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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. […]

Eminem On Trump

“What kind of crazy fucked-up world do we live in where the best golfer is black and the best rapper is white?” One in which Eminem drew a line in the sand tonight, if you’re not with me, FUCK YOU! This is everything today’s “musicians” are against. They don’t want to alienate a single potential […]

The Man

I got gas in the tank I got money in the bank I got news for you baby, you’re looking at the man I got skin in the game I got a household name I got news for you baby, you’re looking at the man David Krebs thinks rock died because of sexism. The acts […]

2017

IT’S THE AGE OF THE INDIVIDUAL It’s all about you, your brand, you’re on your own and it’s your obligation to establish your status. Used to be you were a member of the faceless masses. Now you’re defined online yet retain your anonymity since in a world of competing identities no one stands out, and […]