Dana Spiardi

Fanny: Four Fab Femmes Who Rocked!

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When the name of your band conjures up images of either (1) the human arse, (2) a vaudeville star named Brice, (3) a protagonist from an 18th century erotic novel by John Cleland, or (4) a character from a recurring Playboy comic strip, you might have a bit of a problem being taken seriously. I’m referring to … Read more

What Motivates Us to Work? For Bruce and Me, It’s ‘Abandonment of the Self’

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At a show at New York’s legendary Apollo Theater a few months back, Bruce Springsteen joked that he was the “hardest working white man in show business.” Bruce made this remark in homage to one of his idols, the late James Brown, the soul-funk sensation long known as the “hardest working man” in the business. … Read more

Heil, Heil, Rock-n-Roll. What’s with Brit Rockers and the Third Reich? Part One

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Betcha didn’t know that Adolf Hitler is on the cover of The Beatles’ most revered album. That’s right. When art director Robert Fraser and designers Jann Haworth and Sir Peter Blake began working with the band to conceptualize the cover art for “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” they told each Beatle to compile a list … Read more

Heil, Heil, Rock-n-Roll. What’s with Brit Rockers and the Third Reich? Part Two

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Should I trash my entire collection of David Bowie recordings because I abhor the fascist comments he made over 30 years ago? In part 2 of an article examining British rock stars’ fascination with Nazi imagery, we’ll take a look at three English superstars who’ve have made some mighty disturbing comments over the years. The … Read more