DonHenley

A Portrait of Don Henley

By Phin Upham Henley was born in Gilmer Texas in 1947, and raised in Linden near the Arkansas Louisiana border. He had piano lessons as a child and his father had a love for music, keeping records in the house and playing an eclectic set of tunes. Henley fondly recalls the music of post war…

Bad Relegion

Four More Excellent Bands from Los Angeles

By Phin Upham Los Angeles is the home of Hollywood, but it’s also the home town of many of music’s greatest acts. The list of bands that hail from Los Angeles is encyclopedic, but here is a short review of some fan favorites from different eras. Bad Religion Bad Religion is headed by Greg Graffin,…