After Grateful Dead keyboardist Brent Mydland passed away in July 1990, the DTV crew stopped working on several other projects in order to produce this half-hour tribute, which originally aired in November 1990. We interviewed many deadheads about this shocking loss to the musical community. We also interviewed Dave Margen who played with Brent in Go Ahead, as well as authors … [Read more...] about He’s Gone: A Tribute to Brent Mydland
Brent Mydland
The Dead News Episode 016 November 1989
Grateful Dead recording and Tour News and Rumors. Update on the Adam Katz Meadowlands Murder. A 19-year-old deadhead fell victim to overzealous police outside the Forum in LA. Phil Lesh's cautionary message to deadheads. A second music video from "Built to Last", Brent Mydland's "Just a Little Light" is released. Correspondent: J.C. Juanis.Camera: Jesse Block, Keith Good, … [Read more...] about The Dead News Episode 016 November 1989
New Grateful Dead Songs Report 1989
"Blow Away", "Picasso Moon", what are these new songs? Grateful Dead lyricist John Barlow says "they don't write songs, they grow them." In the interest of fully informed deadheads, here's a run down of each new song and where and when it was first played in concert by the Dead. Correspondent: Andy Goodman.Music: Jerry's Kids.Photos: Jay Blakesberg, Brad Lyman, Jeff Loomis, … [Read more...] about New Grateful Dead Songs Report 1989