Today's Guest: Jennifer Greer, singer/songwriter, Fistful of Stars Jennifer Greer is a young singer, songwriter and pianist whose style and appeal is very much of this moment. And that, as you’ll soon hear for yourself, is a good thing. This is one of those shows where your host—that’s me—exercises complete editorial control and elects to... Continue Reading →
Useless Keys, image via Wikipedia So many rock bands, so little time. How do we ever choose among them? Seriously, I’m curious: how does one cut through all the noise and make a sonic impact on enough of us to make a living and more? That’s one of the things I want to ask my... Continue Reading →
Today's Guest: Legs McNeil, co-author, I Slept with Joey Ramone: A Punk Rock Family Memoir Joey Ramone wasn’t really Joey Ramone. Most people know that the “Ramones” name was for the stage, although few sought out and became their stage persona more completely than the former Jeffry Hyman, a spindly, troubled boy from Queens.... Continue Reading →
When word reached us last night (May 16, 2010) that singer Ronnie James Dio lost his battle against cancer yesterday at the age of 67, my wife said, “Didn’t you interview him?” Yes, yes, I did. It was May 22, 1986, one of my first interviews at my new job as pop music critic... Continue Reading →
Let’s face it: we take much of the music heard in movies for granted. With rare exceptions, it’s composed and put in place to complement the story and dialogue, not to overwhelm it. MARIO GRIGOROV podcast excerpt: "I finished mixing Precious in New York City and I drove home to Connecticut. I have two... Continue Reading →
Today's Guest: Adam Falcon, guitarist, Piece of Mine A few weeks ago, I didn’t know Adam Falcon from Adam West. But now I’m here to tell you that if you like jazz with a little bit of R&B, a touch of rap and maybe a twinge of Prince, you’re gonna love this guy. The... Continue Reading →
I have to share this story; it made me laugh. I don’t know too much about the boy bands of the late 1990s and early 2000s except that they were extremely popular and that, because my son was born in 1996, I missed that entire era of pop. So I went online to school... Continue Reading →
Today's Guest: Tom Weschler, long-time road manager, Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band, rock 'n' roll photographer, Travelin' Man: On the Road and Behind the Scenes with Bob Seger ,/center> Travelin Man - A Look Into the Life of Tom Weschler from Primeau Productions on Vimeo. Somehow, in all the years I was a... Continue Reading →
There’s not much better than being introduced to new music that instantly catches your fancy. That’s the way I felt when I first heard cuts from the Wooldridge Brothers new CD, Days Went Around. The twin guitar sound of Scott and Brian Wooldridge offers something you don’t hear in a lot of modern music: optimism.... Continue Reading →
Today's Guest: Marc Spitz, author, Bowie: A Biography. (EDITOR'S NOTE -- Late tonight, February 4, 2017, we learned that Marc Spitz, biographer of David Bowie, and contributing writer over the years to Rolling Stone, Spin, and The New York Times, died suddenly. It's shocking that Bowie and Spitz passed within the same year, each taking their... Continue Reading →
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