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“A Complete Unknown” – Another Side of Bob Dylan Emerges in New Film

How many roads must a man walk down before his life gets turned into a deluge of movies and TV series? In an ideal world, every simple twist of Bob Dylan���s momentous life would have yielded some sort of screen adaptation by now, rendering Star Wars a cottage industry by comparison.��

Billy Wilkerson: A forgotten Hollywood tyrant

HOLLYWOOD GODFATHER: THE LIFE AND CRIMES OF BILLY WILKERSON
By W.R. Wilkerson III
Chicago Review Press; $15.99 on Kindle at Amazon.

Billy Wilkerson was the founder of the Hollywood Reporter, a movie trade publication based in Los Angeles.

Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks reunited (almost)

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Lindsey Buckingham smiled wistfully as he stroked Stevie Nicks’ right breast. Ahh, sweet youth, he might have been thinking as he gazed at Stevie’s innocent doe-eyed visage.

Remembering Wayne Kramer (1948-2024)

Wayne Kramer enjoyed a bit of a career renaissance in the mid-1990s, recording three solo albums in as many years. I saw the intrepid punk rocker and political activist five times during this period, all at small Los Angeles venues that are long gone.��

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Pete Townshend on Mick Jagger’s father

I’m not sure if it’s been reported widely before, but Pete Townshend recently revealed that he used to bump into Mick Jagger’s dad around London and that Joe Jagger suffered from Alzheimer’s disease.

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A Couple of Cool Steve Cropper Reissues

Steve Cropper celebrates his 82nd birthday next month with a little help from his friends. Translation: The beloved Booker T. & the MGs guitarist’s first solo album, 1969’s With A Little Help From My Friends, is being reissued with bonus tracks on October 13.

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The Charlie Watts Auction – Gifts from Mick & Keith on the Block

Rolling Stones fans will be thrilled by a fascinating subset of items in the upcoming Charlie Watts auction of books and jazz ephemera at Christie’s. Among the 475 lots are eight that were gifts from the late drummer’s bandmates Mick Jagger and Keith Richards.

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Bite-sized Bob: Dylan shares 66 of his favorite songs

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THE PHILOSOPHY OF MODERN SONG
By Bob Dylan
Simon & Schuster, $45 list; or $22.50 at Target and on Amazon at review date.

The new Bob Dylan book looks great and smells better.

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Jann Wenner’s Back Pages: Memoirs of a Rolling Stone Groupie

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LIKE A ROLLING STONE
A Memoir
By Jann S. Wenner
Little, Brown & Co. $35 list; $17.50 on Amazon.

Jann Wenner’s adult life has been one long rock and roll fantasy camp.

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A bit of Dean appreciation, from Social Distortion

Like Meghan Markle, I just have to be the center of attention. And Social Distortion’s recent stand at the Belasco Theatre in Los Angeles gave me another opportunity to show the world how fabulous I am.

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