A footnote in the history of rock and roll, under his moniker a classic rock track was created that will never die. But he did. Last week. Years after his bandmates Speedy Keen and Jimmy McCulloch. McCulloch joined the band when he was fifteen. And it was he who went on to further notoriety, most […]

That’s right, starting July 14th Lucian Grainge will be working at Amazon. Screw the French, Lucian’s sick of carrying the company, growing Universal’s market share yet still having little to show for it. He wants to make the big bucks, he wants some real power, so he’s moving to Seattle. Well, not really, he’ll still […]

Yes, I still subscribe, I have since 1969. And I still haven’t gotten over the lack of a fold, never mind moving to New York and ultimately going slick. But this binding issue is the last straw. What killed “Rolling Stone”? The refusal to regenerate, it got old with its audience, as opposed to MTV, […]

START SMALL Big time publicity is for big time acts. Not only will most major outlets not cover you, if they do, people will think you’re a hype. Better to start small and hit singles rather than home runs, better to activate a core fan base than try to reach everybody, better to take risks […]