The news about the Fyre Festival disaster spread fast. Hordes of unsuspecting millennials who were promised a luxurious "VIP music experience" in the Bahamas were simply cheated out of thousands of dollars, and left stranded on an island with bad…
Read moreCLASSIC BLOG - Sound And Fury: US Beatles Box Backlash (1.13.14)
Several days ago I wrote a blog about the backlash toward the upcoming Beatles "US Albums" box set. In short: the source audio for these CDs will be the 2009 remasters done in the UK at Abbey Road, and not…
Read moreCLASSIC BLOG: Sting's "THE LAST SHIP" review (5.22.14)
Being a Sting fan hasn't always been easy. Haters love to tell you how pretentious and self-indulgent they think he is, and how his solo work lacks the fire and passion of The Police. But I disagree: I love the…
Read moreThe iPod Playlist That Got Away!
Sept. 29, 2016
Last Saturday night I was doing a “private event” gig in Manhattan (aka “the city”). I generally take the subway to city gigs; traffic and parking make the driving experience hellish, and my amp is light…
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IT WAS TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY...
July, 1996. The Summer Olympics are being held in Atlanta, and my “private events” band is flown down by Swatch to play their massive event at the Hard Rock Cafe. We are given all-access VIP credentials for the “Olympic Village,"…
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