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Moon Zappa’s complicated relationship with ‘Valley Girl,’ 40 years later: ‘I just was trying to make my dad laugh’

Lyndsey Parker — Thu, 22 Sep 2022 22:14:40 +0000

Celebrating the 40th anniversary of Frank Zappa’s SoCal anthem “Valley Girl,” Moon Zappa opens up to about how she ended up collaborating on the song with her famous father when she was just 14 years old. This interview won two Southern California Journalism Awards from the L.A. Press Club in 2023.

Sheryl Crow talks gun control, 26 years after Walmart battle: ‘It’s devastating that we’re still having these conversations’

Lyndsey Parker — Wed, 15 Jun 2022 23:56:26 +0000

Sheryl Crow sits down with me to discuss her new Showtime documentary, Sheryl. In this extended interview, she talks about her career and how it has intersected with her personal life, including taking a controversial stand for gun control, dealing with mental health challenges both in her own life and in those around her, being perceived differently as a woman in the entertainment industry, and the importance of perspective.

Richard Marx has many great ‘Stories to Tell’ — and one big Twitter controversy he’d like to clear up

Lyndsey Parker — Mon, 28 Jun 2021 16:06:58 +0000

When the superstar singer-songwriter talks with about his autobiography Stories to Tell, his life in the music industry, and of course, his beef with Senator Rand Paul.

GWAR drummer on petition to replace Robert E. Lee statue with the late Oderus Urungus: ‘He would probably be right there on the frontlines’

Lyndsey Parker — Wed, 17 Jun 2020 19:39:28 +0000

Last week, a mystery fan named “GWAR Scumdog” started a grassroots petition calling for a statue of GWAR’s late leader, Oderus Urungus, to replace a controversial statue of Confederate leader Robert E. Lee in the Grammy-nominated shock-rock band’s home base of Richmond, Va. And the group’s drummer, JizMak Da Gusha, tell me he is totally down with the cause.

Bret Michaels reflects on 10th anniversary of near-fatal brain hemorrhage: The pain is like an elephant standing on your skull’

Lyndsey Parker — Tue, 12 May 2020 00:25:27 +0000

Bret Michaels just released the first volume of this photographic memoir series, Auto-Scrap-Ography, which chronicles the highs and lows of his wild life (which will also soon be the subject of a biopic) — from his lifelong battle with type 1 diabetes, to a near-death experience at the wrong end of a gun at age 16, to his recent star turn as the Banana on The Masked Singer. The latter was certainly one of his zaniest moments, but also a surprisingly serious one. Not only did the Poison frontman choose that particular costume because bananas are one of the best high-energy carbs to bring up a diabetic’s blood sugar, but eerily, his final Masked Singer performance, of Bob Dylan’s mortality ballad “Knockin on Heaven’s Door,” coincided with the 10th anniversary of his most famous brush with death.

‘Stay’-ing power: Lisa Loeb reflects on her 25 years in the public eye

Lyndsey Parker — Wed, 26 Feb 2020 22:25:46 +0000

Here I have a lovely chat with the singer-songwriter Lisa Loeb about her memorable music video for her 1994 song “Stay (I Missed You),” including how Ethan Hawke came to direct the video and that little Betsey Johnson dress… that actually wasn’t black!

We also talk new music, her old reality TV dating show, and, of course, Hello Kitty.

Robbie Robertson talks new album, ‘The Irishman,’ and early electric gigs with Bob Dylan

Lyndsey Parker — Sat, 05 Oct 2019 03:10:17 +0000

More than 50 years into his career, Robbie Robertson is busier than ever. He just released his sixth solo album, Sinematic, and some of its tracks are connected to his score for his longtime cinematic Martin Scorsese’s new film The Irishman. Additionally, the Scorsese-executive-produced documentary Once Were Brothers, about Robertson’s revered and influential group the Band, just premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. Here, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame-inducted discusses all that with me and more.