An affectionate tribute to the people who helped shape the music of a group whose stature seems only to grow in importance with the passage of time.
Tony Sclafani
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Tony Sclafani is the author of “Grateful Dead FAQ: All That’s Left to Know About the World’s Greatest Jam Band†(Backbeat Books, 2013), a somewhat obsessive, 39-chapter that could possibly be quirky and outward-looking enough to appeal to non-Deadheads. Or not. He’s written about popular and unpopular music for MSNBC.com, the Washington Post Express, Relix, and Record Collector and is glad he stocked up on vinyl back in the ’90s when the going was cheap.
Long-lost episodes from the classic series are finally available on DVD, and we have Donna Reed’s real-life daughter to thank.
The longtime B-52 talks about the band’s new live album.
Occasionally, long-running television shows will beget seasons that stand as complete anomalies within the context of the series. The Twilight Zone had a season where its episodes ran for a…
The history of pop music is filled with stories about record companies mishandling bands. But the plight of the early 1980s Washington, DC-based 4 Out of 5 Doctors is one…