Richard Bienstock

1 week ago | guitarworld.com | Richard Bienstock

This year marks a decade since John Mayer teamed up with Grateful Dead singer and guitarist Bob Weir and drummers Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann to breathe new life into the band’s iconic catalog under the Dead & Company moniker. At the time, it felt like a curious, if intriguing combination – a guitar prodigy with pop chops pairing with the legendary Dead members. But what has unfolded over the past 10 years is nothing short of remarkable.

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Richard Bienstock

1 day agoThe Indian-born tabla player and composer, teacher, and advocate Zakir Hussain, son of Ustad Alla Rahka, who passed away in late 2024, wasn’t just a virtuoso improviser - he was one of the world’s exceptional percussionists, working in many genres, and was the world’s preeminent tabla master. He …

3 weeks ago | kirkusreviews.com | Richard Bienstock |Tom Beaujour |Stephanie Johnson |Brandon Stanton

A blissfully vicarious, heartfelt glimpse into the life of a Manhattan burlesque dancer. A former New York City dancer reflects on her zesty heyday in the 1970s. Discovered on a Manhattan street in 2020 and introduced on Stanton’s Humans of New York Instagram page, Johnson, then 76, shares her dynamic history as a “fiercely independent” Black burlesque dancer who used the stage name Tanqueray and became a celebrated fixture in midtown adult theaters.

3 weeks ago | l8r.it | Richard Bienstock

This story was originally published in 2012. For Deftones frontman Chino Moreno, there's no such thing as downtime. Take, for example, a recent afternoon in early September. Moreno was home in Los Angeles following the Deftones' short run of arenas with System of a Down. The band was set to begin rehearsals for their next round of touring, and also gearing up for the release of its new and seventh studio album, Koi No Yokan.

4 weeks ago | gratefulweb.com | Richard Bienstock |Tom Beaujour

LOLLAPALOOZA: The Uncensored Story of Alternative Rock’s Wildest Festival (St. Martin’s Press) is out today. The new book sees New York Times bestselling authors Richard Bienstock and Tom Beaujour (Nothin’ But A Good Time) telling the no-holds-barred history of the iconic music festival.