Author: Dean
Pete Townshend on Obama
This was a cool little gig at the Troubadour in November 2008, three days after the election of Barack Obama. I wonder what Pete thinks of the Obama administration, and its espionage tricks.
Read moreBuddy Holly Pilgrimage
In September/October 2013, I finally did my Buddy Holly pilgrimage. It involved trips to Lubbock, Texas, where he was born in 1936; to Clovis, New Mexico, where he recorded between 1957 and 1958; and to Clear Lake, Iowa, where he died in 1959.
The outback pub in David Bowie’s “Let’s Dance” video
David Bowie ventured to the Australian outback in 1983 to shoot the video for his biggest hit single, Let’s Dance
The Beatles in New Zealand, 1964
I came across the B&W photos at the National Library of New Zealand.
NOTE: My book Strange Days: The Adventures of a Grumpy Rock ‘n’ Roll Journalist in Los Angeles is available here
The Rolling Stones in New Zealand, 1965 + 1966
I came across these photos at the National Library of New Zealand. For more about the Rolling Stones and me, click here.
Read moreRay Charles
To date the only fresh corpse I’ve seen in real life, appropriately for my job as a showbiz reporter, belonged to a celebrity: Ray Charles.
Read moreAwards shows – please kill me!
Covering awards shows like the Grammys and Oscars made me grumpy. They allow rich and famous people to become even more rich and famous, and I was part of the problem.
Read more“Strange Days” … The only book you need to read this year
Strange Days: The Adventures of a Grumpy Rock ‘n’ Roll Journalist in Los Angeles, now available here