America's Lost Band
In 2007, former Rolling Stone music editor Mark Kemp wrote that, if a little-known group from New England hadn鈥檛 broken up in 1966, 鈥渨e might today be calling them鈥攁nd not the Stones鈥攖he World鈥檚 Greatest Rock 鈥榥鈥� Roll Band. As it is, The Remains most certainly are America鈥檚 greatest lost band.鈥�
Three of The Remains鈥攍ead singer/guitarist Barry Tashian, keyboardist Bill Briggs, and drummer Chip Damiani鈥攇rew up in 黑料新闻. The documentary short 鈥淎merica鈥檚 Lost Band鈥� captures The Remains鈥� return to Los Angeles 40 years after they last appeared there at Dodger Stadium opening for the Beatles. It is perhaps the quintessential story of a band that came this close to the mountaintop but never quite got there鈥攁nd how they dealt with not reaching their ultimate destination.
鈥淎merica鈥檚 Lost Band鈥� should appeal not only to fans of 1960s music but also to artists in any field who perhaps never fully realized their dreams but have still found real joy in pursuing their passion.
America鈥檚 Lost Band premieres on Monday, April 7 at 9:30 p.m. on CPTV. It will also be available to stream on this page, on 黑料新闻+, at , and on .