What makes the California wildfires so deadly is that they’ve created a firestorm that travels along the tops of trees, According to reader Walter (who apparently knows about such things), this creates massively high temperatures. When it hits the wooden roof of a house, it’s instantly ignited.
Producer Rick Rubin has a couple of homes plus a studio in Malibu. He took this shot from his place. Wow.
Neil Young also lost a home. Both Fred Durst and Wes Borland of Limp Bizkit lost their places to the fires.
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In his 40+ years in the music business, Alan has interviewed the biggest names in rock, from David Bowie and U2 to Pearl Jam and the Foo Fighters. He’s also known as a musicologist and documentarian through programs like The Ongoing History of New Music.