Springsteen at the Wonder Bar for a Stone Pony reunion show.CreditBobby Bank/WireImage, via Getty Images So as I went about telling the oral history of the Stone Pony, the legendary rock club in Asbury Park, N.J., an interview with Bruce Springsteen was essential. Here’s the full transcript of what he said. NICK CORASANITI When wasContinue Reading
Can Canada’s artistic middle class be saved?
A study by the Writers’ Union of Canada says an author’s average annual income from writing is just $9,380, a drop of 27 per cent from a decade ago. (BARRY GRAY / THE HAMILTON SPECTATOR FILE PHOTO) “I don’t know how you would make a living today as a young composer or writer,” says Quan. “They’reContinue Reading
A Walk Through Velvet Underground History With John Cale – The New York Times
John Cale at a new 12,000-square-foot exhibition dedicated to his former band, the Velvet Underground.CreditCreditRebecca Smeyne for The New York Times By Andrew R. Chow Oct. 11, 2018 John Cale didn’t spend very long in the Velvet Underground. Four years after he co-founded the band in 1964, Lou Reed unceremoniously kicked him out. “It wasContinue Reading
Tom Petty’s death is still a hard reminder for aging rockers about the downside of life on the road
A year after Tom Petty died at age 66 of an accidental medication overdose, his family members, band mates and others discuss what went wrong and what, if anything, can be done to save others from the same fate. When Tom Petty was rushed to a hospital one year ago in full cardiac arrest, twoContinue Reading
Has 10 years of Spotify ruined music? | Music | The Guardian
Has 10 years of Spotify ruined music? The streaming service is a decade old on Sunday. So has it created a post-CD paradise for listeners – or turned today’s music into a grey goo? Our music editors argue for and against Ben Beaumont-Thomas and Laura Snapes Stars of Spotify:Stefflon Don, Daddy Yankee, BTS, R Kelly,Continue Reading
The Myth of Sex, Drugs and Rock ‘n’ Roll is Not an Excuse For Being A Terrible Person
While the music world is still yet to have its full-fledged #MeToo moment of reckoning, there have been a few instances where an artist has actually faced consequences as a result of their actions—though unfortunately, nowhere near enough. One of the reasons that rock music’s abusers and harassers remain unscathed is because the myth ofContinue Reading
Afternoon Beers With a Former Sex Pistol – The New York Times
John Lydon, the 62-year-old punk legend, was in New York for a new documentary about Public Image Ltd. But first, he wanted to shop and smoke in a bar. “Don’t trust adults,” John Lydon said. “They’ll steal everything off you.”CreditCreditGeorge Etheredge for The New York Times By Alex Williams He arrived on the pop cultureContinue Reading
DON’T HIDE THE MADNESS—William S. Burroughs in Conversation with Allen Ginsberg
Those lucky enough to have socialized with William Burroughs report the best situations had the smallest number of people, and the very best were often when Allen Ginsberg was present. As Steven Taylor, editor of this book, observes in his introduction, this is because of Burroughs’ “great shyness hiding behind a stern exterior and formalContinue Reading
Doug Seegers went from homeless to top of the music charts — at age 66
Doug SeegersZuma Press Five years ago, Queens native Doug Seegers was a homeless country musician busking on the streets of Nashville. That’s when a Swedish documentary crew filmed him singing his rueful song “Going Down to the River” and booked him a recording session at Johnny Cash’s old studio. Now Seegers, 66, is one ofContinue Reading
Joan Jett on the New Doc ‘Bad Reputation,’ #MeToo in Music – Rolling Stone
Well, there’s the whole sequence where he got your singer, Cherie Currie, to pose in lingerie. The thing is, these girls could’ve walked away any time if they were uncomfortable. Nobody was forced to do anything. Everybody wanted to be there. Including Cherie. And then with Cherie trying to blame that on Kim … well,Continue Reading