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More Clubs

Bob I’ve been saying it for 10 years now. Virtually no artist making it big these days played live before they were famous. Also, human nature is to take the shortest path to a goal involving the fewest other people. Make music on your laptop by yourself, post it, hope someone notices. Rinse and repeat. […]

Re-Let The Clubs Close

Note: We all love the club experience, just like we loved Main Street and bookstores, the question is whether they’re economically viable, and if not, whether the government and more successful acts in larger venues should support them. Also, I want to draw a line between clubs that feature live bands and those that feature […]

Let The Clubs Close

Talk about an unpopular opinion… In case you haven’t been following this story, clubs are closing at an alarming rate in the U.K. Now they want tax relief, which is fine with me, that’s part of the game, but also a tax on other, larger gigs, has been proffered to keep the smaller venues in […]

Favorite Joni Mitchell-SiriusXM This Week

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