Archive for 2011/09


Live Nation/Universal

Don’t get your knickers in a twist. This is not the two behemoths joining forces to conquer the world, this is the world’s largest recorded music company doing its best to manage an orphan asset. Universal acquired the management company as part of the Sanctuary deal. For a while there, it looked like record labels […]

Blake Mills

I was disappointed Lucinda Williams read all her lyrics, doesn’t she know her own songs? But I was blown away by her guitarist, Blake Mills. Yes, Lucinda has a music stand, with a book, she turns the page for every number. Live performance is not only what you hear, but what you see, you’ve got […]

Henley At The Greek

Welcome to your lifeThere’s no turning back You expect the hits, and he did "Heart Of The Matter", even a faithful "Hotel California" instead of the Spanish version the Eagles perform, despite the presence of a seven piece horn section, but some of the left turns were so mind-bending you wondered if this was the […]

Q Weighs In

From: Quincy JonesRe: Experience Brother Bob, loved your Experience words….like Ole Blue Eyes used to tell Basie & I after the Vegas gigs:.."Live every day like it’s your last, and one day you’ll be right..!..)…. if we don’t play, we got nothin’ to say….warm brown fuzzies to U & Felice…maybe soon we’ll find some time […]