The last good Ozzy. He was lost after the untimely death of Randy Rhoads. Then again, I’d be lying if I said I loved those albums when they came out. But after hearing “Flying High Again” every Saturday night on FM radio I suddenly realized I was a fan. That’s how I came to love […]

Stay in school. I’ve known John Boyle for seventeen years. I met him here in Aspen as a matter of fact. A Good Time Charlie, Boyle’s bounced around the music business for decades. Running college tours, working for Irving, even managing Xzibit. Then it all came to a crashing halt. That’s what happens in the […]

Greetings from Aspen Colorado where the snow is shitty and the hang is great. Yup, it’s the annual Aspen Live conference Aspen Live which used to be populated by label people and now is almost exclusively attended by those focused on touring. Because that’s where the money is. And the way you make money today […]

HOBBYIST Pays for his equipment. PROFESSIONAL Gets it for free. HOBBYIST Earns his living outside music, his career is first, music is second. PROFESSIONAL First goal is to give up his day job, second goal is to make a lot of money. JOURNEYMAN A subset of professional. A journeyman just loves to play, get high, […]