John Densmore on protecting the Doors’ legacy
The drummer seems to have settled for the role of a wise elder statesman of rock ’n’ roll
Christopher Sandford
Tuesday
Wednesday
Jerry Miller’s tale
Moby Grape could have been a contender but never quite were
Monday
Keef at eighty (Yes, really)
Celebrating the Stones icon
Monday
Was JFK any ‘good’ as a president?
On the sixtieth anniversary of his assassination, that may be a difficult question to answer
Wednesday
A hundred years on from the Munich Putsch
A case study about what can happen when the establishment class overreaches itself
Friday
How the CIA interfered in the Congo
Stuart Reid relates the whole convoluted tale lucidly, conveying the steadily growing atmosphere of confusion and fear
Wednesday
Remembering Charlton Heston on his 100th birthday
He was one of the finest screen actors of his generation and remains a symbol of American strength
Wednesday
Bernie Taupin is more than just ‘Elton John’s lyricist’
The songwriter’s book is free of sentimental clutter, but it would take a heart of stone not to be moved by the takeaway message
Friday
Danny Bonaduce’s guide to survival
Whether it’s the perils of child stardom, booze, drugs or relationship issues, the sixty-four-year-old has been there and back again
Thursday
Roman Polanski at ninety: what will be his legacy?
Over the last forty-five years he’s become a sort of human Rorschach test
Monday
Mick Jagger at eighty: the beginnings of a Rolling Stone
No other major rock star is as obviously a product of his time and place as the Stones frontman
Sunday
John F. Kennedy’s trip worth remembering
His 1963 visit to Germany, Ireland and the UK spawned some of his most memorable and impactful moments
The troubled relationship between Mussolini and his son-in-law
Count Galeazzo Ciano’s career is uniquely revealing as an insight into the perils of joining the family business
Sunday
The waste disposal racket
It’s all about regulation and compliance on our part, not about deference and courtesy on theirs
Thursday
Tina Turner was greater than a rock star
She was something much more universal: a survivor
Tuesday
The Seattle mayor’s CHOP cover-up
The city settled a lawsuit this week after former mayor Jenny Durkan illegally deleted thousands of emails and messages
Sunday
The king and queen who saved the British monarchy
A well-researched new biography of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth
Tuesday
Watching baseball as Seattle crumbles
The area around the Mariners’ ballpark is characterized by an intense squalor
Wednesday
When Salvador Dalí met Alice Cooper
‘All of a sudden this troupe of five androgynous midgets in pink chiffon floated in’
Wednesday
A century of Bing Crosby
In the spring of 1923 in Spokane, Washington, you might have stumbled upon a young jug-eared drummer…
