byrds, “Venus In Fury”

3599 days ago
Impose Magazine — Every so often, warranted or not, punk music offers a much needed reminder that the world isn’t always a beautiful place, and moreover, that not everyone is always content to live in it. Tropical Skin Byrds, the new project from Nina Hartmann, ZZ R... more info

The New Lines releasing third LP 'Love and Cannibalism' (stream it)

3636 days ago
Brooklyn Vegan — Brooklyn's austere, baroque The New Lines are back with their third album, Love and Cannibalism, which is out Friday, December 2 via Feral Child. With Hewson Chen's other band, Lake Ruth, mining krautrock and Broadcast-y territory, he takes... more info

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