It’s been reported that David Bowie was a big reader. Check out his answer to question number one. This is from a Vanity Fair interview in 1998.
So happy World Book Day.
Read Like David Bowie
Musings By Mark
Johnny Cash’s B Day
Do you have one of those places? You know the kind of place I’m talking about. A place you never plan on going to. A place where if you end up there you know you had a great night. And …
Tom Waits…gets a Grammy
Sometimes Grammy does good. Unlike say when they award Jethro Tull “Best Hard Rock/Metal” performance. Yes, because nothing says metal like a flute solo.
It was 17 years ago that Tom Waits’ “Mule Variations” won a Grammy for Best Contemporary …
“Bad” Rock Bands Banned
And issued on the day of love…
Thoughts?…
Best Selling Vinyl of 2016
Vinyl is under 3% of total music sales but it’s the 9th year in a row that vinyl sales have increased. 2016 was the first time in 25 years that vinyl sold more than 3 Million copies.
Looking at the …
My Life in Music: George Michael
I haven’t written my “My Life in Music” the College Years yet but if I had “Listen Without Prejudice Vol 1” would probably be the “surprise” CD. When people ask, “what is the the CD (remember those?) you have, that …
My Life in Music: Adam Friedman
I think there’s time for one more My Life in Music for 2016.
I’m a big fan of PR people that get to know NEXT and know what I like. They don’t waste my time…because I listen to pretty much …
91 is 25: Matthew Sweet
Your marriage is breaking up. You are getting a divorce. On top of that, your record company is dropping you. What do you do?
Matthew Sweet decides to write a masterpiece. “Girlfriend” also helped to make power pop radio friendly …
91 is 25: U2
Tread water long enough and you’ll drown.
Right? Must we be shark-like? Sharks must move forward or die (it moves water through their lungs).
It happens to all of us. Ossification leads to suffering. Failing. Being not as good.
It …
St. Paul comes marching in
About halfway through St. Paul and the Broken Bones’ incendiary 85-minute show at Atlanta’s Fabulous Fox Theatre last night, frontman Paul Janeway pointed out that “I can’t believe that just four-and-a-half years ago, I was a bank teller.”
When you …