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Max Bell

Los Angeles

Journalist at Freelance

Columnist at SPIN

words many places ~ Nonfiction: Spin, LA Times, The Ringer, etc. ~ Fiction: New Ohio Review

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Articles

  • Stevie Ray Vaughan: The triumph and tragedy of In Step

    3 weeks ago | loudersound.com | Max Bell

    DefinitionsIn step: Moving in rhythm. In conformity with one’s environment. In step with the times.

  • The trauma and transformation of Stevie Ray Vaughan

    3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Max Bell

    Generate Key TakeawaysWhen you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Robert Knight Archive/RedfernsDefinitionsIn step: Moving in rhythm. In conformity with one’s environment. In step with the times.

  • How doomed Beach Boy Dennis Wilson made his solo masterpiece Pacific Ocean Blue

    2 months ago | loudersound.com | Max Bell

    Dennis Wilson made his name as a member of the Beach Boys. But in 1977, he broke away to record a lone solo album, Pacific Ocean Blue. In 2008, Classic Rock looked back on the making of a cult classic – and Wilson’s tragic death six years later. Dennis Wilson, second born of the famous Wilson brotherhood, was the soul of the Beach Boys. Sure, Brian Wilson was the genius, the mastermind without whom they’d never have got out of their Hawthorne garage. Pudgy Carl was the organiser.

  • "There were a helluva lot of drug issues and bad feeling in the air": How doomed Beach Boy Dennis Wilson made his solo masterpiece Pacific Ocean Blue

    2 months ago | flipboard.com | Max Bell

    1 day ago Sail On pays tribute to The Beach Boys The Golden Belt Community Concert Association will present Sail On: The Beach Boys Tribute at 7 p.m. Sunday, April 27, at the Great Bend Municipal … 1 day ago Deer Valley Summer Concert Series lineup features Common, The Beach Boys PARK CITY, Utah — Music under the mountains returns this summer as Deer Valley Resort unveils the 2025 Summer Concert Series lineup, featuring a … 1 day ago Waite Park City Council To Vote On Repair For The Ledge...

  • The wild story of Canned Heat, the badass blues band death couldn’t kill

    2 months ago | loudersound.com | Max Bell

    Midnight is approaching in LA, and outside the Palomino Club in North Hollywood, the members of Canned Heat and their entourage are kicking back in the yard. It’s April 4, 1981. The band have just finished their first set of the night, and are passing joints around before they return to the stage for round two. The Heat’s glory days are long behind them.

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7 Jun 25

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