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Archives: Least Promising Interview Openers

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Here’s a blast from the past. This is Cameron’s least promising interview openers as told for The Book of Rock Lists. Enjoy!

THE LEAST PROMISING INTERVIEW OPENERS CAMERON CROWE HAS ENCOUNTERED

1. “This gun is loaded.” – Buddy Miles

2. “Let’s do it in the bar.” – Stephen Stills

3. “Hold on, aren’t you the one who called me the Liberace of Rock?” – Elton John

4. “You’re too young to grasp my complete musical scope.” – Steve Miller

5. “I changed my mind.” – Pete Townshend

6. “We don’t believe in tape recorders.” – ZZ Top

7. “Is there any way you can write nice things about me without talking to me per se?” – Richard Dreyfuss

8. “There’s nobody here except a few ghosts and I don’t care. Let’s rap.” – Bob Weir

9. “I think I just saw a body drop right outside that window. Did you just see a body drop? Let’s go outside and see. I know I saw a body drop.” – David Bowie

Courtesy of The Book of Rock Lists – Dave Marsh/James Bernard – Fireside/Simon & Schuster

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Aug 14, 2013

Archives: Favorite Soundtracks

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Happy Friday! Cameron shared a few of his favorite soundtracks with Entertainment Weekly back in 2001. It’s great to see the Trouble Man mention, especially with the recent 40th Anniversary release.

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Aug 2, 2013

Almost Famous Screenings

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There’s a couple of rare opportunities to see Almost Famous this week if you live in the Seattle or Los Angeles area… Almost Famous will be showing at Seattle’s Triple Door on Monday, July 29th (tomorrow!) as part of their Movie Mondays series. $3 gets you a seat and a drink. More details over at the Triple Door’s site. Not to be outdone, The Arclight in Sherman Oaks will also be showing the film on July 30th. Tickets are available over on their official site.

 

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Jul 28, 2013

Peter Frampton: Year of the Face

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We are back today with a new addition to the site. This is Cameron’s 1976 Peter Frampton Rolling Stone cover story entitled, Year of the Face.

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Jul 26, 2013

Singles: Sing Along

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A Singles sing along, plus free pizza and beer? Sounds good to me!

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Jul 22, 2013

Archives: Roger McGuinn on the Byrds

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Cameron interviews Roger McGuinn for the June, 1973 issue of Creem magazine. Topics include The Byrds, Bob Dylan, Gram Parsons and much more. Happy Sunday reading!

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Jul 14, 2013

The Spectacular Classics – Say Anything… & Almost Famous

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In conjunction with the release of James Ponsoldt‘s new coming of age film The Spectacular Now, there’s a unique opportunity to see other classic coming of age films on the big screen. This includes two of Cameron’s films (Almost Famous and Say Anything…), along with Richard Linklater’s Dazed and Confused and John Hughes’ The Breakfast Club.

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Jul 3, 2013

Almost Famous Screening in Salt Lake City

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Almost Famous will be showing at Brewvies Cinema Pub in Salt Lake City, Utah. The special free showing is being coordinated by the fine folks at City Weekly.

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Jun 25, 2013

  • Almost Famous- Paramount+, AMC+
  • David Crosby: Remember My Name- Starz
  • Elizabethtown- FUBO
  • Say Anything...- Disney+, Hulu, AMC+
  • Vanilla Sky- Paramount+,Showtime
  • We Bought A Zoo- Disney+, Roku