Pat Pemberton
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Pat Pemberton's features have appeared in the Chicago Tribune, Miami Herald, Seattle Times and numerous other major newspapers, and he has written freelance pieces for "Indianapolis Monthly," "Surfer's Journal" and "California Lawyer." A surfing musician, he lives on California's Central Coast.
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Each week, in Picture Book, we present an iconic photo from rock 'n' roll's past or present, accompanied with insightful commentary. Whether it's a famous picture or an unearthed rarity, these striking images will serve to illustrate the visual side of music.
Mick Hutson, Redferns
Daft Punk, 1997
Though robot masks would become their ...
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C Flanigan, FilmMagic
Billy Idol guitarist Steve Stevens paid tribute to Led Zeppelin Thursday night, fusing two of Jimmy Page's guitar pieces into songs by Idol and Generation X.
Performing at the Chumash Casino in Santa Ynez, Calif., Stevens sneaked a few riffs from Zeppelin's 'Heartbreaker' into Idol's cover of the Doors' 'L.A. Woman' (Yes, ...
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Each week, in Picture Book, we present an iconic photo from rock 'n' roll's past or present, accompanied with insightful commentary. Whether it's a famous picture or an unearthed rarity, these striking images will serve to illustrate the visual side of music.
Michael Ochs Archives / Getty Images
Bo Diddley, 1959
Sporting a rectangular ...
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Alberto E. Rodriguez, Getty Images
Long before his beard became a trademark, Kenny Loggins was warned about facial hair.
"My manager had told me early on, 'You can start a career with a beard, but then you can never shave it off,'" Loggins tells Spinner.
Grow a beard after some success, he was told, and it's no big deal -- you could keep it ...
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Each week, in Picture Book, we present an iconic photo from rock 'n' roll's past or present, accompanied with insightful commentary. Whether it's a famous picture or an unearthed rarity, these striking images will serve to illustrate the visual side of music.
Jon Sievert, Michael Ochs Archives / Getty Images
Courtney Love, 1980
Pictured ...
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Stevie Wonder famously sang that "superstition ain't the way." But that doesn't stop an estimated 21 million Americans from fearing Friday the 13th, believing the day brings bad luck. While a fear of Friday the 13th -- called paraskevidekatriaphobia, if you can pronounce it -- may seem silly, people will avoid flights, put off business ...
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Mary Elizabeth Winstead crawling around in sexy underwear? It could happen. In a recent interview with Spin, the 'Scott Pilgrim vs. the World' star was asked whom she would like to play in a rock biopic. Ignoring more obvious choices, she went with the sultry Fiona Apple, saying, "I'm a singer, and I'd like to do 'Never Is ...
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