Paul Liberatore

1 week ago | marinij.com | Paul Liberatore

Standing before thousands of people gathered at the Marin Civic Center last month for the “Hands Off” protest against President Donald Trump’s administration, Democratic Rep. Jared Huffman followed the political speeches by strapping on his acoustic guitar and leading the placard-carrying crowd in a defiant rendition of “I Won’t Back Down,” a Tom Petty song that’s a strong candidate to become an anthem of the resistance movement.

2 weeks ago | marinij.com | Paul Liberatore

At the height of his phenomenal success and fame, after his song “A Horse with No Name” had galloped to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 and the band he co-founded, America, had won best new artist at the 1973 Grammy Awards, Dewey Bunnell quietly settled down in Marin County, living the life of a young family man who just so happened to be one of the world’s biggest rock stars.

4 weeks ago | miamiherald.com | Paul Liberatore

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1 month ago | mercurynews.com | Paul Liberatore

For the past decade or more, rock ‘n’ roll preservationists have worried about the fate of the Record Plant, a historic recording studio on the Sausalito waterfront that has been shuttered since 2008. They feared that it could be turned into an office complex or a condo project, an espresso bar or a trendy new restaurant. Worse yet, they imagined the horror of waking up one morning to the news that the iconic Marin landmark had burned down. I’m happy to report that those anxious years are over.

1 month ago | mercurynews.com | Paul Liberatore

For most of her long life, Yoko Ono has been reviled by many rock critics and music fans as the dragon lady who glommed on to a lovesick John Lennon and broke up the Beatles. According to a new biography, “Yoko,” by West Marin author David Sheff, nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, Sheff argues, Lennon, her lover and later her husband, would have quit the band even earlier if she hadn’t been by his side in the studio for what would be the Beatles’ final two albums.