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What Goes Into A Rolling Stones Tour (Un-edited)
What goes into a Rolling Stones tour? This is a question that’s probably older than most of you reading this article, and the answers...
ilevene
May 24, 202059 min read
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40+ Years Later... Gary Wright's Lost 1972 Album, "Ring of Changes," Gets Released Jul
LOS ANGELES, July 29, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Keyboardist Gary Wright is the New Jersey-born psychology student who landed in London at the...
Sujata Murthy
Aug 1, 20164 min read
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One Of My Favorite Anniversaries
I'm not one to look back, I'm always trying to forge ahead, find new ground, new things to write about, new things to photograph. I...
ilevene
Jun 3, 20164 min read
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Interview With James D. Cooper - Lambert and Stamp
I recently discussed the making of Lambert and Stamp with first-time Director James Cooper. More than just your usual music-related...
Originally posted on The Los Angeles Beat
Dec 22, 201511 min read
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Tony Franklin - Reading Between The Lines
There are few bass players around today who showcase the true versatility of the bass as both a rhythm and lead instrument in the way...
ilevene
Dec 12, 201519 min read
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2015 In Review
It’s been quite a year for me, I have essentially gone from looking back on a pile of thirty-year-old photos, to realizing my dream of...
ilevene
Dec 11, 20156 min read
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Capitol Studios Tour - Hollywood CA
If you're a music lover like I am, and you're fascinated by the entire record-making process, get thee to WAX, the Los Angeles Record...
ilevene
Oct 25, 20152 min read
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Back To The Archives
Every ten years or so I go through the binders filled with the old negatives, look at them, and decide to scan more of them. It's a...
ilevene
Oct 11, 20151 min read
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Kenny Wayne Shepherd - Hollywood Bowl 10/2/15
Normally I give more coverage to the "opening" act than the headliner, and if you've read my reviews, you've heard me say "I love opening...
ilevene
Oct 9, 20154 min read
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The World's Greatest Club Gig - Recollections on The Fonda
The Fonda. Just say it and Rolling Stones' fans will know what you're speaking of. For those of you who don't, The Stones play a "warm...
Ivor Levene
Sep 20, 201517 min read
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The Rolling Stones - Moonlight Mile
One of the best Stones shows I've ever been to. June 3, 2015 at TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis MN. I just happened to be in the...
ilevene
Sep 20, 20151 min read
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My Interview With Pattie Boyd and Henry Diltz
This took place on Sept 11 at The Morrison Hotel Gallery in The Sunset Marquis Hotel in West Hollywood. Pattie was delightful, one of...
ilevene
Sep 19, 20151 min read
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The Rolling Stones - Tour Opener 2013
This was the beginning of my Stones frenzy. The opening moments of the 2013 tour, May 3rd at Staples Center. So happy that we got the...
ilevene
Sep 19, 20151 min read
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Ringo Starr's Birthday Celebration - 7/7/15
Ahh, the benefits of being in the connected world... In the past, you'd have to be on some sort of list, but not today. I just showed...
ilevene
Sep 8, 20151 min read
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The Clash - Concert/backstage - 4/30/84 Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto Canada
This was one of my first "legit" photo shoots, and my first at Maple Leaf Gardens. I had just landed the role of Photo Editor at my...
ilevene
Sep 6, 20153 min read
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The Monkees First Reunion Tour
Yesterday I started going through my archives in earnest, and I thought I would start with the first band I ever had a personal...
ilevene
Sep 6, 20151 min read
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Happy Birthday Roger Waters
Happy Birthday to Roger Waters, born on this day in 1943. These images were taken at Maple Leaf Gardens July 28, 1984 during the "Pros...
ilevene
Sep 6, 20151 min read
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