I was the format designer and consultant at THE LOOP back in the Disco Demolition era. Race or Homophobia was never even remotely discussed as a component of the promotion. It was all about the Midwest 16-34 Men that the station targeted and their disdain for the disco movement. The factors that DID play into it were […]

“Live from Nerdville” is Joe Bonamassa’s show. It is in both visual and podcast forms, you can watch it on YouTube or Facebook or listen to it via your favorite podcast app. I love Joe, he’s totally open and down to earth. Herein we discuss all kinds of issues relating to the music business. Yes, […]

https://bit.ly/2WCx4SD UTTERLY ASTOUNDING! We forget the Beatles were a band. Of twentysomethings. United by the music. Which they loved playing. I don’t know if your inbox has been blowing up with this, but mine certainly has. Showing the power of virality. It seeps through society, slowly, and when it hits you and you click and […]

I was in college at Cal State Long Beach when my best buddy invited me to go to San Francisco with him to do the equipment for the doors at the Avalon. I was going to college for one reason, to avoid the draft. That weekend the doors offered me a summer job to be […]