LA Times Magazine (June 5, 2011 issue) names The Turtles (#35) and Zappa’s Mothers of Invention (#30) in their 50 Top L.A. Bands of All Time. Click here to read the entire article: (more)
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A USA Today article discusses Mark Volman and several other experienced rock’n’rollers now sharing their hard-earned knowledge with musicians of tomorrow: “…At Belmont, students say Volman’s perspective as an insider gives him credibility. ‘Everything he tells us is stuff you want to know or need to know instead of just textbook stuff,” says music business major Raven MacDonald, 22. “The first day in class, I was like, ‘This is an... (more)
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… Mark Volman, who co-founded the Turtles and later played with Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention, runs the entertainment studies department at Nashville’s Belmont University these days when he isn’t out on the road singing “Happy Together.” Read full article here. (more)
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On October 9, 2009 Howard Kaylan and Mark Volman joined a star-studded group of musicians and actors (such as Scarlett Johansson, Lady Gaga, Laurie Anderson, Antony, Elizabeth Ashley, Bono, Adam Clayton, Andrea Corr, The Edge, Flo & Eddie, Joel Grey, Bill Frisell, Guggi, Courtney Love, Lydia Lunch, Patrick McCabe, Maria McKee, Shane MacGowan, Eric Mingus, Larry Mullen, JG Thirlwell, Martha Wainwright, Rufus Wainwright, Chloe Webb and many more) to celebrate... (more)
The Turtles’ “Happy Together” is among the latest of songs you can jam along with in Activision’s video game Band Hero. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Developed by Vicarious Visions – Activision (2009) – Musical Instrument/Band Sim – Rated Everyone 10 and Older Although guitar heroics often take the lead in modern popular music, rock & roll has always been a group activity, and Activision’s Band Hero aims to gets the... (more)
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