Crossing paths with your heroes. When those rare chances arrive, it’s a reminder of why I worked so hard to become a music journalist.
I seized just such a moment recently, when the opportunity arose to interview Alan White, the drummer for Yes. As an awkward teenager taking lessons in Read more...
Peel away the fabulousness, charisma, and nonstop celebrity of the Beatles, and what you re-discover are…songs.
Beatles expert Scott Freiman has extended the understanding of their unmatched songwriting gifts with the latest in his “Deconstructing the Beatles” series, Chords and Progressions. He’s studied their secret of the John Lennon, Paul Read more...
It will be a fabulous three months of anticipation for fans of the Fab Four.
That’s because The Fest for Beatles Fans, which bills itself as “the world’s longest running Beatles celebration”, will take place in New York City on February 7, 2014 – the 50th Anniversary of the Beatles’ Read more...
HARLEM, MANHATTAN/JOPLIN, MO: Sometimes you go looking for a story. And then, every now and again, a story finds you. I think John Lennon put it best when he said, “Life is what happens while you’re busy making other plans.”
So in that spirit, meet Ross Gipson, a songwriter and Read more...
SUNSET PARK, BROOKLYN: Even the most natural talent needs some nurturing. And when an emerging songwriter crosses paths with a label that understands the strength of artist development, very good things happen.
The very latest evidence of this is in with Morning Void, the new album arriving this month from Read more...
