RE: The Stax Documentary In your review of the Stax documentary you mentioned Stax being “screwed by Jerry Wexler” such that “Atlantic ends up with all the Masters.” However, technically, the latter statement is incorrect. When Jim Stewart made the deal with Jerry Wexler, Stax (now Concord) actually retained ownership of the Masters. But that was because the deal was […]

1 This is weird. Because I just started watching the Questlove documentary last night. I planned to finish up today and give you my take on it and I’m gassing up my car and my sister texts me that Sly died and… What am I gonna do, write about the doc, write about the man, […]

Surprised you did not mention they all got sick of being interviewed, and that’s why this drops dead where it does, at the second album. I so wanted to hear them talk about “How the West Was Won,” because I’d argue that’s the greatest Zep album, with “Since I’ve Been Loving You” their best ever […]

Now on Netflix: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDKC77QS8WM I was there, which seems kind of weird sixty years on. Because many fans were not. Canvass youngsters and ask them if they’re familiar with the Yardbirds. They probably don’t even know “For Your Love.” But Led Zeppelin? Led Zeppelin is FOREVER! Only rivaled in longevity by the Beatles. The Doors […]