Steve Marriott of Humble Pie performs at The Miami Baseball Stadium in Miami on Feb. 2,1974. Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images. AI is going to kill us. You, me … your goldfish. Everyone and everything. But not before ruining everything, anyway. Rendering: Adam Pardee/STAFF. I’ve been downplaying this AI…

“Peter Frampton at Royal Albert Hall.” Frampton Comes Alive has sold more than 20 million copies since its release in 1976. Any full and complete reckoning of the cultural impact of rock superstar Peter Frampton‘s double live album would have to include all the awesome vans inside which the…

Peter Frampton performs at the Masonic in San Francisco on Aug. 15, 2023. Courtesy Adam Charles Papay. SAN FRANCISCO — Peter Frampton has had a connection with San Francisco long before he recorded most of his best-selling album Frampton Comes Alive! here. Going all the way back to his…

Peter Frampton performs at the Concord Pavilion in Concord, California on Oct. 12, 2019. Karen Goldman/STAFF. In his 2020 autobiography, Peter Frampton declared that when he makes up his mind, “that’s it.” The iconic guitarist and writer of songs like “Show Me the Way” and “Baby, I Love Your…

Peter Frampton performs at the Concord Pavilion in Concord, California on Oct. 12, 2019. Iconic guitarist Peter Frampton, who retired from performing live in 2019 due to a debilitating medical condition, has announced a return summer tour that includes a date at the Masonic in San Francisco on Aug.…

Peter Frampton, “Frampton Forgets the Words.” While it’s pretty much obvious that society is being devoured by technology as every aspect of our lives is digitized and commodified, the internet has actually offered lots of new ways for fans to connect with the artists they love—particularly during the most…

Peter Frampton performs at the Concord Pavilion in Concord, California on Oct. 12, 2019. Photos: Karen Goldman. CONCORD, Calif. — For the last show of a tour called Peter Frampton Finale — the Farewell, there wasn’t a lot of crying and saying goodbye Saturday night at the Concord Pavilion.…

Peter Frampton Band, “All Blues.” Peter Frampton has influenced the identity of loud guitar music to the point where people less than half his age have probably inadvertently heard his hits. When you’ve helped write the hard rock rulebook and collaborated with David Bowie, where do you go next?…