I had the privilege of working with David between 2000 – 2003 in his “Harry Smiths” era. We played at the Bottom Line once a month and other NY area venues- and a short European tour. There’s 2 albums “David Johansen and the Harry Smiths” recorded on Chesky records. They were both recorded at St. […]

“Why a Chinese Gadget Company Can Make an Electric Car and Apple Can’t – Xiaomi, which produces smartphones and consumer electronics, delivered 135,000 E.V.s last year after tapping China’s robust manufacturing supply chain.” Free link: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/business/china-xiaomi-apple-electric-cars.html?unlocked_article_code=1.004.JrHO.YaLEg8q5xxnh&smid=url-share This is why you read mainstream news. My inbox is full of those who decry the mainstream news. They […]

MTV had it right. You don’t age with the audience, you pick your target demo and recreate your product to appeal to them. Otherwise, you die. Of course MTV died anyway. Superseded by music video on the internet. But everything is time-stamped, don’t you know? But for a few decades there, MTV ruled not only […]

Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0g5Q91cZOhHEUWdmoS1C3N?si=89b7c7d59771476f 1 He was a survivor. Until he wasn’t. I won’t say he reinvented himself as much as Bowie or Madonna, then again Johansen was forced to, because nothing he seemed to do broke through, rained down cash. So if you were a child of the sixties, you didn’t want to go into […]