Archive for the 'Music Business' Category


Me On The Wrap Up Show

That’s right, tomorrow, Wednesday, I will be sitting down with John Hein and Gary Dell’Abate to discuss the day’s Howard Stern show and more. And either this rings your bell or it doesn’t. Either you’re a fan of Howard or you’re not. But Howard is the king of his world, which includes late night TV, […]

Walter Egan At McCabe’s

We sacrificed our lives for rock and roll. Walter Egan graduated from Georgetown. His mother wondered when he’d get serious and live the straight life. But then he got a call to play guitar for Linda Ronstadt and he decamped for Los Angeles. The rest of the band stayed behind, in Washington, D.C., but Walter […]

Lunch With Mike Caren

He believes in artist development. This is another thing the old guard has wrong. Stuck in the last decade they don’t know the ball has been moved. Mike finds an act, brings him to the studio for a week and sees if the act has what it takes. And how does Mike find these acts? […]

Billy Bragg At The Troubadour

“I played bars thirty five years ago and I’m still playing bars today.” That’s what Billy Bragg told me when I asked him about the dream, you know, the one where you become rich and famous. He referenced other acts, like the Housemartins, who had broken through, where were they today? But he’s still standing. […]