Back in the 1990s, the Black Crowes blew up out of Atlanta, playing soulful, swaggering classic rock in an era of alt-rock irony and grunge bellyaching. Even more impressively, the two guys at the heart of the band — singer Chris Robinson and his guitar-playing brother Rich — managed to pull off their multi-platinum run while absolutely hating each other, like an American version of Oasis. But eventually the tension between Chris and Rich forced the Crowes to close up shop.
The band released their last studio album in 2009, and the Robinson...
The band released their last studio album in 2009, and the Robinson...
- 3/15/2024
- by Jon Dolan
- Rollingstone.com
The last time Blackberry Smoke frontman Charlie Starr saw his longtime friend and bandmate Brit Turner was at Turner’s Atlanta home. The drummer, who was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2022, was under hospice care, but Starr had some rare good news to deliver.
“I told him our record was Number One,” Starr tells Rolling Stone. “And his eyes got really big. He had really stopped speaking at that point. [But] it was obvious to me he knew what I had told him.”
Just a few days later, on March...
“I told him our record was Number One,” Starr tells Rolling Stone. “And his eyes got really big. He had really stopped speaking at that point. [But] it was obvious to me he knew what I had told him.”
Just a few days later, on March...
- 3/8/2024
- by Garret K. Woodward
- Rollingstone.com
The eighth annual Love Rocks NYC benefit concert for God's Love We Deliver is thrilled to announce Dave Grohl will join the evening’s performance lineup and Martin Short will join for a special guest appearance.
Love Rocks NYC will now also be shown as a livestream event from the historic Beacon Theatre in NYC at 8:00pmET on Thursday, March 7. Fans in NYC and elsewhere can experience this memorable night of music by signing up at loverocksnyc.com to access a livestream link to the concert via Veeps.com.
Veeps All Access subscribers can tune in for free or fans can purchase an individual show ticket for $20 while also helping support the organization as $20 = 2 Meals for New Yorkers living with severe and chronic illness. Additional seats are also being released today and fans can purchase through www.ticketmaster.com.
Executive produced by iconic international fashion designer John Varvatos, NYC...
Love Rocks NYC will now also be shown as a livestream event from the historic Beacon Theatre in NYC at 8:00pmET on Thursday, March 7. Fans in NYC and elsewhere can experience this memorable night of music by signing up at loverocksnyc.com to access a livestream link to the concert via Veeps.com.
Veeps All Access subscribers can tune in for free or fans can purchase an individual show ticket for $20 while also helping support the organization as $20 = 2 Meals for New Yorkers living with severe and chronic illness. Additional seats are also being released today and fans can purchase through www.ticketmaster.com.
Executive produced by iconic international fashion designer John Varvatos, NYC...
- 3/5/2024
- Look to the Stars
The eighth annual Love Rocks NYC benefit concert is set to go down this Thursday, March 7th, at the Beacon Theater in New York, with a lineup featuring Dave Grohl, The Black Keys, Hozier, Conan O’Brien, Martin Short, and many more.
Raising funds for the meal-providing charitable organization God’s Love We Deliver, the Love Rocks benefit concert has been a celebrated fundraising campaign since it was first launched in 2017. Now, as its eighth iteration approaches, the organization reports that its benefit concerts have raised a total of $30 million, providing 3 million meals to New Yorkers living with illnesses. Tickets for the show are on-sale now (get your here).
Filling out the lineup for Love Rocks NYC 2024 are Nile Rodgers, Tom Morello, Don Felder, Bettye Lavette, Joss Stone, Allison Russell, Emily King, Marcus King, Lucius, Larkin Poe, Trombone Shorty, Luke Spiller (The Struts), Quinn Sullivan, Bernie Williams, and more, plus additional...
Raising funds for the meal-providing charitable organization God’s Love We Deliver, the Love Rocks benefit concert has been a celebrated fundraising campaign since it was first launched in 2017. Now, as its eighth iteration approaches, the organization reports that its benefit concerts have raised a total of $30 million, providing 3 million meals to New Yorkers living with illnesses. Tickets for the show are on-sale now (get your here).
Filling out the lineup for Love Rocks NYC 2024 are Nile Rodgers, Tom Morello, Don Felder, Bettye Lavette, Joss Stone, Allison Russell, Emily King, Marcus King, Lucius, Larkin Poe, Trombone Shorty, Luke Spiller (The Struts), Quinn Sullivan, Bernie Williams, and more, plus additional...
- 3/5/2024
- by Jo Vito
- Consequence - Music
Love Rocks NYC, the benefit concert for God’s Love We Deliver, will return for its eighth year on March 7. The annual event will be hosted by Conan O’Brien, Tracy Morgan, and Jim Gaffigan at the Beacon Theatre. The 2024 lineup will feature performances from Hozier, The Black Keys, Allison Russell, Nile Rodgers, Trombone Shorty, and more.
Dave Grohl and Martin Short have also joined the event, which will be livestreamed via Veeps. To access the livestream, visit the Love Rocks NYC website to sign up.
Music director and band leader...
Dave Grohl and Martin Short have also joined the event, which will be livestreamed via Veeps. To access the livestream, visit the Love Rocks NYC website to sign up.
Music director and band leader...
- 3/4/2024
- by Larisha Paul
- Rollingstone.com
Fifty years ago this week, Bob Dylan and the Band launched their landmark Before the Flood reunion tour with a pair of shows at Chicago Stadium. Dylan had been off the road for eight very long years at this point, and demand to see his return was so intense that promoters received 5.5 million ticket requests via a cumbersome mail-order system. To put that in perspective, that was four percent of the entire population of America.
The last time that Dylan and the Band hit the road, they were met with...
The last time that Dylan and the Band hit the road, they were met with...
- 1/5/2024
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
Earlier this month, Allison Russell checked off yet another career milestone: headlining Levon Helm Studios, the former home and performance space of the Band’s late drummer. It’s just the latest in a long series of surreal moments for Russell since she released her debut solo album, Outside Child, in 2021 — things like earning eight Grammy nominations, curating a headlining set at Newport Folk Festival, and performing on Colbert and Acl, to name a few.
But for Russell, the show at Levon’s barn had an extra personal resonance. The...
But for Russell, the show at Levon’s barn had an extra personal resonance. The...
- 12/29/2023
- by Sacha Lecca and Jonathan Bernstein
- Rollingstone.com
Rolling Stone interview series Unknown Legends features long-form conversations between senior writer Andy Greene and veteran musicians who have toured and recorded alongside icons for years, if not decades. All are renowned in the business, but some are less well known to the general public. Here, these artists tell their complete stories, giving an up-close look at life on music’s A list. This edition features guitarist Jim Weider.
According to conventional rock wisdom, the Band ended on Thanksgiving 1976 with The Last Waltz, the most famous farewell concert in music history.
According to conventional rock wisdom, the Band ended on Thanksgiving 1976 with The Last Waltz, the most famous farewell concert in music history.
- 10/30/2023
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
By the time Martin Scorsese’s music documentary “The Last Waltz” premiered in 1978, the legendary Americana music progenitors the Band, whom the film explores, had gone from “Cahoots” to kaput for two years.
The 1976 farewell concert at the center of the film was already a piece of rock and roll history by the time the film debuted. Seeing it Oct. 5 at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles in celebration of its 45th anniversary, it’s clear how much history and American music culture was also saying “Good Night” with Rick Danko, Garth Hudson, Richard Manuel, Levon Helm and the Band’s unofficial leader Robbie Robertson (who called the group “The Brotherhood.”)
To help sort out the importance of “Waltz’s” place in rock history was music historian Harvey Kubernik, who shared his recollections of attending the concert at the Winterland Theater in San Francisco; music rights firm CEO/founder Olivier Chastain,...
The 1976 farewell concert at the center of the film was already a piece of rock and roll history by the time the film debuted. Seeing it Oct. 5 at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles in celebration of its 45th anniversary, it’s clear how much history and American music culture was also saying “Good Night” with Rick Danko, Garth Hudson, Richard Manuel, Levon Helm and the Band’s unofficial leader Robbie Robertson (who called the group “The Brotherhood.”)
To help sort out the importance of “Waltz’s” place in rock history was music historian Harvey Kubernik, who shared his recollections of attending the concert at the Winterland Theater in San Francisco; music rights firm CEO/founder Olivier Chastain,...
- 10/9/2023
- by Steven Gaydos
- Variety Film + TV
In June of 2020, with a pandemic raging, Robbie Robertson took some time to look back at his career with the Band, from writing their greatest hits to their work with Bob Dylan. The release of his documentary Once Were Brothers had him a reflective mood, ready to share new details about the music he made with Band-mates Rick Danko, Richard Manuel, Garth Hudson, and Levon Helm. In the wake of Robertson’s death at age 80 this week, here’s a full text version of that interview, published here for the first time.
- 8/13/2023
- by Brian Hiatt
- Rollingstone.com
If there’s a moment that sums up the genius of Robbie Robertson, it’s the part in The Last Waltz when they play “It Makes No Difference.” All five brothers in the Band perform like they’re reading each other’s minds. Every detail is perfect: Robertson’s guitar, Rick Danko’s voice, Garth Hudson’s sax. They’re singing about loneliness, yet with the sound that only trusted comrades can make together. But you can hear that these guys are already mourning the death of their brotherhood. It’s their famous farewell concert,...
- 8/10/2023
- by Rob Sheffield
- Rollingstone.com
The death on Wednesday of Robbie Robertson, the legendary 80-year-old founding guitarist for The Band who wrote many of the iconic group’s most famous songs – including “The Weight,” “Up on Cripple Creek” and “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down” – spurred friends, fans and peers to remember his remarkable talent and the considerable mark Robertson left on the worlds of music and film.
Heading that list is a fellow named Martin Scorsese, who memorialized The Band’s farewell in his seminal 1978 concert documentary “The Last Waltz.” Scorsese also collaborated with Robertson on the music for some 14 of the filmmaker’s projects over the past several decades, including “Raging Bull,” “Casino,” “Gangs of New York,” “The King of Comedy,” “The Wolf of Wall Street,” “The Irishman” and the forthcoming “Killers of the Flower Moon.”
In a statement released this afternoon, Scorsese said, “Robbie Robertson was one of my closest friends,...
Heading that list is a fellow named Martin Scorsese, who memorialized The Band’s farewell in his seminal 1978 concert documentary “The Last Waltz.” Scorsese also collaborated with Robertson on the music for some 14 of the filmmaker’s projects over the past several decades, including “Raging Bull,” “Casino,” “Gangs of New York,” “The King of Comedy,” “The Wolf of Wall Street,” “The Irishman” and the forthcoming “Killers of the Flower Moon.”
In a statement released this afternoon, Scorsese said, “Robbie Robertson was one of my closest friends,...
- 8/10/2023
- by Ray Richmond
- Gold Derby
Robbie Robertson found his faith and purpose on the radio. Born and raised in Toronto, Ontario, this child of jewelry-plating factory workers discovered rock-and-roll via the Am airwaves of Wkbw out of Buffalo, New York, and fell hard for the blues in the wee hours when Wlac deejay John R. blasted the 12-bar gospel into his bedroom from the far-off music mecca of Nashville, Tennessee. His path was set, and it brought him to rowdy rockabilly artist Ronnie Hawkins, who was impressed enough with a teenage Robertson's guitar acumen to bring him on as a member of his backing band The Hawks. In the early 1960s, Robertson formed a bond with singer/bassist Rick Danko, singer/pianist Richard Manuel, multi-instrumentalist Garth Hudson, and singer-drummer Levon Helm.
It's here that these five, brilliantly talented rock-blues aficionados formed The Band.
Robertson, who passed away today at the age of 80 after a long illness,...
It's here that these five, brilliantly talented rock-blues aficionados formed The Band.
Robertson, who passed away today at the age of 80 after a long illness,...
- 8/9/2023
- by Jeremy Smith
- Slash Film
The life of Robbie Robertson — who died Wednesday morning after a long illness — can neatly be divided into everything that happened before The Last Waltz and everything that happened afterward. The 1976 all-star concert at San Francisco’s Winterland Ballroom marked the end of his career with the Band, the end of his years as a touring musician, and the start of life as an elder statesman of rock.
He went out by throwing one of the biggest concerts in rock history featuring Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Neil Diamond,...
He went out by throwing one of the biggest concerts in rock history featuring Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Neil Diamond,...
- 8/9/2023
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
Robbie Robertson, the founding guitarist for The Band, has passed away. According to Robertson’s longtime manager Jared Levine, the world-famous musician passed away on Wednesday. He was 80.
Born Jaime Robbie Robertson on July 5, 1974, in Toronto, the Hall of Famer played on The Band’s classic hits like “The Weight,” “Rag Mama Rag,” “Up on Cripple Creek,” “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down,” “Atlantic City,” “Jawbone,” and more. Nominated for five Grammy awards, Robertson arrived on the music scene at the influential age of 16, when he played for Ronnie Hawkins’ The Hawks. He helped found the Americana genre and was Bob Dylan’s guitarist on the “electric” world tour in 1966.
The Hall of Fame released an official statement about Robertson’s passing, which you can read below:
The architect and primary songwriter of The Band, 1994 inductee Robbie Robertson changed the course of popular music in the late 1960s. Though born and raised in Canada,...
Born Jaime Robbie Robertson on July 5, 1974, in Toronto, the Hall of Famer played on The Band’s classic hits like “The Weight,” “Rag Mama Rag,” “Up on Cripple Creek,” “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down,” “Atlantic City,” “Jawbone,” and more. Nominated for five Grammy awards, Robertson arrived on the music scene at the influential age of 16, when he played for Ronnie Hawkins’ The Hawks. He helped found the Americana genre and was Bob Dylan’s guitarist on the “electric” world tour in 1966.
The Hall of Fame released an official statement about Robertson’s passing, which you can read below:
The architect and primary songwriter of The Band, 1994 inductee Robbie Robertson changed the course of popular music in the late 1960s. Though born and raised in Canada,...
- 8/9/2023
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Robbie Robertson, co-founder and guitarist of The Band, has died at the age of 80.
An announcement from the Canadian rock legend’s management confirms that Robertson died Wednesday after a long illness.
“Robbie was surrounded by his family at the time of his death, including his wife, Janet, his ex-wife, Dominique, her partner Nicholas, and his children Alexandra, Sebastian, Delphine, and Delphine’s partner Kenny,” reads a statement that was sent to Et. “He is also survived by his grandchildren Angelica, Donovan, Dominic, Gabriel and Seraphina. Robertson recently completed his 14th film music project with frequent collaborator Martin Scorsese, ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’. In lieu of flowers, the family has asked that donations be made to the Six Nations of the Grand River to support a new Woodland Cultural Center.”
Read More: Robbie Robertson Releases ‘Happy Holidays’ Song
Robertson’s music career sparked on Toronto’s Yonge Street in...
An announcement from the Canadian rock legend’s management confirms that Robertson died Wednesday after a long illness.
“Robbie was surrounded by his family at the time of his death, including his wife, Janet, his ex-wife, Dominique, her partner Nicholas, and his children Alexandra, Sebastian, Delphine, and Delphine’s partner Kenny,” reads a statement that was sent to Et. “He is also survived by his grandchildren Angelica, Donovan, Dominic, Gabriel and Seraphina. Robertson recently completed his 14th film music project with frequent collaborator Martin Scorsese, ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’. In lieu of flowers, the family has asked that donations be made to the Six Nations of the Grand River to support a new Woodland Cultural Center.”
Read More: Robbie Robertson Releases ‘Happy Holidays’ Song
Robertson’s music career sparked on Toronto’s Yonge Street in...
- 8/9/2023
- by Brent Furdyk
- ET Canada
Robbie Robertson, the Band’s guitarist and primary songwriter who penned “The Weight,” “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down,” “Up on Cripple Creek,” and many other beloved classics, died Wednesday at age 80.
Robertson’s management company confirmed the musician’s death. “Robbie was surrounded by his family at the time of his death, including his wife, Janet, his ex-wife, Dominique, her partner Nicholas, and his children Alexandra, Sebastian, Delphine, and Delphine’s partner Kenny,” his longtime manager Jared Levine said in a statement. “In lieu of flowers, the family...
Robertson’s management company confirmed the musician’s death. “Robbie was surrounded by his family at the time of his death, including his wife, Janet, his ex-wife, Dominique, her partner Nicholas, and his children Alexandra, Sebastian, Delphine, and Delphine’s partner Kenny,” his longtime manager Jared Levine said in a statement. “In lieu of flowers, the family...
- 8/9/2023
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
In 1965, Bob Dylan’s fans felt their favorite artist had committed the ultimate betrayal by going electric. Dylan had grown bored of the folk scene and wanted to grow as a musician. His fan base, unfortunately, didn’t think this was a good move. While fans booed Dylan during concerts, they couldn’t bring themselves to completely turn their backs on him. Instead, they directed their anger at his backing band, the Hawks.
Bob Dylan’s fans did not like his backing band
Dylan hired Levon and the Hawks, a Canadian group, to back him in live shows. He already knew his audience wasn’t exactly receptive to electric shows; they’d famously booed him at the Newport Folk Festival. When he asked the Hawks to back him, they weren’t sure how it would go.
The answer, they soon found, was not well. Audiences booed throughout the performances, calling Dylan a traitor.
Bob Dylan’s fans did not like his backing band
Dylan hired Levon and the Hawks, a Canadian group, to back him in live shows. He already knew his audience wasn’t exactly receptive to electric shows; they’d famously booed him at the Newport Folk Festival. When he asked the Hawks to back him, they weren’t sure how it would go.
The answer, they soon found, was not well. Audiences booed throughout the performances, calling Dylan a traitor.
- 7/29/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
In 1965, a jeering audience at a Bob Dylan concert asked the musician where Ringo Starr was. This wasn’t because they had expected to see the Beatles’ drummer join him onstage. Instead, they were using his name to express their displeasure with Dylan. They felt he had turned his back on them to embrace a more Beatles-style sound.
A crowd used Ringo Starr’s name to insult Bob Dylan in concert
In 1965, Dylan invited Canadian band the Hawks to join him at a concert in Queens, New York. He played his typical acoustic set before an intermission, and then he brought the band onstage with him.
“Before we went on, Bob gathered the four of us into a huddle,” drummer Levon Helm wrote in the book This Wheel’s on Fire: Levon Helm and the Story of the Band. “He said, ‘We don’t know what’s gonna happen. It...
A crowd used Ringo Starr’s name to insult Bob Dylan in concert
In 1965, Dylan invited Canadian band the Hawks to join him at a concert in Queens, New York. He played his typical acoustic set before an intermission, and then he brought the band onstage with him.
“Before we went on, Bob gathered the four of us into a huddle,” drummer Levon Helm wrote in the book This Wheel’s on Fire: Levon Helm and the Story of the Band. “He said, ‘We don’t know what’s gonna happen. It...
- 7/27/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
In 1976, Martin Scorsese prepared to film The Last Waltz, a concert film about Canadian group The Band that featured artists like Bob Dylan, Neil Young, and Joni Mitchell. Things were going well until intermission when Dylan announced that he no longer wanted to be in the film. As Warner Bros. had only agreed to finance the movie if Dylan was in it, the news was catastrophic to Scorsese.
Martin Scorsese was not happy with Bob Dylan while filming ‘The Last Waltz’
The Band’s farewell concert, The Last Waltz, became the subject of a Scorsese film. The documentary showed the group’s impact and welcomed artists like Muddy Waters, Van Morrison, and Eric Clapton to perform with them. The big draw for Warner Bros., though, was Dylan. They agreed to pay for the film if Dylan appeared in it.
For the first half of the concert, all went to plan.
Martin Scorsese was not happy with Bob Dylan while filming ‘The Last Waltz’
The Band’s farewell concert, The Last Waltz, became the subject of a Scorsese film. The documentary showed the group’s impact and welcomed artists like Muddy Waters, Van Morrison, and Eric Clapton to perform with them. The big draw for Warner Bros., though, was Dylan. They agreed to pay for the film if Dylan appeared in it.
For the first half of the concert, all went to plan.
- 7/23/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Keith Richards has spent much of his career insulting his fellow musicians. He rolls his eyes at competing acts and has even turned his scorn on his bandmates in The Rolling Stones. Richards found many things to criticize, including, in one instance, a band sounding too perfect. He shared why he didn’t like Bob Dylan’s backing group, The Band.
Keith Richards thought fellow musicians The Band sounded too clean
In the 1960s, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and Dylan were some of the biggest musical acts in the world. Richards liked Dylan and The Beatles, but he thought Dylan’s backing band, The Band, left something to be desired.
“I saw them at the Dylan gig on the Isle of Wight and I was disappointed,” he told Rolling Stone in 1969. “Dylan was beautiful, especially when he did the songs by himself. He has a unique rhythm which only...
Keith Richards thought fellow musicians The Band sounded too clean
In the 1960s, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and Dylan were some of the biggest musical acts in the world. Richards liked Dylan and The Beatles, but he thought Dylan’s backing band, The Band, left something to be desired.
“I saw them at the Dylan gig on the Isle of Wight and I was disappointed,” he told Rolling Stone in 1969. “Dylan was beautiful, especially when he did the songs by himself. He has a unique rhythm which only...
- 7/22/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
In his decades as a musician, Ringo Starr has received well-earned praise from a number of other artists. He has also celebrated his fellow musicians. Here are five artists who Starr has praised over the years.
Ringo Starr | Noam Galai/Getty Images Miley Cyrus and Billie Eilish
In 2021, Starr presented Billie Eilish with a Grammy for Record of the Year. Afterward, he admitted that he counts himself as one of her fans.
“It was a great pleasure for me to do the Grammys on Sunday and presenting the Best Record to Billie Eilish who I think is just incredible, and Finneas who came through for me on my EP,” he said, per NME. “It was great to meet her and musically she’s great. She’s a beautiful human being.”
He wished he had more time to speak with her but still found her impressive. He also tossed in a compliment for Miley Cyrus.
Ringo Starr | Noam Galai/Getty Images Miley Cyrus and Billie Eilish
In 2021, Starr presented Billie Eilish with a Grammy for Record of the Year. Afterward, he admitted that he counts himself as one of her fans.
“It was a great pleasure for me to do the Grammys on Sunday and presenting the Best Record to Billie Eilish who I think is just incredible, and Finneas who came through for me on my EP,” he said, per NME. “It was great to meet her and musically she’s great. She’s a beautiful human being.”
He wished he had more time to speak with her but still found her impressive. He also tossed in a compliment for Miley Cyrus.
- 4/14/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
1 February 2023 – Inhaler today share new single “If You’re Gonna Break My Heart” ahead of releasing their eagerly awaited second album Cuts & Bruises on February 17th via Polydor Records/Universal Music Canada.
“If You’re Gonna Break My Heart” is the third single to be unveiled from Cuts & Bruises, following the uplifting Love Will Get You There and last summer’s euphoric anthem “These Are The Days”.
The band explain how the rootsy, piano powered “If You’re Gonna Break my Heart” took its inspiration, “Whilst on tour in America last year we were listening to a lot of music by some of the great American writers such as Bob Dylan, The Band, Bruce Springsteen etc. Listening to these artists while travelling on big open highways resonated with us and helped shape this song into making us sound more like a live band than we had before.”
Cuts & Bruises is...
“If You’re Gonna Break My Heart” is the third single to be unveiled from Cuts & Bruises, following the uplifting Love Will Get You There and last summer’s euphoric anthem “These Are The Days”.
The band explain how the rootsy, piano powered “If You’re Gonna Break my Heart” took its inspiration, “Whilst on tour in America last year we were listening to a lot of music by some of the great American writers such as Bob Dylan, The Band, Bruce Springsteen etc. Listening to these artists while travelling on big open highways resonated with us and helped shape this song into making us sound more like a live band than we had before.”
Cuts & Bruises is...
- 2/1/2023
- by Music Martin Cid Magazine
- Martin Cid Music
Ringo Starr has been performing on stage for over 60 years since he began his career with The Beatles. However, the British drummer said he still experiences stage fright, even if the fear disappears shortly after taking the stage.
Ringo Starr continues to tour with his All-Starr band Ringo Starr | Mauricio Santana/Getty Images
Starr joined The Beatles in 1962 after the band struggled to find the perfect drummer. While still a pivotal member of the band, much of the attention was often on Paul McCartney and John Lennon as most of the songs were written and sung by them. When The Beatles ended in 1970, each member went in their own direction, including Starr.
After releasing several solo albums and songs, Starr formed the All-Starr band in 1989, who he continues to tour with today. However, unlike most bands, the All-Starr band consists of a constantly rotating set of musicians. In an interview with USA Today,...
Ringo Starr continues to tour with his All-Starr band Ringo Starr | Mauricio Santana/Getty Images
Starr joined The Beatles in 1962 after the band struggled to find the perfect drummer. While still a pivotal member of the band, much of the attention was often on Paul McCartney and John Lennon as most of the songs were written and sung by them. When The Beatles ended in 1970, each member went in their own direction, including Starr.
After releasing several solo albums and songs, Starr formed the All-Starr band in 1989, who he continues to tour with today. However, unlike most bands, the All-Starr band consists of a constantly rotating set of musicians. In an interview with USA Today,...
- 1/28/2023
- by Ross Tanenbaum
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Elvis Presley’s suede coat from the Seventies, James Brown’s red, black, and gold lame suit, and one of Joni Mitchell’s guitars are all coming to the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville as part of new partnership with the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
Set to open Wednesday, Nov. 2, “Rock Hall at the Ryman” showcases memorabilia from Rock & Roll Hall of Fame members who have played the historic Nashville venue. Along with Presley’s full-length coat (he bombed on the Grand Ole Opry’s stage in 1954), the exhibit includes...
Set to open Wednesday, Nov. 2, “Rock Hall at the Ryman” showcases memorabilia from Rock & Roll Hall of Fame members who have played the historic Nashville venue. Along with Presley’s full-length coat (he bombed on the Grand Ole Opry’s stage in 1954), the exhibit includes...
- 10/6/2022
- by Joseph Hudak
- Rollingstone.com
Margo Price is joined by Mavis Staples and Adia Victora for a rousing call to action in the new collaboration “Fight to Make It.” Released on Friday, the track’s sales on Bandcamp will benefit Noise for Now and its mission of supporting grassroots organizations working for reproductive justice.
A lively spin on Northern soul, “Fight to Make It” has a propulsive feel that matches its urgent message, complete with stacked backing “oohs” and groovy organ fills. Price sings about how it’s hard for some people to grasp what...
A lively spin on Northern soul, “Fight to Make It” has a propulsive feel that matches its urgent message, complete with stacked backing “oohs” and groovy organ fills. Price sings about how it’s hard for some people to grasp what...
- 7/8/2022
- by Jon Freeman
- Rollingstone.com
“The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” mocked the Supreme Court on Wednesday night in what has become the lay-up shot of the late-night lineup.
In the latest edition of “Late Show” fake news alerts, Billy Bob Thornton’s Coach Gaines of “Friday Night Lights” fame appeared as an acid-pushing guru who has found the light. But with the separation of church and state no longer in the way, Gaines now hopes to help his players see it, too.
The segment began by borrowing a clip from “CBS Evening News,” with host Norah O’Donnell breaking down Monday’s ruling from the Supreme Court in which they voted 6-3 in favor of a Washington state high school football coach who was fired for conducting postgame prayers on the 50-yard line.
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In the latest edition of “Late Show” fake news alerts, Billy Bob Thornton’s Coach Gaines of “Friday Night Lights” fame appeared as an acid-pushing guru who has found the light. But with the separation of church and state no longer in the way, Gaines now hopes to help his players see it, too.
The segment began by borrowing a clip from “CBS Evening News,” with host Norah O’Donnell breaking down Monday’s ruling from the Supreme Court in which they voted 6-3 in favor of a Washington state high school football coach who was fired for conducting postgame prayers on the 50-yard line.
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- 6/30/2022
- by Jeremy Bailey
- The Wrap
It’s no exaggeration to say that if Ronnie Hawkins, the rockabilly legend who died Sunday at 87, didn’t exist, that rock music would not be the same. The Arkansas singer who spent most of his career in Canada mentored and worked with numerous rock legends, with his band the Hawks a breeding ground for the musicians that would eventually become The Band.
On Sunday night, The Band member Robbie Robertson wrote that his “heart sank” learning upon Hawkins’ death and penned a heartfelt tribute to his early mentor.
My...
On Sunday night, The Band member Robbie Robertson wrote that his “heart sank” learning upon Hawkins’ death and penned a heartfelt tribute to his early mentor.
My...
- 5/30/2022
- by Jason Newman
- Rollingstone.com
Ronnie Hawkins, the Canadian rockabilly singer known as “the Hawk,” who mentored the Band and played with rock’s greats, died Sunday morning. He was 87.
“He went peacefully and he looked as handsome as ever,” Wanda Hawkins, his wife, told the Canadian Press. A cause of death was not immediately available.
Though he was born in Arkansas, Hawkins called Canada home for most of his career. and was considered a formative influence on the evolution of the country’s rock scene thanks to his passion for Southern blues music.
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“He went peacefully and he looked as handsome as ever,” Wanda Hawkins, his wife, told the Canadian Press. A cause of death was not immediately available.
Though he was born in Arkansas, Hawkins called Canada home for most of his career. and was considered a formative influence on the evolution of the country’s rock scene thanks to his passion for Southern blues music.
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- 5/29/2022
- by Sarah Grant
- Rollingstone.com
Ronnie Hawkins, the Southern rockabilly singer who helped shape and launch the Band and other Canadian rock artists, died Sunday after battling a long-term illness. He was 87.
Hawkins’ death was confirmed to The Canadian Press by his wife, Wanda: “He went peacefully and he looked as handsome as ever.”
The musician, revered by his peers and followers as ‘the Hawk,’ grew his reputation with his highest-charting single, “Mary Lou” which reached No. 26 in the U.S. charts. The Hawk was famous for his stage presence, characterized by his robust vocals and humorous exchanges, including his signature “camel walk” dance.
The Arkansas native began touring in Ontario in 1958. By the time he was featured in a CBC Telescope documentary, he was beloved by Canadian artists and audiences.
“You know, I don’t know anything about Canadian politics, the price of wheat or Niagara Falls,” he said in the documentary. “But I...
Hawkins’ death was confirmed to The Canadian Press by his wife, Wanda: “He went peacefully and he looked as handsome as ever.”
The musician, revered by his peers and followers as ‘the Hawk,’ grew his reputation with his highest-charting single, “Mary Lou” which reached No. 26 in the U.S. charts. The Hawk was famous for his stage presence, characterized by his robust vocals and humorous exchanges, including his signature “camel walk” dance.
The Arkansas native began touring in Ontario in 1958. By the time he was featured in a CBC Telescope documentary, he was beloved by Canadian artists and audiences.
“You know, I don’t know anything about Canadian politics, the price of wheat or Niagara Falls,” he said in the documentary. “But I...
- 5/29/2022
- by Thania Garcia
- Variety Film + TV
Ronnie Hawkins, a Southern rockabilly artist widely credited with inspiring the Canadian music scene, died Sunday morning at age 87. His wife, Wanda, confirmed his death after an unspecified illness.
“He went peacefully and he looked as handsome as ever,” she told The Canadian Press news outlet.
Known for his enthusiastic stage presence, the singer of “Ruby Baby,” “Mary Lou” and Bo Diddley cover “Who Do You Love” was known as Mr. Dynamo, Sir Ronnie, Rompin’ Ronnie and the Hawk.
Hawkins was the founder of his backing band the Hawks, which played with Bob Dylan on his landmark 1966 first electric tour. .Five members of the Hawks, including Levon Helm and Robbie Robertson, would later form the Band.
Despite frequent clashes among the volatile personalities Hawkins joined the Band onstage as part of their iconic 1976 farewell show, captured in Martin Scorsese’s concert film The Last Waltz.
“He was really good at...
“He went peacefully and he looked as handsome as ever,” she told The Canadian Press news outlet.
Known for his enthusiastic stage presence, the singer of “Ruby Baby,” “Mary Lou” and Bo Diddley cover “Who Do You Love” was known as Mr. Dynamo, Sir Ronnie, Rompin’ Ronnie and the Hawk.
Hawkins was the founder of his backing band the Hawks, which played with Bob Dylan on his landmark 1966 first electric tour. .Five members of the Hawks, including Levon Helm and Robbie Robertson, would later form the Band.
Despite frequent clashes among the volatile personalities Hawkins joined the Band onstage as part of their iconic 1976 farewell show, captured in Martin Scorsese’s concert film The Last Waltz.
“He was really good at...
- 5/29/2022
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
When Mavis Staples thinks about her late friend Levon Helm, memories of her family flood into her mind. Decades ago, when Helm and Mavis’ sister Yvonne were regularly talking on the phone about a possible joint tour of Black colleges, Mavis would feel left out. “I’d butt in and say, ‘Give me that phone — I want to speak to him!’” the 82-year-old singer recalls.
When Helm would see the Staple Singers on the road, he’d greet Mavis’ father Pops Staples with the familiarity of a childhood friend. “Levon...
When Helm would see the Staple Singers on the road, he’d greet Mavis’ father Pops Staples with the familiarity of a childhood friend. “Levon...
- 5/19/2022
- by Jonathan Bernstein
- Rollingstone.com
Three days after Dolly Parton asked to be removed from consideration for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the organization has responded by saying that it’s too late since the ballots are already out.
“Dolly’s nomination, along with the other 16 for the Class of 2022, was sent out earlier this month to our 1,100 general ballot voters, the majority of whom are artists themselves, for induction at our ceremony,” the Rock Hall said in a statement. “We are in awe of Dolly’s brilliant talent and pioneering spirit and...
“Dolly’s nomination, along with the other 16 for the Class of 2022, was sent out earlier this month to our 1,100 general ballot voters, the majority of whom are artists themselves, for induction at our ceremony,” the Rock Hall said in a statement. “We are in awe of Dolly’s brilliant talent and pioneering spirit and...
- 3/17/2022
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
Dolly Parton stunned a lot of her fans earlier this week when withdrew herself from consideration for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
“Even though I am extremely flattered to be nominated for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, I don’t feel that I have earned that right,” she wrote. “I really do not want the votes split because of me, so I must respectfully bow out … I do hope that the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame will understand and be willing to consider me again — if I’m ever worthy.
“Even though I am extremely flattered to be nominated for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, I don’t feel that I have earned that right,” she wrote. “I really do not want the votes split because of me, so I must respectfully bow out … I do hope that the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame will understand and be willing to consider me again — if I’m ever worthy.
- 3/15/2022
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
In the summer of 2011, Mavis Staples and her band arrived at Levon Helm’s barn and studio in Woodstock, New York, to perform at one of Helm’s trademark Midnight Ramble shows. The resulting show, dropping May 20 with the title Carry Me Home, was a moving reunion of two American musical legends who’d known each other for 35 years.
“It never crossed my mind that it might be the last time we’d see each other,” Staples said in a statement. “He was so full of life and so happy that week.
“It never crossed my mind that it might be the last time we’d see each other,” Staples said in a statement. “He was so full of life and so happy that week.
- 3/15/2022
- by Jonathan Bernstein
- Rollingstone.com
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“Bye-bye To The Band”
By Raymond Benson
One of the most celebrated and critically acclaimed rock concert films is Martin Scorsese’s documentary, The Last Waltz, which was unleashed in the spring of 1978. The movie documents the final concert performed by The Band, the legendary session group for Bob Dylan and others that became a recording and touring entity in their own right in the late 1960s and early 70s.
The Band, hailing from Canada, got their start as The Hawks, the backup band for rockabilly singer Ronnie Hawkins. By the mid-sixties, they were working for Dylan with the name change to The Band, and also started recording on their own (Music from Big Pink was their debut in 1968). At the time of their breakup, the group consisted of Robbie Robertson, Rick Danko (bass, guitar, fiddle, vocals), Richard Manuel, Garth Hudson, Levon Helm,...
“Bye-bye To The Band”
By Raymond Benson
One of the most celebrated and critically acclaimed rock concert films is Martin Scorsese’s documentary, The Last Waltz, which was unleashed in the spring of 1978. The movie documents the final concert performed by The Band, the legendary session group for Bob Dylan and others that became a recording and touring entity in their own right in the late 1960s and early 70s.
The Band, hailing from Canada, got their start as The Hawks, the backup band for rockabilly singer Ronnie Hawkins. By the mid-sixties, they were working for Dylan with the name change to The Band, and also started recording on their own (Music from Big Pink was their debut in 1968). At the time of their breakup, the group consisted of Robbie Robertson, Rick Danko (bass, guitar, fiddle, vocals), Richard Manuel, Garth Hudson, Levon Helm,...
- 3/12/2022
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
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By Todd Garbarini
Some of the best literary achievements and their respective motion picture counterparts had their genesis in real-life. Robert Bloch made the grave-robber and necrophiliac Ed Gein into the motel manager Norman Bates in Psycho (1960); William Peter Blatty took the ostensibly possessed boy in Cottage City, MD and gave him the identity of Regan MacNeil in The Exorcist (1973); and Martin Sheen and Sissy Spacek breathed celluloid life into Kit and Holly respectively in Badlands (1973), based upon Waste Land: The Savage Odyssey of Charles Starkweather and Caril Ann Fugate. Smooth Talk, Joyce Chopra’s brilliant 1985 film adaptation of Joyce Carol Oates’s equally excellent 1966 short story “Where Have You Been, Where Are You Going?", is no exception. While it may seem odd to begin this review of what is on the surface, and for all intents and purposes, a story of a teen-age girl’s sexual awakening,...
By Todd Garbarini
Some of the best literary achievements and their respective motion picture counterparts had their genesis in real-life. Robert Bloch made the grave-robber and necrophiliac Ed Gein into the motel manager Norman Bates in Psycho (1960); William Peter Blatty took the ostensibly possessed boy in Cottage City, MD and gave him the identity of Regan MacNeil in The Exorcist (1973); and Martin Sheen and Sissy Spacek breathed celluloid life into Kit and Holly respectively in Badlands (1973), based upon Waste Land: The Savage Odyssey of Charles Starkweather and Caril Ann Fugate. Smooth Talk, Joyce Chopra’s brilliant 1985 film adaptation of Joyce Carol Oates’s equally excellent 1966 short story “Where Have You Been, Where Are You Going?", is no exception. While it may seem odd to begin this review of what is on the surface, and for all intents and purposes, a story of a teen-age girl’s sexual awakening,...
- 7/17/2021
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
When Amy Helm set out to record What the Flood Leaves Behind, her third solo album released in June, she found herself being called home. The singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist cut her last LP, 2018’s brooding This Too Shall Light, in Los Angeles, and it was time to reconnect with her musical and familial roots. Helm rallied producer Josh Kaufman and a host of ace players to the other musical epicenter of Woodstock, New York: the rustic barn where her father, Levon Helm, hosted his legendary Midnight Rambles from 2004 until...
- 6/30/2021
- by Joseph Hudak
- Rollingstone.com
With the entire catalogue of The Ed Sullivan Show recently added to streaming platforms, fans can watch performances that were previously only available as low-resolution bootlegs. The series’ YouTube channel has clips that include Ike & Tina Turner, Elvis Presley, the Beatles, and, as of Sunday, the Band.
The November 2nd, 1969 video features a full clip of “Up On Cripple Creek” (until now, it was only available as a 30-second preview). The group was promoting the release of their self-titled LP, released two months prior. Levon Helm takes the lead on vocals in a tweed jacket,...
The November 2nd, 1969 video features a full clip of “Up On Cripple Creek” (until now, it was only available as a 30-second preview). The group was promoting the release of their self-titled LP, released two months prior. Levon Helm takes the lead on vocals in a tweed jacket,...
- 5/3/2021
- by Angie Martoccio
- Rollingstone.com
Ahead of a new 50th-anniversary reissue of the Band’s Stage Fright, Robbie Robertson would like to apologize. “I made a mistake,” he says from his L.A. office. “And now I’m so thrilled that I could undo that mistake and make this record what I thought it was, and the experience I thought it was.”
Recorded in their home base of Woodstock, New York, and released in 1970, Stage Fright was the Band’s third album, home to future concert staples like the title song and “The Shape I’m In.
Recorded in their home base of Woodstock, New York, and released in 1970, Stage Fright was the Band’s third album, home to future concert staples like the title song and “The Shape I’m In.
- 2/10/2021
- by David Browne
- Rollingstone.com
Just when you think “The Weight” has reached peak exposure in the culture, Robbie Robertson’s 1968 song — and its original recording by the Band — always manages to stage a comeback. During the past five decades, it’s repeatedly popped up in soundtracks, from Easy Rider to The Big Chill to the recent Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. In 2019, an all-star remake featuring Robertson, Ringo Starr and musicians from around the world generated millions of views. And next week, a new Band box set will revive “The Weight” again,...
- 2/4/2021
- by David Browne
- Rollingstone.com
In the summer of 1989, Ringo Starr proved that fading, under-employed rock stars like Levon Helm, Billy Preston, Joe Walsh, Dr. John, and Rick Danko could rise out of the casino and state-fair circuit by joining forces in a giant supergroup that plays nothing but their biggest hits. And for the past 32 years, his All Starr Band has given refuge to countless other artists who can no longer fill the big venues on their own.
But Ringo took a year off in 1990 and gave an opening for others to try out the formula.
But Ringo took a year off in 1990 and gave an opening for others to try out the formula.
- 1/28/2021
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
It’s been three decades since Ringo Starr founded his All Starr supergroup and took the stage with some of rock and roll’s biggest luminaries, creating an exceptional legacy of performances of some of the greatest hits of all time culled from Starr’s extraordinary catalog as a solo artist and as Beatle, as well as the All Starr Band members’ substantive songbook.
In celebration of this milestone, and just in time for the holiday season, a new limited-edition retrospective hardcover book titled “Ringo Rocks: 30 Years Of The All Starrs,” will be sold online exclusively beginning Wednesday, December 16 at juliensauctions.com.
This not to be missed commemorative photo memoir features some never-before-seen photos of the All Starr Band’s 30 record-setting years in the spotlight and life on the road, compiled by Henry Diltz and Jill Jarrett (who have followed Ringo Starr’s All Starr career since 1989), as well as...
In celebration of this milestone, and just in time for the holiday season, a new limited-edition retrospective hardcover book titled “Ringo Rocks: 30 Years Of The All Starrs,” will be sold online exclusively beginning Wednesday, December 16 at juliensauctions.com.
This not to be missed commemorative photo memoir features some never-before-seen photos of the All Starr Band’s 30 record-setting years in the spotlight and life on the road, compiled by Henry Diltz and Jill Jarrett (who have followed Ringo Starr’s All Starr career since 1989), as well as...
- 12/22/2020
- Look to the Stars
The Band’s 1970 LP Stage Fright turns 50 this year and they’re going to celebrate on February 12th, 2021 by releasing a deluxe edition containing a new stereo mix, a live set taped at London’s Royal Albert Hall in June 1971, and a never-before-released jam session between Robbie Robertson, Rick Danko, and Richard Manuel captured while Stage Fright was in the mixing stages.
Stage Fright was released on August 16th, 1970 and it features some of the Band’s most beloved songs, including “The Shape I’m In,” “The W.S. Walcott Medicine Show,...
Stage Fright was released on August 16th, 1970 and it features some of the Band’s most beloved songs, including “The Shape I’m In,” “The W.S. Walcott Medicine Show,...
- 12/18/2020
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
Ringo Starr might have just turned 80, but he can’t be accused of taking it easy. The Beatle drummer kept busy making music this year, even though it was the first time in years he couldn’t hit the road with his long-running All-Starr Band. His new single, “Here’s to the Nights,” is a quintessential Ringo ode to peace and love, just in time to sing out the end of a 2020 where everybody had a hard year. He got a little help from his friends for “Here’s to the Nights.
- 12/16/2020
- by Rob Sheffield
- Rollingstone.com
In his memoir Testimony, Robbie Robertson recalls the first time he played a new song called “The Weight” for Bob Dylan. “This is fantastic — who wrote that?” Dylan said. When Robertson replied that he had, Dylan “shook his head, slapped me on the arm and said, ‘Damn! You wrote that song?’” Robertson wrote.
That exchange would just be the beginning of a peculiar relationship between Dylan, Robertson and one of the most enduring standards of classic rock. Yesterday, Universal Music Publishing acquired Dylan’s catalog of 600 songs, for a price rumored to be around $400 million.
That exchange would just be the beginning of a peculiar relationship between Dylan, Robertson and one of the most enduring standards of classic rock. Yesterday, Universal Music Publishing acquired Dylan’s catalog of 600 songs, for a price rumored to be around $400 million.
- 12/8/2020
- by David Browne
- Rollingstone.com
“This film should be played loud!” It’s a cliché now, a concert-movie disclaimer that’s become the equivalent of that hippie-dippy tagline from those Freedom Rock compilation ads (“Well, turn it up, maaaaan.”) But in the late Seventies, when it first flashed onscreen in all white font against a stark black background before the credits of The Last Waltz, you knew it meant business. Keep moving that volume knob clockwise, folks. Let the needle swing into the red.
And then we begin at the end, with the weary members...
And then we begin at the end, with the weary members...
- 11/25/2020
- by David Fear
- Rollingstone.com
Cat Popper, the in-demand New York City bass player and member of the trio Puss N Boots with Norah Jones and Sasha Dobson, wants you to know that whatever you’re feeling right now is just fine. Anguished in the 21st century? Happy in a pandemic? It’s all Ok.
Popper writes as much in her lilting new song “Maybe It’s All Right,” the first song — like, ever — that the musician has written in her 25-year career. The song arrives Wednesday with a video, directed by Vivian Wang, that...
Popper writes as much in her lilting new song “Maybe It’s All Right,” the first song — like, ever — that the musician has written in her 25-year career. The song arrives Wednesday with a video, directed by Vivian Wang, that...
- 11/18/2020
- by Joseph Hudak
- Rollingstone.com
One of the great, perhaps overlooked movies of the ’80s, Joyce Chopra’s Smooth Talk is poised to be rediscovered with a new 4K restoration. Starring Laura Dern––in one of her earliest, most impressive roles––Smooth Talk is based on a Joyce Carol Oates short story about a young girl who comes into the orbit of a mysterious, dangerous older man (Treat Williams). As Dern’s Connie becomes more and more entangled with this strange man, Smooth Talk becomes an unforgettable commentary on sexual politics and a young woman’s coming of age.
Co-starring Mary Kay Place, Margaret Welsh, and Levon Helm, while Smooth Talk opened to critical acclaim at the time (it won the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival), it also feels perfect for rediscovery today for its uncompromising exploration of female sexuality and the career ascendency of Laura Dern. Get a preview of the 4K restoration by Janus Films,...
Co-starring Mary Kay Place, Margaret Welsh, and Levon Helm, while Smooth Talk opened to critical acclaim at the time (it won the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival), it also feels perfect for rediscovery today for its uncompromising exploration of female sexuality and the career ascendency of Laura Dern. Get a preview of the 4K restoration by Janus Films,...
- 10/30/2020
- by Stephen Hladik
- The Film Stage
Joyce Carol Oates on Smooth Talk: “Our species is so impressionable, we’re very vulnerable to any kind of mesmerising person …”
Joyce Chopra’s Smooth Talk, starring Laura Dern with Treat Williams, Mary Kay Place (Diane in Kent Jones’s award-winning début feature Diane), Levon Helm, Elizabeth Berridge, Margaret Welsh, Sara Inglis, and Geoff Hoyle, is a highlight in the Revivals programme of the 58th New York Film Festival. The screenplay by Tom Cole is based on Joyce Carol Oates’ short story, Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?
Dern’s Connie, a giggly 16-year old when out at the beach or the mall with her girlfriends Laura (Margaret Welsh) and Jill (Sara Inglis), is more sombre and a different kind of unruly at home with her parents and well-behaved sister June (Elizabeth Berridge).
Joyce Carol Oates: “I think also the movie is a brilliant, poetic work of...
Joyce Chopra’s Smooth Talk, starring Laura Dern with Treat Williams, Mary Kay Place (Diane in Kent Jones’s award-winning début feature Diane), Levon Helm, Elizabeth Berridge, Margaret Welsh, Sara Inglis, and Geoff Hoyle, is a highlight in the Revivals programme of the 58th New York Film Festival. The screenplay by Tom Cole is based on Joyce Carol Oates’ short story, Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?
Dern’s Connie, a giggly 16-year old when out at the beach or the mall with her girlfriends Laura (Margaret Welsh) and Jill (Sara Inglis), is more sombre and a different kind of unruly at home with her parents and well-behaved sister June (Elizabeth Berridge).
Joyce Carol Oates: “I think also the movie is a brilliant, poetic work of...
- 9/25/2020
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
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