By Bob Andelman (Originally published October 4,1986) Michael Franks was in Columbus, Ohio when he heard that Ringo Starr had just recorded one of his tunes, “Monkey See – Monkey Do.” “I was on the road when the record came out,” the singer-songwriter recalls. “Somebody said, ‘One of your songs is on this Ringo... Continue Reading →
Elliot Mintz remembers John Lennon and the 1970s! VIDEO INTERVIEW
Watch this exclusive Mr. Media interview with Elliot Mintz by clicking on the video player above! Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience full of professional interviewers who would give their left, uh, pinky for an archive as diverse and substantial as Elliot Mintz’s… in the NEW new media capital of... Continue Reading →
Dizzy? Hear about 1963, when The Beatles opened for Tommy Roe! VIDEO INTERVIEW
Watch this exclusive Mr. Media interview with Tommy Roe, singer and songwriter of 'Dizzy,' 'Sheila,' 'Sweet Pea' and 'Everybody' by clicking on the video player above! Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of people who knew Lennon & McCartney and can say, with authority, that you’re no Lennon & McCartney... Continue Reading →
Paul McCartney biographer talks Beatles, Wings, Mills! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Howard Sounes won’t deny that there have been an awful lot of books about the Beatles and Paul McCartney. But that didn’t give him pause; he just researched and wrote one of the best: Fab, An Intimate Life of Paul McCartney. This massive, 634-page biography covers so much time and detail that I wasn’t... Continue Reading →