Peter Wolf has a new book, “Waiting on the Moon,” and we dive into the tales of the artists, poets, drifters, grifters and goddesses he writes about. Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/peter-wolf/id1316200737?i=1000710409924       https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/9ff4fb19-54d4-41ae-ae7a-8a6f8d3dafa8/episodes/0e9ff436-3f2e-4002-9ca1-6a281b0dfe6c/the-bob-lefsetz-podcast-peter-wolf  

Rick Derringer played lead guitar on Under My Wheels by Alice Cooper back in 1971. I was producer. We were children. I wasn’t yet 22 and he was turning 23 as were most of the band. We were recording in Chicago at RCA Mid-America Studios, 1 N. Wacker Dr, in studio B. Brian Christian was […]

He was only 17. And we didn’t know the McCoys didn’t play on their hit single. As far as “Hang on Sloopy”… It was one of those songs like “Louie Louie” in that it was perceived to have a dirty underpinning, not that we could decipher it. But “Hang on Sloopy” was a giant hit, […]

“You think you’re better than us.” I get this e-mail on a regular basis. Now I’m wondering if it’s antisemitism. That’s what resonated most with me in “The Brutalist.” The subtle antisemitism. It’s one thing if someone calls you a “kike.” Says grossly antisemitic things to your face. But oftentimes there are comments that only […]