Posts Tagged ‘Rock & Roll’
My Life Inside Rock (And Out)
For me, browsing the music section at the local book store is a little like an alcoholic ogling the top-shelf at the local tavern, or a sex addict wandering 4th Street in the Meatpacking District. I have an unnatural (though entirely understandable, I think) compulsion to consume rock bios, memoirs collections and compendiums. I’ve read…
Read MoreR.I.P. Sony Music Studios (Et All)
In the early days of my tenure here in Hell’s Kitchen, I discovered enthusiastically that two of the world’s most notable recording studios were within spitting distance of my apartment: The Hit Factory and Sony Music Studios. The Hit Factory, on 54th between Ninth and Tenth, produced dozens of legendary recordings, including Stevie Wonder’s “Songs…
Read MoreMusic Could Provide The Light You Cannot Resist
It was spring. Everything was in bloom. The pavement was slick from an overnight rain. The bus stop on the corner of Spencer and Fairfield Roads was crowded with middle schoolers. Including me: a tall, bespectacled and braced ninth grader in a blue Land’s End oxford button-down, Levis 501s, and purple Converse All-Star high tops.…
Read MoreOn The Air: KPTL’s Live From Studio C With Deeya
If you like hearing me talk then today’s your lucky day. As I told KPTL DJ Daniel Boseman after we wrapped our 45-minute interview, I’ve been the interviewer far more frequently than the interviewee. See, I talk a lot. Which, I know from all my years at The MTV, is not necessarily the best thing…
Read MoreDownload Authentic Records Flood Relief Benefit Bootleg Now!
Authentic Records’ artists She Swings She Sways, Jason Walsmith and Mike Butterworth (of The Nadas), Will Petersen and Jim Stockberger (of Fat Andy), Andy Fleming (of Brother Trucker), Benjamin Wagner, Stephanie Walsmith, Tony Bohnenkamp and Josh Davis performed Sunday night to raise funds for Iowa flood relief. Donations, silent auction bids plus CD proceeds netted…
Read MoreAuthentic Records Flood Relief Public Service Announcement – Video
I wasn’t offstage much more than two minutes when Thrillcat Editorial Director Travis Ballstadt pulled me aside to tape my part of the Authentic Records Flood Relief Public Service Announcement. Jason and Mile had already taped their segment Sunday afternoon down by the Des Moines River itself. Unfortunately, I was still recovering from the Hy-Vee…
Read MoreAuthentic Records Flood Relief Benefit – Photos
On The Air: KPTL’s Capital Backyard With Daniel Boseman
It’s been a whirlwind weekend here in Des Moines, Iowa. I got in Saturday around noon, registered for the Hy-Vee Tri, then taped two KPTL-FM Capitol 106.3 radio shows: Daniel Boseman’s Capitol Backyard, and Deeya’s Live from Studio C. I ran the tri Sunday morning in 2:48:27. Then the Authentic Records crew threw a hugely…
Read MoreThis Weekend? It’s All About Des Moines
Holy moly, this thing’s blowin’ up! What began as Jason Walsmith and my crazy idea (“Run the Des Moines Triathlon then play a rock show afterwards”) has grown to something truly epic. Almost the entire Authentic Records roster has rallied together in response to the flood devastation sustained by the great state of Iowa to…
Read MoreThe Apostle Of Uncool
A recent Rolling Stone cover story characterized Coldplay’s Chris Martin as “The Jesus of Uncool.” And while I can’t relate to the Jesus part, I can the “uncool.” See, I have a long history of uncool. I wasn’t in the “cool” crowd in high school, wasn’t in the “cool” band in college, and — while…
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