You’ve got to understand.  Woodstock existed before the movie. I remember sitting in the library at Andrew Warde, my alma mater, wide-eyed, marveling at the lineup for what was then billed as the Woodstock Music & Art Fair.  You see, they had EVERYBODY!  Not only the classics, like the Jefferson Airplane and the Who, but […]

I saw Jim Morrison’s report card. Last night, Jeff Jampol and his team engineered an extravaganza to celebrate the fortieth anniversary of the Doors’ debut.  My resources tell me that happened in January, but with modern marketing techniques one must drop product in the fourth quarter, so the celebration took place a bit early. What […]

1 Back before it was how you looked.  Back when what came out of a speaker could save your life.  There was a song on the radio that appeared infrequently, but riveted your attention every time it came on. There was an acoustic guitar.  Which started off slowly, and then the player started to STRUM!  […]

It’s different here.  Everybody’s still a believer. There’s radio.  That everybody listens to.  There’s television, featuring all the new acts.  And tons of TV advertising and billboards to boot.  There’s a vibe here, music is part of the fabric.  David Byrne had it right.  Same as it ever was. At the Shepherd’s Bush Empire tonight […]