Author Archives: Jamie Blaine

About Jamie Blaine

As likely to quote Axl Rose as Saint Augustine , J.M. Blaine is a licensed sex and suicide specialist who has worked in libraries, haunted houses, psych wards, megachurches, rehabs, classic rock radio stations and roller rinks.

Monday Rock City: A Conversation with Legendary Rock & Roll Journalist Lisa Robinson

Rock scribe Lisa Robinson walked among the giants – Springsteen, Jagger, Michael Jackson, Eminem, Gaga – and not only lived to tell the tale, she wrote about it all, using unprecedented access to bring readers cheek-to-cheek with pop icons. In this interview, our very own J.M. Blaine turns the tables on Robinson, giving us a peek into her long-anticipated memoir There Goes Gravity. They dish on everything from Jagger’s tacky shoes to Stevie Nicks’ cocaine blues. And much more. Continue reading

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Monday Rock City: Interview with Michael Sweet of Stryper

Jamie Blaine sits down with Stryper’s Michael Sweet and talks about what really went on behind the scenes of the Sunset Strip’s most famous Christian metal outfit. Continue reading

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Monday Rock City: An Interview with Rock Photographer Lynn Goldsmith

Jamie Blaine speaks with legendary rock photographer Lynn Goldsmith about the craziest musicians she’s captured, her underwhelming introduction to U2 and what really happened with Bruce Springsteen at the “No Nukes” concert. Continue reading

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Tuesday’s Gone, Ride On

Jamie Blaine pulls the night shift at a radio station where the red light is always on. Continue reading

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Monday Rock City: Rick Springfield on Sex, God & the Upside to Being Mistaken for Bruce Springsteen

HISTORY HAS REVEALED THAT POP MUSIC experienced its most ambitious expansion—its unqualified Golden Age—in the 80s, when sharply-crafted hits from well-heeled acts like Duran Duran and Culture Club shared mainstream real estate with infectiously kitschy pap like “She Blinded Me … Continue reading

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Rock & Roll Coffee: Kip Winger on Super-Muso Hair Metal, Scoring Ballet & Making Peace with Beavis

JM Blaine sits down with Kip Winger for absorbing look back at the final days of hair metal, the little-known story behind the band’s multi-platinum breakthrough and of course, Beavis and Butthead. Continue reading

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Monday Rock City: Singer-Songwriter Lydia Loveless on Eschewing Booze, Bukowski & Totally Loving Ace of Base

  ONE OF MUSIC’S ENDURING IRONIES is that far too often, its most vital and promising artists implode from the weight of their own potential. Inspired by the music of their parents, their friends or perhaps catching a fleeting snippet … Continue reading

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