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Fricke's Picks: Home-Demo Larks From XTC's Andy Partridge, Sixties Garage From the Mynah Birds
XTC singer- songwriter-guitarist Andy Partridge suffered a nervous-exhaustion meltdown that forced the British band to permanently retire from concerts. The time Partr... | More »December 17, 11:33 AM ET| David Fricke -
Fricke's Picks: What If Pink Floyd Gave Birth to Ummagumma in the Band's Basement?
Akron/Family are a four-man band based in Brooklyn, of assorted rural origins (in Pennsylvania, California and upstate New York) and now roaming all over a wide, open ... | More »November 29, 10:01 PM ET| David Fricke -
Fricke's Picks: Free, Bluesman Alexis Korner, "Scandinavia Action Jazz"
Guitarist Paul Kossoff of the British blues-rock quartet Free was two months shy of his eighteenth birthday when he played the quick, fierce solo in "Waiting on You," ... | More »November 17, 4:56 PM ET| David Fricke -
Fricke's Picks: New CDs From Gary Lucas, Soft Machine and Jeremy Spencer
Gary Lucas is one of the best and most original guitarists in America - a master synthesist of deep blues, avant-rock and madrigal-like folk who was a vital member of ... | More »November 2, 6:41 PM ET| David Fricke -
Review: My Chemical Romance's 'Welcome to the Black Parade'
My Chemical Romance may be the oldest young band in America. None of the members -- singer Gerard Way, his brother and bassist Mikey, drummer Bob Bryar and guitarists ... | More »October 16, 6:57 PM ET| David Fricke -
Live Review: The Zombies Show Young Garage Rockers How It's Done
In Little Steven's Underground Garage — his Sirius Satellite Radio channel and weekly syndicated program on the plain ol' FM dial— guitars are king, song... | More »September 22, 1:54 PM ET| David Fricke -
Live Review: The Big Easy Lives at Merkin Concert Hall
Pianist Henry Butler and clarinetist Dr. Michael White — two New Orleans musicians who lost so much a year ago to Hurricane Katrina, including their homes, instrumen... | More »September 5, 2:40 PM ET| David Fricke -
Jam-tastic!: Umphrey's McGee in New York
Umphrey's McGee ended their two-hour non-stop set at Central Park's Summerstage in New York last week with an explosive cover of the Who's "Baba O'... | More »July 24, 12:34 PM ET| David Fricke -
Live Review: Elvis Costello and Allan Toussaint in New York
There was politics, outrage and a determined, jubilant spirit of renewal in everything Elvis Costello and Allen Toussaint sang and played together at the Beacon Theate... | More »July 12, 11:47 AM ET| David Fricke -
Hatfield and the North: Seventies Prog-Rock Supergroup Finally Find America
We are here because we agreed to agree." That is the simple explanation singer-bassist Richard Sinclair gave at the start of the improbable dream that came true June 2... | More »June 26, 9:49 PM ET| David Fricke -
Live Review: Robert Plant, Ryan Adams Do It For Love at Arthur Lee Benefit Concert
Robert Plant ended his headlining hour at "We're Doing It for Love" — a benefit for Arthur Lee, the ailing singer-songwriter of the pioneering Los Angeles band ... | More »June 26, 12:43 PM ET| David Fricke -
Run for Your Lives! Blue Cheer at CBGB
The founding late-Sixties lineup of the San Francisco power trio Blue Cheer — singer-bass guitarist Dickie Peterson, drummer Paul Whaley and guitarist Leigh Stephens... | More »June 21, 5:53 PM ET| David Fricke -
Live Action: David Fricke on "Zappa Plays Zappa"
The late Frank Zappa was the perfect opening act for "Zappa Plays Zappa" at New York's Beacon Theater on Monday night. The show — a long, exhilirating tribute e... | More »June 13, 5:04 PM ET| David Fricke -
Live Review: David Fricke on The Church in New York
The rows of chairs on the floor should have been a tipoff. The New York stop on the current U.S. tour by Australian sparkling-guitar band the Church — on August 10th... | More »August 10, 1:17 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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