Photo credit: Photo © Apple Corps Ltd   Watch the newly-posted video where audiophile TJR and award-winning music writer Robert Kinsler discuss and review the Beatles' expanded, remastered Red and Blue. View the video HERE.      

MERCURY STUDIOS TO RELEASE SIMPLE MINDS ACOUSTIC IN CONCERT ~ON BLU-RAY+CD FOR THE FIRST TIME~ ~DECEMBER 1, 2023~ New York, NY (November 8, 2023) – The music of Simple Minds is nothing short of iconic. From anthems “Don’t You (Forget About Me)” and “Alive and Kicking”, which was the soundtrack of a...

Pictured above are, from left, Chris Carter and Ringo Starr on Feb. 12, 2011. Photo credit: Robert Kinsler   Host Chris Carter takes the KLOS version on the road just about every Sunday while the daily show, heard on SiriusXM’s Beatles Channel, airs Monday through Friday. That’s six days of shows bu...

On Friday, Nov. 10, the highly anticipated Jimi Hendrix Experience: Live At The Hollywood Bowl: August 18, 1967 will be released via audio CD and vinyl. The concert recording captured more than 55 years ago features the legendary Jimi Hendrix Experience performance at the Hollywood Bowl where the tr...

Who: The Church Where: Wild Horse Pass Showroom in Chandler, AZ When: Friday, Oct. 6 2023  Information: thechurchband.net   Photography by Robert Kinsler  Steve Kilbey at Wild Horse PassShowroom in Chandler, AZ.   One of the more groundbreaking and original modern rock ensembles to ever emerge from...

Gram Parsons died 50 years ago today (Sept. 19, 1973) at the legendary Joshua Tree Inn. In addition to his terrific solo albums, Parsons recorded seminal songs with the International Submarine Band, the Byrds and the Flying Burrito Brothers. Only 26 at the time of his death, he is widely credited fo...

Nashville, TN – Acclaimed, award-winning artist Bahamas (a.k.a. Afie Jurvanen) will release his new album Bootcut on September 15, 2023 via Brushfire Records ( pre-order HERE). Recorded in Nashville, TN at the legendary Sound Emporium studio, Bootcut seamlessly combines Bahamas’ signature, genre-be...

TJR interviews Robert Kinsler about his many years of attending the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in an informative and fun episode! Watch the episode HERE.

​​Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2023 installation view of Maggie West, Eden, photo by Lance Gerber, courtesy Coachella   Indio, CA, April 14, 2023—The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival opens today revealing a program of art installations by nine international artists, designers an...

Coachella never fails to thrill and each year brings its share of special moments. As we gear up for one of the most global lineups in Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival history, we are going all in to make this year’s livestream experience and YouTube presence the most epic yet!   For the fir...

Southern Rock Royalty guitarist-vocalist-songwriter Duane Betts and Palmetto Motel embark on their Spring Vacancy Tour, with a local performance at Pappy & Harriet's in Pioneertown at 8 p.m. on April 4, 2023. The Spring Vacancy Tour also includes several other Southern California stops, including at...

U2 lead singer Bono created quite a stir last week with his comments about his Irish rock band. On a new episode, audiophile TJR and Desert Local News writer Robert Kinsler discuss Bono's controversial comments and their own feelings about U2. View the episode HERE.