March 1970
ROCK & ROLL NEWS
Pam Brent
The Rod Stewart Plan
Deday LaRene
Rod Stewart has been sliding across the country, well greased by PR men and Lancers, getting a lot of good press. I can understand it, he’s English-charming, gives a good interview, has a good album, is joining the Small Faces, the underground journalist’s favorite English band.
The Family Dog After The Fall
Dave Marsh
“I feel no need to listen to anything”
Cary Gordon
(Ray Davies is the leader of the Kinks, who are presently enjoying their first commercial success in three years with their tv score, Arthur. But through those three years (since A Well Respected Man) Ray Davies has been sharpening his already acid tongue.
Good ol' Ronnie Hawkins an’ everybody
Mike Gormley
Suddenly the world is hearing about Ronnie Hawkins. And all because John Lennon made him an international figure by staying at Ronnie’s Canadian home for ten days. Never underestimate the power of the Beatle.
Your average high school band seven years later
Dave Marsh/ Debbie Burr
More than any other band presently around the Detroit/Ann Arbor area, the Rationals are representative of the age-old prototypical Michigan band. When the midwestern rock scene consisted of little more than free d.j. hops, beach parties, and fraternity drunks, the Rationals were the best 15 year old band you’d ever seen.
MC5/BACK IN THE USA
Dave Marsh/Deday LaRene
In which our own David Marsh and Deday LaRene listen and rap about the wonderful new MC5 album, proving once again that record reviews are essentially masturbatory and that they are the two biggest jackoffs in the business.
Records
Dave Marsh/Deday LaRene/Richard C. Walls