The Bob Lefsetz Podcast: Ken Kragen
From the Limeliters to the Smothers Brothers, Kenny Rogers, Lionel Richie, Travis Tritt, Trisha Yearwood, and even Gallagher, Ken Kragen is a legendary manager and one of the main drivers…
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The New Yorker Prince Story
I haven’t read about this anywhere else. I saw it first on “The New Yorker”‘s Today app. If you’re a subscriber, it’s extra info, to get you through the week,…
Read More The Bob Lefsetz Podcast: Harold Bronson
One of the original Rhino Brothers (along with Richard Foos), Harold went from playing to writing to CBS college rep and ultimately Rhino Records, then just a record shop. Harold…
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Bryan Ferry At The Greek
It was incredible. If live music were always this good, I’d go every night! Now, this was an older hipster crowd, who knew every lick from way back when and…
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Swift Sales
She didn’t hit a million. But nobody other than Taylor herself seemed to think that was possible. You see the paradigm has shifted, now it’s all about streaming, i.e. consumption,…
Read More Joel Selvin
Longtime music critic for the “San Francisco Chronicle,” Sammy Hagar once gave Joel’s phone number out at a show, and then Selvin co-wrote the Red Rocker’s #1 best-selling book, “Red:…
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The Stones At The Rose Bowl
They were rough. Until “Sympathy For The Devil.” Sometimes I wish I lived in New York, like last night. Sure, traffic is bad in Manhattan, but you can always take…
Read More A Tribute To Jerry Weintraub
A Tribute To Jerry Weintraub, recorded live at the Grammy Museum Thursday, August 14th, featuring John Meglen of Concerts West, Bob Finkelstein of Sinatra Enterprises, Claire Rothman, emeritus GM/VP of…
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Op-Ed: Jay-Z/NFL
This is what we called co-option in the sixties. It was the worst sin possible, to get into bed with the opposition when they offered a carrot stick, but not…
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