1. Hard Day Of The Dead Hard Day Of The Dead Watch this video and tell me you don’t feel like you missed it! But that’s not why I’m writing about it. Then again, match music with images and you can end up with something greater than the sum of its parts. But the bottom […]

“The Joy Of The Single” My first single was “Martian Hop,” by the Ran-Dells. I heard it on my transistor. Probably WABC. I needed to own it. I begged my mother to take me to the store to buy it. You didn’t have access to shops in the suburbs, you were reliant on the transportation […]

The artists will fuck you. But without them you’re nothing. That’s the story of Laura Nyro. That’s who made David Geffen his first million. David didn’t make Laura any more talented, but he paved the way for her to make it. He encouraged her, he believed in her, he argued for her, he made things […]

1. IT’S EPISODE 60 Four plus years in. If you’re not in it for the long haul, you’re never going to make it, especially if you’re not chasing trends. Set yourself on fire, people may pay attention, but not for long. Get the press stirred up and many will know about you overnight, but you’re […]