Category Archives: Evelyn’s articles
Paddling Pedro
Last Saturday I went kayaking off Cabrillo Beach with legendary bassist Mike Watt (Minutemen, fIREHOSE, Stooges, etc.). Three Rooms Books just punished a collection of shots he’s taken around San Pedro, On and Off Bass. Watt has wonderfully captured the … Continue reading
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Best Bruce Ever?
I first saw Bruce 31 years ago in Chicago. I’ve seen him every tour since, except the last one. Last night’s may have been the best show I have ever seen him do — except for maybe that transcendent Jazz … Continue reading
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Carole King, Naturally?
Carole King wrote or co-wrote some of the best songs of all times. Her Tapestry album remains the Diamond apotheosis of California singer-songwriter pop. And she achieved all this while also becoming a teenage parent. In her new memoir, A … Continue reading
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Kim Fowley’s Sunset Years
Kim Fowley can be brilliant and bullying, self-obsessed and tearfully sympathetic. He’s an infamous, compelling figure who has been the most singularly helpful source for Queens of Noise, my Runaways book. In fact, I had so much extra material from … Continue reading
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Cock Rock Hall
The more I looked into the history of exclusion of women from the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, the madder I got. Fortunately, Salon allowed me to vent some steam. Did I go too far? Or not far enough? … Continue reading
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Gaiman and Palmer: the alt power couple
Neil Gaiman and Amanda Palmer kick-start their tour – latimes.com. The paper made a mistake; the tour is not sold out. I’m trying to get out of trick or treating myself to see the Coraline author and Dresden Doll at … Continue reading
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Loving Grace
Loving the new Grace Jones album. Here’s my Times review (longer online than it was in print).
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