Steve Baltin

John Densmore, 61, and former drummer of the Doors, in his studio in Santa Monica, Tuesday, August

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The Doors’ John Densmore on His New Book About Musical Heroes

In his post-Doors life, drummer John Densmore is as much, if not more, of a writer than a musician. The author of two best-selling books,…

Steve Baltin / November 13, 2020

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The Late Toots Hibbert on His New Album, Telling the Truth

The world lost reggae legend Toots Hibbert on Sept. 11 (though no cause of death has been listed, he had been hospitalized with COVID symptoms…

Steve Baltin / September 21, 2020

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Travis Barker on Having His Own Label and Covering Nirvana With Post Malone

Almost everyone saw (or at least heard about) the livestream where Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker teamed up with Post Malone to pay homage to Nirvana…

Steve Baltin / May 26, 2020

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Q&A: Serj Tankian Talks His New Electronic Project and How ‘Normal’ Is ‘Extinction’

Serj Tankian, 52, is across the world during the pandemic, currently residing in New Zealand. But he is very conscious of all going on in…

Steve Baltin / May 14, 2020

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Kathy Valentine on Success, Her Difficult Adolescence in Raw New Memoir All I Ever Wanted

Performing on Saturday Night Live can be one of the most definitive moments of a band’s career. The Go-Go’s knew that. Their first appearance on…

Steve Baltin / April 21, 2020

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Fiona Apple’s 10 Most Badass Moments

Fiona Apple will release her first album in eight years with the brilliant, mesmerizing Fetch The Bolt Cutters, a masterpiece that is an early…

Steve Baltin / April 17, 2020

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10 R.E.M. Great Songs That Aren’t ‘It’s The End Of The World’

Strange times bring unexpected heroes. And in these unprecedented times, one silver lining has been the renewed appreciation of one of the greatest American bands…

Steve Baltin / April 5, 2020

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Billy Corgan’s 10 Most Memorable Lyrical Passages

Smashing Pumpkins frontman and alternative poet William Patrick Corgan turns 53 this St. Patrick's Day. One of the most acclaimed songwriters of the alternative era,…

Steve Baltin / March 13, 2020

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Afghan Whigs’ Greg Dulli Shares His ‘Random Desire’ on Solo Debut

Before they were rock royalty, Nick Cave and Leonard Cohen were artists who could best be classified as "If you know, you know." That means…

Steve Baltin / February 20, 2020

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Green Day on Why Father of All Isn’t About Trump: ‘It’s Just Not Where We Are Right Now’

Green Day are releasing their 13th studio album, Father of All Motherfuckers, this Friday. Despite some folks pining for another version of American Idiot -- something…

Steve Baltin / February 4, 2020