Their Syd Barrett LPs made nary a dent in the U.S. Most people first heard “See Emily Play” when David Bowie covered it on “Pin Ups.” But when the crazy diamond was gone word started to spread, Pink Floyd were testing limits, in an era where that was admired, unlike today, where life is so […]

I think I finally found my hallelujah That’s about the fifth hook in a song that’s only three minutes and nine seconds long. There’s the “Uh-hah,” the handclap/percussion, the keyboard, the staccato singing and and then…we’ve got this distorted vocal with a ton of other stuff under it, which ends with the track dropping down […]

It’s a producer’s medium. Howard’s on vacation and I’ve been sampling the Pulse on Sirius XM and what stuns me is how the songs all sound alike. They’re peppered with a zillion hooks and the voices are interchangeable. Welcome to 2016. Wherein the youngsters get it and the oldsters are scratching their heads. Whilst the […]

WTF Podcast Episode 691 – Todd Rundgren He calls Andy Partridge a prick. You must listen to this podcast, you will find out more about record production than any seminar will teach you. Rundgren is surprisingly erudite and articulate and unlike everybody else in this insider business, especially those in the studio, he’s willing to […]