Tag Archives: Michael Been
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Q&A: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club free from the shadow of grief
Courtesy: Tessa Angus As Black Rebel Motorcycle Club was recording 2013 album Specter at the Feast, the trio was still reeling from the 2010 death of one of their own. Michael Been, the father of frontman Robert Levon Been, had died suddenly at one of their shows. The elder Been,…
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Q&A: BRMC’s Robert Levon Been on his fear of playing his dad’s songs
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, courtesy: James Minchin. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club has a sold-out show coming up at the Fillmore on April 22, but it was a different performance I was more interested in. Robert Levon Been is stepping in his late-father Michael Been’s shoes and joining his father’s bandmates…
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BRMC’s Robert Levon Been joins his father’s bandmates to bring back The Call
The Call with Robert Levon Been, courtesy. Seminal ‘80s Santa Cruz rockers The Call disbanded in 2000 when frontman-bassist Michael Been decided to focus his energy on his son’s fledgling career. So in a roundabout way, Robert Levon Been is returning the gesture, when he briefly steps away from…
