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Interview: John Doe
John Doe is one of the primary songwriters and singers for the band X, along with Exene Cervenka. X’s 1980 debut album Los Angeles, produced by Doors keyboardist Ray Manzarek, ranks as one of the best punk albums of all time. This was followed by other acclaimed X albums, and a solo career that explored more of a roots music direction. Doe is also an actor who has appeared in a variety of films and television shows.
This interview was conducted by telephone on 11/4/10, while Doe was driving to the airport for a trip to Las Vegas. It formed the basis of a preview article for X’s XMAS concert on 12/16/10 at the Majestic Ventura Theater.
Interview with Paul Kantner
Interview with Paul Kantner
Chat with Billy Corgan
Chat with Billy Corgan
Concert Review: Ornette Coleman
Review of Ornette Coleman at Campbell Hall, UC Santa Barbara 11/5/10.
Photos: Stone Temple Pilots
Photos by L. Paul Mann: Stone Temple Pilots at Santa Barbara Bowl, plus openers JetStream and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, 10/27/10.
Concert Review: Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy
Review of Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy & The Cairo Gang concert at Maverick Saloon, Santa Ynez, 10/27/10.
Concert Review: Laurie Anderson
Review of Laurie Anderson at Campbell Hall, UC Santa Barbara 10/19/10.
Interview: Mike Watt talks about Yoko Ono gigs
Mike Watt co-founded, played bass, and composed many of the songs for the influential indie-punk band The Minutemen, which sadly was silenced when guitarist D. Boon died in a car accident. Watt has also played with fIREHOSE and, since 2003, The Stooges.
On October 1 and 2, Watt was a guest musician for Yoko Ono’s performances in Los Angeles, the second of which was reviewed here. This interview, conducted 10/8/10, covered his thoughts on these concerts, plus his recent projects with The Missingmen and Floored By Four.
Photos: Jack Johnson
Photos by L. Paul Mann: Jack Johnson at Santa Barbara Bowl, 10/13/10. Plus openers Zee Avi and G. Love.
Photos: Maroon 5
Photos by L. Paul Mann: Maroon 5 at Santa Barbara, 10/6/10. Plus openers Ry Cuming and OneRepublic.
Photos: West Beach Music Festival
Photos by L. Paul Mann: West Beach Music Festival, Santa Barbara, 9/24/10 and 9/25/10.
Photos: Laurie Anderson
Photos by L. Paul Mann: Laurie Anderson at Campbell Hall, UCSB, 10/19/10.
Review here
Concert Preview: Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy & The Cairo Gang
Preview of Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy concert on 10/27/10, featuring interview with Will Oldham. Complete interview available here.
Interview: Will Oldham
Will Oldham has been steadily releasing records for nearly two decades now, under different names including (rarely) his own, Palace Brothers, and, for most of the last decade, Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy. His music receives much (well-deserved) critical acclaim: for example, his 1999 album I See A Darkness – the title track of which was covered by the late Johnny Cash – was ranked as the 9th best album of the 1990’s by the influential indie-arbiters pitchfork.com, who say that it “confirm[s] that Oldham is indie’s detached and brilliant DeNiro.”
This is the transcription of a phone conversation with Oldham on 9/20/10, and formed the basis of a preview article for his 10/27/10 concert in Santa Ynez, California.
Concert Review: Steve Martin
Review of Steve Martin concert at Granada Theatre, Santa Barbara, 10/8/10.
Photos: Steve Martin
Photos by L. Paul Mann: Steve Martin at Granada Theatre, 10/8/10.
Review of this show.
Concert Review: Yoko Ono with Lady Gaga and more
Review of Yoko Ono concert at Orpheum Theatre, Los Angeles, 10/2/10, with Lady Gaga, Mike Watt, Perry Farrell, and more.
Photos: Yoko Ono and Lady Gaga
Photos by L. Paul Mann: Yoko Ono and Lady Gaga at Orpheum Theatre, Los Angeles, 10/2/10.
Photos: Willie Nelson
Photos by L. Paul Mann: Willie Nelson at Santa Barbara Bowl, 9/23/10, with opener Ryan Bingham and the Dead Horses.
Concert Review: Jerry Lee Lewis
Review of Jerry Lee Lewis concert at Fox Theatre Pomona, 9/25/10. (Andrea Stanley photo)
Photos: Neon Indian
Photos by L. Paul Mann: Neon Indian at Santa Barbara Bowl, 9/19/10 (openers for Phoenix)
Photos: Furthur
Photos by L. Paul Mann from Furthur at Santa Barbara Bowl, 9/20/10.
Click here for concert review.
Concert Preview: Bryan Adams
Preview of Bryan Adams concert on 9/19/10, featuring interview with Bryan Adams. Complete interview available here.
Interview: Bryan Adams
Bryan Adams is the all-time best-selling male Canadian artist, having co-written and performed some of the best known songs of the 1980’s and 1990’s, including rockers like “Cuts Like a Knife”, “Run to You”, “Summer of 69”, and “Can’t Stop This Thing We Started”, plus the ballads “Straight from the Heart”, and “Heaven”. He has also brought us mega-hit songs from movies, most notably the theme song “Everything I Do (I Do It for You)” from the Kevin Costner film Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, which spent a record sixteen straight weeks as the No. 1 song in the United Kingdom. He has also hit No. 1 with “Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman?” from Don Juan DeMarco, and “All For Love”, performed with Rod Stewart and Sting from The Three Musketeers. He even did the soundtrack for the 2002 DreamWorks animated film Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron.
This interview was conducted by email, and formed the basis of a preview article for Adams’ 9/26/10 show at the Granada.
Concert Review: Katy Perry
Review of Katy Perry concert at Dos Pueblos High School, Goleta, 9/14/10, by John Conroy and Jeff Moehlis.
Concert Review: Smashing Pumpkins
Review of Smashing Pumpkins concert at Lobero Theatre, Santa Barbara, 9/4/10.
Photos: Smashing Pumpkins
Photos from Smashing Pumpkins concert at Lobero Theatre, Santa Barbara, 9/4/10. (L. Paul Mann photos)
Click here for concert review.
Photos: Bad City
Photos from Bad City concert at Lobero Theatre, Santa Barbara, 9/4/10. (Openers for Smashing Pumpkins.) (L. Paul Mann photos)
Click here for concert review.
Photos: Sunset Strip Music Festival
Photos by L. Paul Mann from Sunset Strip Music Festival, Los Angeles, 8/28/10, featuring Slash, Fergie, Smashing Pumpkins, and more.
Photos: Slash Tribute
Paul’s review of this event is available here
Photos by L. Paul Mann from Slash Tribute at House Of Blues, Sunset Strip, Los Angeles, 8/26/10.
Concert Review: Bad Brains
Review of Bad Brains concert at Majestic Ventura Theater, Ventura, 8/19/10.
Concert Review: Primus and Wolfmother
Review of Primus and Wolfmother concert at Santa Barbara Bowl, Santa Barbara, 8/15/10.
Photos: Primus
Photos of Primus at the Santa Barbara Bowl on 8/15/10. (L. Paul Mann and John Koons photos)
Here is a link to my review of this concert.
Photos: Wolfmother
Photos of Wolfmother at the Santa Barbara Bowl on 8/15/10. (L. Paul Mann photos)
Here is a link to my review of this concert.
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