Lynn Goldsmith
(legendary photographer)

Mojo Magazine

Q Magazine

Rock's Back Pages
(rock writing achive)

Song and dance men
(and women)

Big and Rich

Blues Explosion

The Dandy Warhols

Dr. John

The Flaming Lips

Keren Ann

Wayne Kramer and MC5

Roger McGuinn and the Byrds

Brian Setzer and the Stray Cats

Pete Townshend and The Who

Neil Young

Style Notes, Credits, and Notices

Style Notes
Many of the articles and reviews shown in Tales of the Ancient Rocker were written at a time when reporters for mainstream publications had to call a performer "Mr. Presley" and explain who he was. In covering Woodstock, reporters had to explain that a joint was a marijuana cigarette. We also rarely wrote our own headlines. Please don't give me grief over heads such as "The Doors Draw Active Audience," which was written to describe the girls trying to tear Jim Morrison's clothes off. My personal favorite of these now-bizarre headlines is "Blind Faith Group Sings." (It's not posted). Finally, much of the slang was different, including that used to depict sex and race. Attitudes regarding gender and race likewise were different. In the 21st Century, female vocalists generally aren't called "chick singers." At least I don't recall ever hearing Bjork called that.

Credits
The illustration, "The Typist," is (c) Chris Gall and used by permission.

Notices
The original content of Tales of the Ancient Rocker, both text and original photos, is copyrighted. I protect my copyrights aggressively. Enjoy reading these stories, but do no more than that with them without written permission. Specifically, stories in the category "Rock Today" are reproducible only by arrangement. Thanks.