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Author: Ron Garmon

· by Ron Garmon · Jul 2, 2014

A not-so-secret history of Led Zeppelin’s “influences”

Sixteen years after his disappearance in a riptide off Molokai, L.A.-born singer-songwriter Randy Wolfe may get a shot at recognition, if not rock ‘n’ roll immortality. That Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven” might not be wholly the creation of its…

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· by Ron Garmon · May 27, 2014

Alejandro Jodorowsky is Dreaming Us In ‘The Dance Of Reality’

Alejandro Jodorowsky is Dreaming Us In 'The Dance Of Reality'

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· by Ron Garmon · May 23, 2014

On ‘Revelation,’ Brian Jonestown Massacre Kills It

On 'Revelation,' Brian Jonestown Massacre Kills It

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· by Ron Garmon · May 15, 2014

Camper Van Beethoven’s California Dirging

Camper Van Beethoven's California Dirging

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· by Ron Garmon · May 8, 2014

Indie Cindy: The Pixies’ Chinese Democracy moment

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· by Ron Garmon · Apr 30, 2014

The Whigs’ ‘Modern Creation’ Is Your New Favorite Power Pop Record

The Whigs' 'Modern Creation' Is Your New Favorite Power Pop Record

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· by Ron Garmon · Apr 29, 2014

The out-loud life and silent death of Teenagers From Outer Space creator Tom Graeff

Cult Object Tom Graeff was a charming fellow. He was handsome and chiseled, a would-be sci-fi auteur whose biggest contribution was, according to one trusted critic, “silly, ponderous and trite.” He’s been called the gay Ed Wood, but that misses…