Got into the music business in 1970 on FM radio in California, hosting his Eurock radio program. In 1973, created the first issue of Eurock Magazine, which published until 1990. Concurrently helped found two of the leading import music companies in the USA, Intergalactic Trading Co. & Paradox Music. From 1980-2009 Eurock evolved from being one of the first Indie distributors and promoters of Euro Rock with its own D.I.Y. Cassette & CD label into one of the earliest WWW distribution networks. Recently, in 2010, Eurock morphed into a Webzine featuring Multimedia Podcasting, Interviews & Reviews.
The Psychotronic Music of Neuronium Michel Huygen & I have been in contact for over 30 years. I’ve been reviewing and playing his music all along and the Eurock files are filled with information, photos and art work … Continue reading
Giorgio Gomelsky’s Creative Space for Music, Art & Events The Crawdaddy Club was one of the very first venues in the early 1960s where rock and roll bands could play. Founded by Giorgio Gomelsky, … Continue reading
The Larry Mondello Band IN THE BEGINNING, there was the Leave it to Beaver show, a television comedy of the late 1950s. Here the whole of society was distilled into a handful of characters for a half an … Continue reading
Nico (born Christa Päffgen; 16 October 1938 – 18 July 1988) Nico died almost 25 years ago yet the impact of her music lives on. Her work has influenced countless other people’s music. The film Nico Icon (released … Continue reading
In the annals of European music, one concert stands out as preeminent still today, ranking as legendary in terms of crystallizing a transcendent moment in time for an era and its music. The two performances held on Friday … Continue reading
“In 1970, there were no German record companies interested in German music. We showed the German people that they could trust their own music.” Rolf-Ulrich Kaiser (MOJO magazine, April 2003) The history and music of Germany’s Krautrock era has more … Continue reading
Rock began In Opposition to mainstream culture… The metamorphosis from (black) race music into white rock ‘n’ roll shook the very foundations of society. It was an ungodly amalgamation of the blues from the plantation fields, jazz and … Continue reading
I mainly remember Bill Nelson from the Be-Bop Deluxe days of Axe Victim, Futurama & Sunburst Finish back in the mid 1970’s. During that period, I was working in the high profile import music business in LA. People in … Continue reading
Mikhail Chekalin Back to the Future ~ Post-Realism In the late 1960′s and 70′s, postmodern art and music were a progressive step away from conformity. Later there was an attempt to merge those forms with a lifestyle more attuned … Continue reading
Of all the original UK progressive bands, VDGG was perhaps the least pop conscious of the lot. No matter how out-there most prog bands got, they always made at least a symbolic nod to pop in a song or … Continue reading
It was 50 years ago that the Zombies played their first gig. I was only 13 years old and I remember it as if it were yesterday; in 1964, that I first heard “She’s Not There” on KYNO … Continue reading
Stomu Yamash’ta performed his first concert ”Percussion Concerto” with the Kyoto Philharmonic Orchestra in 1963 at the age of 16. By age 17 he had transplanted to NYC and entered Julliard. During the 1970’s he became internationally renowned, releasing … Continue reading
My favorite Bay Area 1960’s psychedelic band was Mad River, who coincidentally hung out with my favorite 60’s poet/author, the iconic Richard Brautigan. Mad River was formed at Antioch College in Yellow Springs, OH in 1966. They recorded demos … Continue reading
In the beginning, there was the music of nature. First came the thunder, then rain, the oceans and rushing rivers. Following that was the wind, birds, bees and pounding heartbeat of man. Since 1971, Luis has dedicated his life to … Continue reading
Eurock Magazine had published articles and run an early mini-interview with CON. In the summer of 2008, I sent him some questions for a new interview and he kindly obliged. He even went a step further bringing his own … Continue reading
This is a Summer of 2008 Interview with Dieter Moebius & Joachim Roedelius w/ Tim Story done just before their USA Tour. Joachim Roedelius and Dieter Moebius made music together for over 40 years before finally going there own … Continue reading
In 1986, I witnessed the spectacle of Urban Sax LIVE at Midnight during the World EXPO in Vancouver, BC. It began with barges floating across the river amidst a shroud of fog while colored flood lights panned the water. … Continue reading
I was living in LA at the beginning of the 1980s when I met Malcolm Mooney former lead singer of Can. At that point Eurock Magazine was at its high point in terms of distribution entering the 7th year. Malcolm … Continue reading
In the late 1970′s I was up in Portland doing Eurock Magazine and running Intergalactic Trading Company as well as importing Euro music and co-programming a weekly radio program. Eurock Magazine was gaining traction in Europe and making many new … Continue reading
I was a young Anglo-rock radical back in the halcyon days of the late 1960’s and took a road trip up to San Francisco to see The Move in concert at the Fillmore West. The bill also featured Joe … Continue reading
“It’s the sound of 4 puppies in a pet store, all competing for your attention to be the one who gets taken home.” -Iggy Pop 2010 [Raw Power LIVE - In the Hands of the Fans] “1970 rollin’ in sight…” … Continue reading
Emerson Lake & Palmer 40th Anniversary Reunion Concert, High Voltage Festival – July 25, 2010 It has been a long and interesting journey for ELP. Formed in 1970, the UK music press dubbed them the first supergroup. They were a … Continue reading
Post Fukushima – News of Japan has Subsided… In the past two weeks however I learned while talking to old friend Hiro Kawahara that the air, water, rice and meat are all now above safe radiation levels in Tokyo. Over … Continue reading
Eurock / Archie Patterson Media Blitz: Beware of the Blog Interview WFMU Radio Program KBOO “La Ruleta” Interview “In the past year Eurock has begun a new era reincarnated as a Webzine and media portal. Recently long time supporter Tony … Continue reading
“Similarly to how their heroes in the Velvet Underground initially worked with Andy Warhol, the PPU worked in conjunction with an artistic director, the art-historian and critic Ivan Martin Jirous, a.k.a. “Magor” (translation: “Blockhead”). In 1976, Magor and the PPU … Continue reading
