Archive for 2024/04


Concord Buys Hipgnosis

It’s a professional business. Why does everybody think music is run by know-nothings and they can do a better job. Even KKR couldn’t make its publishing foray work. Then again, once you get the banks involved it’s all about money. And contrary to what Merck says, it’s not about the guaranteed returns on publishing, but […]

L’Aquila

We’re here for a hundredth birthday concert for Henry Mancini. L’Aquila is somewhere between one and two hours from Rome, depending on the traffic. It’s in the Apennine mountains. (You remember them from elementary school, right? Well, I remembered they were in Italy, but I couldn’t have picked them out on a map, nor did […]

Re-Roma

If you like Carbonara get the traditional type made with Guanciale instead of bacon or pancetta. Spaghetti Guanciale Pepper Salt Peppered pecorino cheese egg Yolk (NO CREAM) Created in 1944 Rome Italy Val Garay ___________________________________ The trick of the Trevi: Go early and if you cant, go to the benetton and go upstairs in the […]

Roma

Well I guess you can’t trust the wisdom of TikTok. Waiting for our room to be ready, I surfed the social network looking for eats. We wanted something quick, as most of the day had already slipped away. The most popular, the most talked about place was called Trapizzino. One after another TikTokker raved. To […]