Read Jeff's work in...

Articles by Jeff Slate in The New Yorker      Articles by Jeff Slate in Esquire      Articles by Jeff Slate in the Wall Street Journal  

 

Articles by Jeff Slate in Rolling Stone   Articles by Jeff Slate in The Daily Beast    

 

Articles by Jeff Slate in Quartz      Articles by Jeff Slate in Rock Cellar Magazine 

 

Jeff's Personal Top 5

1) THE NEW YORKER: Bob Dylan’s First Day with “Tangled Up in Blue”

2) ESQUIRE: Tom Petty Was Always One of Us

3) WALL STREET JOURNAL: 20 Odd Questions With Ringo Starr

4) ESQUIRE: The Music in Ken Burns' The Vietnam War Is Remarkable. Here's How It Was Chosen.

5) ESQUIRE: When Bob Dylan Saw God
 

Additional Recommended Reading

WALL STREET JOURNAL: How Deepak Chopra Is Getting Through Quarantine

NBC News THINK: Little Richard dead at 87: The rock and roll king who scared — and changed — America

THE DAILY BEAST: Bob Geldof: America Is ‘Screwed’

THE DAILY BEAST: John Cleese and Eric Idle on the Trump and Brexit ‘Sh*tshow’

NBC News THINK: Netflix and Martin Scorsese's 'Rolling Thunder Revue' is peak Bob Dylan

THE DAILY BEAST: A Beatles Masterpiece Just Got Even Better

QUARTZ: Led Zeppelin’s discography is immortal, thanks to Jimmy Page

QUARTZ: Prince made weird sexy, and kept sexy weird

ESQUIRE: The Best Rock Album You've Never Heard

QUARTZ: David Bowie’s bandmates explain just how he got them to sound like that

ESQUIRE: Monty Python Finally Says Goodbye

NBC News THINK: Passing Michael Jackson, the Eagles now have the best-selling album of all time. And they're still terrible.

ESQUIRE: Wu-Tang Clan Opens Up About Reuniting and the New Album

ESQUIRE: When David Bowie Invented The Future

WALL STREET JOURNAL: Will the Smartphone Ever Truly Replace Your Beloved Wallet?

ESQUIRE: Willie Nelson Wants You to Buy His Music–And His Weed

ESQUIRE: The Making of David Bowie's Lost Soul Album

ROCK CELLAR MAGAZINE: The Beastie Boys Origin Story: Michael Diamond and Adam Horovitz on Their Roller-Coaster Career

ROLLING STONE: 10 Things We Learned From Elvis Costello’s Brilliant New Memoir

ESQUIRE: John Cleese Picks the Most Gut-Busting Monty Python Sketches

THE DAILY BEAST: Ringo Starr’s Post-Beatles Bliss

ESQUIRE: David Crosby Does Not Give a Single F*ck

ROCK CELLAR MAGAZINE: Behind the Curtain: On Tour with Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers

ESQUIRE: Roger Waters Won't Hide His Disdain for Donald Trump

ESQUIRE: Gregg Allman Always Walked Through the Fire

ESQUIRE: 73 Reasons to Love Bob Marley on His 73rd Birthday

QUARTZ: “Pink Floyd is dead. I’m ready to move on.”

THE DAILY BEAST: Goddamn, Dylan’s Sinatra Album Is Great

QUARTZ: Hey haters: rock stars like Miley are supposed to be rebels, and a little crazy
 

More from Jeff...

 

Jeff's TapeOp Interviews and Reviews

 

 

 

Articles by Jeff Slate in Guitar World     Articles by Jeff Slate in Guitarist & Music Radar 

 

 

 

Articles by Jeff Slate in Rock's Backpages 

 

Live!

Jeff Slate is an award-winning New York City-based musician and writer. He has appeared on stage and worked with music legends like Pete Townshend, Roger McGuinn, Jeff Tweedy, Sheryl Crow, and others, and his music has appeared in advertising and films and on television, including in the show Gossip Girl. Jeff and his longtime musical partner Earl Slick headlined Philly Loves Bowie in 2018.

Jeff’s writing – often about David Bowie – can be found in The New Yorker, Esquire, the Wall Street Journal, where last year he interviewed Bob Dylan, and Rolling Stone, among others.

Jeff is also a regular guest host on SiriusXM, is the co-author of the 2017 book The Authorized Roy Orbison, with the late-legend’s sons, and has written liner notes for albums by Orbison, The Beatles, Bob Dylan, the Rolling Stones and Jimi Hendrix, among many others. He also interviewed producer Tony Visconti live on stage as par of the Brooklyn Museum’s David Bowie Is exhibition in 2018.

Jeff Slate will be appearing with his friend and Bowie alum Mark Plati, and his crack band of New York City’s very best rockers, including musicians who have recorded and toured the world with the likes of Mott the Hoople, Ian Hunter, Alejandro Escovedo, Ozzy Osbourne and countless others. Some very special guests, including Bowie alums, will be joining the band throughout the show.

Various Packages Available

Beloved classics. Deep cuts. Lost gems. Songs from the vaults. An evening of the Rolling Stones like you’ve never heard!

Live is back Hill Country Live! as Jeff Slate & Friends lead a celebration of the 80th birthday of the frontman of the World’s Greatest Rock and Roll Band, Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones, at Hill Country NYC at 30 West 26th Street on Friday, July 21st.

Whether you’re a hardcore fan of the Stones who’s seen the band countless times over the years, a classic rock lover or just discovering the band that put the roll in rock and roll, this show – honoring Mick, Keith, Brian, Mick, Ronnie, Bill and Charlie – is for you.

In celebration of this milestone in Mick Jagger’s life and Rolling Stones history, Jeff Slate and his all-star band will treat you to an evening of stellar rock and roll, and will be joined by some of the hottest names on the NYC and national music scene.

Tickets are $15, inclusive of all fees, so book now!

Photo of Mick Jagger by Jini Sachse @jsoxy.

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