finally…ROXY MUSIC – May 1973

Check out the full article on  page 20 in the May 1973 issue of ROCK SCENE magazine . https://youtu.be/7zwBHd4kll0 Roxy Music - A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall - 1973 Bryan Ferry performs “A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall,” from his 1973 debut album. These Foolish Things consisted of all cover songs. This opening track was originally written by Bob Dylan and released on the 1962 album, The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan. The rest of the songs on These Foolish Things are covers of songs by The…

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Ricky Nelson – Garden Party – May 1973

Read the full article 0n  Go to page 38 in tthe May 1973 issue in Rock Scene magazine  https://youtu.be/uAHR7_VZdRw Ricky Nelson performs “Garden Party” a song written about his experience at the Rock ‘n’ Roll Revival Concert at Madison Square Garden in New York City on October 15, 1971. The song lyrics include references to many of the artists and the songs that were performed at the concert. Some of the artists referenced include Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, Yoko and John Lennon,…

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FILM – Dylan Movie – Home on the Range – May 1973

Read the full article 0n page 78 in the May 1973 issue of Rock Scene magazine https://youtu.be/CWoUBVUzDns Bob Dylan appears in the 1973 film Pat Garrett and Billy The Kid as the character "Alias". This scene shows "Alias" caught in the middle of a shootout. Dylan composed the score for the film and released the official soundtrack later that year.  This was his twelfth studio album and featured the classic hit "Knockin' on Heaven's Door".  

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Rod Stewart Interview – 1973

In this 1973 interview, Rod Stewart chats about everything from his first love, football (soccer) to odd jobs including three weeks as a gravedigger before being discovered at the age of 18 in a London train station by Long John Baldry.  Rod reveals, “I’ve never wanted to be a leader of a band. I’ve never wanted to be a dictator. I just want to be the singer in the group.” Inevitably, Stewart is asked about the extraordinary number of women…

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New York Dolls – Personality Crisis

New York Dolls perform  Personality Crisis  on The Midnight Special - 1973   (YouTube) Go to (page 60) and see the photo and read the story FASHIONS Making The Man -  in ROCK SCENE Magazine.  The New York Dolls are setting fashion trends in the big city. Way up in back is drummer Bill Murcia, next to him with the sunglasses is Sil Mizrahi, and leftto right in front are David Johansen, Johnny Thunder and Arthur Kane.

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Sly and the Family Stone – “STAND”

Sly and the Family Stone perform Stand  on The Midnight Special on October 26, 1973.   (YouTube)  TURNING HIMSELF ON "so I don’t get stoned when I get on stage - it’s all natural to me.…if I make it big, really big, I’ll just be so crazed....When I pay money to see somebody, I want to see a show…My grandmother gave me the idea of dressing up…and being very outrageous."  Read the full interview on (page 70) with writer Harriette Vidal exclusively in…

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Ozzy Osbourne from Black Sabbath

Black Sabbath had just released Vol. 4, which featured hits “Snowblind”, “Changes”, and “Tomorrow’s Dream”. Even after having released four studio albums, the band still dealt with negative connotations surrounding their name. It was often assumed that because of the name; Black Sabbath, the band partook in black magic. “So the Rolling Stones got something to do with landslides,” Ozzy Osbourne wittily remarks on the subject of band names being taken literally. “A name is whatever you want to interpret it…

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Nazz – “Open My Eyes”

Nazz performs their song "Open My Eyes," originally released on their self titled album in 1968. Go to (page 34) in this months Rock Scene for the complete story. Nazz formed in Philadelphia in 1967, and was founded by guitarist and songwriter Todd Rundgren, and bassist Carson Van Osten. The song was featured on the iconic Nuggets compilation double LP released in 1972, which was produced by Lenny Kaye. A feature in the March 1973 issue of Rock Scene Magazine (page 34) reveals…

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Moody Blues – “I’m Just A Singer (In a Rock & Roll Band)”

Moody Blues perform their song “I’m Just A Singer (In a Rock & Roll Band)". Go to (page 47) in this months Rock Scene for the complete story. The song, which was released in 1973 as the closing track off their album Seventh Sojourn, was written by vocalist and bassist John Lodge. “The basis of the Moody Blues is that there is a sense of individual expression within the group,” Lodge says in an interview in the March 1973 issue of Rock Scene Magazine.…

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