He thought he was going to beat it. And that was the essence of Chip Hooper, his optimism, his determination, his perseverance. He saw what he wanted and he reached out and got it. Almost always. I first met him on a soundstage, at A&M Records, back in 1990, he was the agent for the […]

Television makes stars. Didn’t we learn this during the MTV era, when suddenly Duran Duran came out of nowhere and started selling prodigious amounts of product? Some consider “Off The Wall” to be superior to “Thriller,” but the latter far outsold it, because of the videos, because of the airplay, it became a phenomenon, and […]

I’ve been meaning to write about “Bang a Gong (Get It On),” which I’ve heard on Sirius twice in the last two weeks, and the deejay on Deep Tracks said he was gonna play some T. Rex, but he started out with some Klaatu, and I pushed the button to Top Tracks and heard this. […]

I’ll take this over OK Go any day of the week. Watch this video. At first you’ll think it’s gimmicky, created to get your attention and go viral. But then you’ll find the music is actually hooky and good, it starts to stick in your brain, to the point you feel forced to queue it […]