by Dave McGowan | May 26, 2011 | Laurel Canyon
“Our music was far from political or antiwar … I never felt comfortable with political advocacy.” -John Phillips “There were no political speeches or overt protest songs performed.” -John Phillips, discussing the Monterey Pop Festival, of which he was a key organizer... by Dave McGowan | Aug 14, 2011 | Laurel Canyon
“This is going to break your heart, but much of the music you heard in the ‘60s and early ‘70s wasn’t recorded by the people you saw on the album covers. It was done by me and the musicians you see on these walls … Many of these kids didn’t have the chops and were... by Dave McGowan | Mar 13, 2012 | Laurel Canyon
“What struck both of us was that there were huge gaps in Houdini’s life story and some puzzling inconsistencies. So we embarked on a journey to discover the real man. Early on, we discovered an important connection that most biographers seemed to miss.” From the... by Dave McGowan | Mar 19, 2012 | Laurel Canyon
“Why people even said Dr. Crandon committed illegal operations on little children and murdered them.” -Mina/Margery Crandon On April 29, 1911, Houdini debuted his famed Chinese Water Torture Cell escape in Southampton, England, though he had perfected and copyrighted... by Dave McGowan | Apr 1, 2014 | Laurel Canyon
No, this isn’t actually a new installment of the Laurel Canyon series. It is, instead, an explanation of why there haven’t been any new chapters posted in quite some time now. There are, I can assure you, a number of new chapters that have been written...