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RAVER: Everybody Loves Gary Lewis
***CAUTION: Large images and some totally-worth-it load time ahead.*** Full disclosure: I love Gary Lewis. I have a long-standing positive association with him and his music going back to my childhood...
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RAVER: Out & About with Boyce & Hart
Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart were some of the most prolific and happenin’ dudes on the Sunset Strip. From Brill Building songwriters to artists and performers in their own right, one could argue that the...
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RAVER: ’60s Crossovers Pt. 1
Howdy campers! This week’s RAVER is a little different in that it doesn’t feature just one specific artist, but a whole host of them hanging out and co-mingling. That’s right — it’s crossover time!...
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RAVER: Beatlemania!
In celebration of the Chicago Fest for Beatles Fans (happening right now!) here’s a look back at Beatlemania’s early days here in the United States. It was hard to choose what to include, since,...
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RAVER: Chad & Jeremy’s Double Life
Chad Stuart and Jeremy Clyde met at drama school in London in the early 1960s. Though they both aspired to become actors, they bonded over their love of music, particularly the Shadows’ “Apache,” which...
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RAVER: Letters from Fans, Vol. 1
In ’60s teen music mag world, the stars ruled, but, in reality, the fans called the shots. Content was often driven by the piles and piles of letters that arrived in the offices of 16, Tiger Beat,...
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RAVER: Places I Remember – Greenwich Village/Los Angeles
It wasn’t just the teen pop idols of the day that young’ins around the world craved information on; the clubs and cities that bred the music were as important as the stars in painting a full picture of...
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RAVER: Sign, Sign, Everywhere a Sign, Vol. 1
More recent generations have been labeled victims of mass commercialization, but what folks fail to remember is that marketing to the young and impressionable began decades before Gen X. In fact,...
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RAVER: Happy Birthday, Gloria Stavers!
From 16, December 1966. Dubbed “the Mother Superior of the Inferior” by the Saturday Evening Post in 1967, Gloria Stavers didn’t just revolutionize rock journalism — she created it. If that seems like...
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RAVER: How 1966 Perceived Beatlemania in 1999
As 2014 draws to a close, we reflect on the year’s milestones. In the music world, there was perhaps none bigger than the 50th anniversary of the Beatles’ arrival in the US, which was celebrated...
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RAVER: How to Date Your Favorite ’60s Rock Star
When you’re a teen in love with your favorite rock star, every day is Valentine’s Day. Although it’s a far-fetched idea, 1960s music magazines were full of articles fueling little girls’ fantasies of...
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