Whether they come around to it or not, Dick Wagner is a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame worthy contender. His work for Lou Reed and Alice Cooper alone should qualify him, but oh, I forgot, this year Alice got snubbed in favor of. . . ? ABBA? Are you kidding me? Fine, I realize [...]

Just about everybody knows that commercial by energy drink company Red Bull, the one where they go, “Red Bull Gives You Wings.” But what some of you may not know is that the company also gives you music. Ever hear about the Red Bull Academy? I’m not sure if you get a diploma, but you [...]

Without much fanfare, one of the most under appreciated frontwoman brought one of the most under appreciated punk/reggae groups to the Echo last night. With her Rasta affected German meets British accent, singer Ari Up along with original bassist, Tessa Pollitt, have a revamped line-up (though Paul Cook’s daughter, Hollie, was not on keys as [...]

I interviewed Space Ace Frehley at the Gibson Showroom on the same day we learned that Les Paul died. What a day. I took this shot of him in front of a Marshall amp. As you’ll hear in my full interview with ace , he loved the fact that the speakers were two different sizes. [...]

Back in 2002, I visited VP Records in Jamaica, Queens to interview Chris and Patricia Chin, the son and wife of Vincent Chin, the papa who started the label side of the jamaican music store back in 1979. Soon after my day at VP, my own father died, and I put the story on hold, [...]

People from all around the world made their way to the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts last week, for the 40th anniversary of the Woodstock Festival. The Bethel Woods amphitheatre sits on the same land of the original festival (but not the original stage area), acres that were once owned by Max Yasgur, the [...]

The music world has lost a true giant. What’s very weird for me is that I went to the Gibson Show Room in Manhattan today and Les Paul was everywhere. I showed up to interview ACE FREHLEY, who aside from having a signature Les Paul line, has long been associated with the brand, even before [...]

If you live in the New York/Tri-State area and you love blues and jazz, there’s a great little place called The turning Point in the great little town of Piermont NY. I was there a couple of nights ago and had the pleasure of catching blues duo Satan and Adam (Sterling Magee and Adam Gussow). [...]

On the cover of the August issue, you’ll see Fabolous, a rap star who’s on his fifth album (but first for Def Jam), Loso’s Way. He was as cool on the phone as he looks in this picture. Here’s some of our INTERVIEW where he talks about doing the “label shuffle.”

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