A conversation with the iconic singer-songwriter, recorded for the Freakonomics Radio series “How to Be Creative.” Stephen DUBNER: If you would just say your name and what you do. However you’d like to describe that. Elvis COSTELLO: Hello, I’m Elvis Costello, and I am some kind of musician and a writer. DUBNER: So, let’s startContinue Reading
Diana Krall, The World Series And Meyer’s Deli | FYIMusicNews
Photo: Bill King Diana Krall, The World Series And Meyer’s Deli Oct 26, 2018 by Bill King How does one correlate the emergence of an aspiring jazz singer/pianist with the anniversary of Joe Carter’s walk-off home run, October 23, 1993, that gave the Toronto Blue Jays their second World Series trophy? Meyer’s Deli, a onceContinue Reading
Iman Says She ‘Will Never Remarry’ Following David Bowie’s Death | Billboard
Former supermodel Iman has opened up about the pain and loneliness following the death of her legendary husband David Bowie, who passed away January 2016 after a battle with cancer. The 63-year-old fashion icon, who was married to Bowie for 24 years, says the past two years without her husband have been difficult. One thingContinue Reading
Bruce Springsteen on the Stone Pony: ‘Just a Very Down-Home Place’ – The New York Times
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
Forgotten Rebels still wild, still kicking | TheRecord.com
Mickey DeSadist from The Forgotten Rebels – Courtney Michaud / Indoor Shoes The band released their groundbreaking album debut “In Love With The System” in 1980 followed by “This Ain’t Hollywood” in 1982. Most recently came DIY live recording, “Last One Standing,” in 2011. “We have a bunch of new material,” hints DeSadist. “We haveContinue 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
