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…
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.
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…
"Some People Like to Rock.... Some People Like to Roll." A candid moment from Marc Bolans' behind the scenes from their collaboration"Born to Boogie" film. (Credit: dutchbolanfan's YouTube) See full story on (page 9) in this months Rock Scene magazine.
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…
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…
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.…
Rod Stewart and the Faces the - Stay With Me live in 1973. (YouTube) ROD STEWART - THREE YEARS IN - It's now been three years since Rod Stewart emerged from the ashes of the Jeff Beck Group to record his first solo album.....Check out photos from Bud Scoppa on (page 19) in Rock Scene magazine.
FASHIONS - MAKING THE MAN There are some stars who help keep alive the myth that clothes make the man. Stars like Marc Bolan, Rod Stewart, Peter Frampton,, and all the various members of the Dolls. All of these artists perform in outfits of unparalleled brilliance so, in addition to their musical greatness, they all get a A+ for their sartorial splendor. Go to (page 63) in this months ROCK SCENE for the complete story. The New York Dolls perform the song…
Marc Bolan and T. Rex perform their song “Children of the Revolution” in Apple studios with Ringo Starr on drums and Elton John on piano. The film Born to Boogie was directed by Ringo Starr himself, and was released on the Beatle’s Apple Film label. The official studio version of “Children of the Revolution” was released as a single by T. Rex on September 8, 1972. (YouTube) Marc Bolan is the cat's meow. A pint sized rocker that litle…