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Parlour to Parlour, Episode 15: Norfolk & Western
Michael Fortes scores a last-minute interview in Portland with Norfolk & Western -- and totally blows it -- in this week's episode of Parlour to Parlour
Read More »Caught on Tape: New Orleans, Van Halen Style
Steven Rosen's series of journalistic remembrances continues with a look back at a wild weekend spent in the company of the one and only Edward Van Halen
Read More »Caught on Tape: The Day I Didn’t Disappear in Front of George Harrison
It was a day of unmatched California beauty; a startling and fiery sun perched high above in a crystal blue sky and blazed down promise. It was an essential day, a meteorological marvel meant
Read More »Caught on Tape: The Day I Didn’t Throw Up on Paul McCartney
In this week's edition of Caught on Tape, Steven Rosen travels back in time to 1973, and moments spent in the company of Paul McCartney
Read More »Caught on Tape: Slash and Burn
The interview is set for 2:00 PM. At a quarter ‘til, the black hat, cascading curls, and nose ring saunter through the management office’s front doors. The receptionist raises eyes from a computer monitor
Read More »Caught on Tape: Jimmy Page and the Plane Truth
In this week's edition of Caught on Tape, Steven Rosen journeys back to 1977, and his time spent in the eye of the Led Zeppelin hurricane
Read More »Caught on Tape: Ritchie Blackmore — Happiness Is a Warm Bun
November 1974, St. Paul, Minnesota – In the fall of 1974, Creem magazine flew me out to the Twin Cities to interview Ritchie Blackmore. There had been a renewed interest in Deep Purple after
Read More »Caught on Tape: Paul Kossoff, Free Man at Last
January 1976, Hollywood, California – The first time I saw Paul Kossoff play was back in 1969. Free were opening for Blind Faith on their first (and only) US tour. They were appearing at
Read More »Caught on Tape: Joe Perry, Guitar God in Training
In this week's edition of Caught on Tape, Steven Rosen looks back at the time he interviewed -- and threw food at -- Joe Perry and Aerosmith
Read More »Caught on Tape: Pete Townshend and Who’s Text
Back for another round of Caught on Tape, Steven Rosen relives his experiences interviewing Pete Townshend in
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