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Introducing Fricke's Picks Radio: Log On, Tune In, Turn It Up
Before I started writing about music as my mission and living, my heart belonged to radio – specifically, the everything-goes FM rock & roll broadcasting pio... | More »March 26, 12:00 PM ET| David Fricke -
The Week in Rock: My 22nd SXSW With the Stooges, Palma Violets, Royal Thunder and the True Believers
I attended my first South by Southwest in 1991. The Austin, Texas megathon was in its sixth year and still intimate enough to fit in one hotel and two dozen venues, wi... | More »March 20, 1:25 PM ET| David Fricke -
Eric Clapton Spans His Career on 50th Anniversary Tour
Eric Clapton's March 17th concert in Austin, Texas – the third date on his latest North American tour – was a career overview that covered all of his ... | More »March 18, 11:30 AM ET| David Fricke -
Allman Brothers at the Beacon Theater: A Euphoric Shoot-Out
Compared to my last two spring flings at the Beacon Theater with the Allman Brothers Band – a stunning 2011 recreation of Live at Fillmore East; last year's... | More »March 4, 12:55 PM ET| David Fricke -
Q&A: Green Day's Mike Dirnt on Billie Joe Armstrong's Recovery
"Cautiously optimistic – anxious as well," Green Day bassist Mike Dirnt responds when asked how he's feeling in the wake of the greatest crisis his band has... | More »March 1, 12:00 PM ET| David Fricke -
Tom Petty Plots Intimate Summer Tour: 'There's No Telling What We'll Do'
He hasn't written any set lists yet, but Tom Petty has his priorities in order for the two residencies he will play with the Heartbreakers in May and June at New ... | More »February 28, 9:00 AM ET| David Fricke -
Remembering Kevin Ayers, Britain's Carefree Psychedelic Genius
For the first 10 years that I spent buying and treasuring his records, Kevin Ayers – the British singer-guitarist-songwriter who died on February 18th at 68, at ... | More »February 22, 11:15 AM ET| David Fricke -
Jim James Energizes His Songs of Praise in New York
From the front door of New York's McKittrick Hotel to the intimate theater inside where Jim James, singer-guitarist of My Morning Jacket, performed the songs from... | More »February 21, 1:29 PM ET| David Fricke -
Occupy Lincoln Center: Tom Morello Takes His Rebel Songs Uptown in 'American Songbook' Show
"From Zucotti Park to Lincoln Center – my career is definitely on a trajectory," Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello cracked early in his February 16t... | More »February 20, 5:25 PM ET| David Fricke -
Dave Grohl's 'Sound City' Celebration Takes New York
Many of the best music documentaries start with great performances, filmed and edited to explode on the screen. Dave Grohl, the first-time director of Sound City, has... | More »February 14, 1:25 PM ET| David Fricke -
My Year in Rock, At Last: Featuring Chris Robinson, Green Day, the Rascals and the Best of Young Britain
This is the last best-of list for 2012. Many year-end surveys are tallied well before the year is done. I prefer to go the distance – some of my best rock ... | More »January 30, 1:55 PM ET| David Fricke -
After the Velvets: John Cale Remembers Nico, Revisits Classic Solo Work in New York
"If you keep your heart open, it will beat forever," John Cale said as he left the stage after his second set on January 19th, the conclusion of When Past & Future... | More »January 25, 12:35 PM ET| David Fricke -
From Monterey Pop to Carnegie Hall: The Best Recordings of Ravi Shankar
The recorded legacy of India's master sitarist, Ravi Shankar, who died on December 11th at age 92, is literally a life's work. Shankar was not yet 20 when he... | More »December 13, 11:45 AM ET| David Fricke -
'Beware of Mr. Baker': A Documentary about the Genius and Terror of Drummer Ginger Baker
The second-best rock documentary of the year, after the poignant comeback story Searching for Sugar Man, is that film's wild opposite: a stranger-than-fiction por... | More »December 4, 4:25 PM ET| David Fricke
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Rolling Stone senior writer David Fricke has more than 10,000 albums in his New York apartment. His first record review for the magazine was Frank Zappa's 'Sheik Yerbouti' (RS 290).
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