In the wake of the recent Grammy scandal (if you’re not up on it, keep reading), we must ask ourselves… how did it happen? And what does a Grammy even mean anymore? In 1969 when I first started in the music business, the two big award shows were the Oscars and the Grammy Awards. As … Continue reading Grammy Scandal: What Happened to Music’s Biggest Night?
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I’ve just seen the most remarkable rock documentary, which I think may be my favorite so far. Bill Wyman’s, The Quiet One, available on Amazon and a few other streaming services. I am actually writing this review on an airplane flying home from visiting family in southern California for Thanksgiving, and I’ve literally just seen … Continue reading Bill Wyman The Quiet One – An Extraordinary Film With A Remarkable Perspective
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I listen to more ZZ Top than ANY other band or artist. And I listen over and over again, with seemingly very little burnout. The music is a combo of rock and blues that I just can’t get enough of. The new documentary, ZZ Top: That Little Ol’ Band From Texas, states that ZZ Top … Continue reading ZZ Top: That Little Ol’ Band from Texas – Inside The Top
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Usually “Must See” appears at the beginning of my description of music films or documentaries I write about. I have to admit — I can’t say that about Remember My Name. Not that it isn’t interesting, or that you won’t learn some cool things about David Crosby by watching it. But overall, it doesn’t possess the … Continue reading David Crosby: Remember My Name – Melancholy Movie
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This extraordinary film is a must see. The trailer (you can watch it below) will immediately get you hooked. Laurel canyon, for those that don’t know, is a central thoroughfare that runs from the Sunset Strip up through the Hollywood Hills to Mulholland Drive and then down again, pouring out into the San Fernando Valley. … Continue reading Echo In The Canyon – Mighty Big Echo!
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I first got turned on to ZZ Top like most, from the album Tres Hombres in 1973. And at the time, like most, I thought this was just a good-time boogie band with little under the surface. That couldn’t have been farther from the truth. And as subsequent albums were released I began to realize … Continue reading ZZ Top 50th Anniversary Tour – Cause For Celebration!
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If you are a true Who fan, you’re going to love this band’s first new release in thirteen years, titled WHO — despite Pete Townshend’s opening cynical lyric, “I don’t care/I know you’re gonna hate this song.” I’ve wanted to write about this album since I first heard it in early November of last year. … Continue reading WHO? Yes, And You’re Going Love It!
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I was perusing CDJ, when I spied a great interview with Rob Halford by my old friend Jim Villanueva. New music by iconic veterans is most always something to shout about. The idea of always “becoming” keeps an artist fresh and vibrant. A metal Christmas album is perfect, and Celestial delivers on all fronts. The … Continue reading Rob Halford and the Secret Lives of Metal Gods
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Eddie Money is the only recording artist I know who was loved by everyone. He had the biggest and warmest personality and made you feel like a best friend immediately upon meeting him. I remember the first time we met. It was right before his debut album was released on Wolfgang/Columbia Records. It was 1977 … Continue reading Remembering Eddie Money
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The Rolling Thunder Revue documentary by Martin Scorsese is a fabulous piece of music history as it captures a time when pure art was celebrated, when art was what the counter-culture musicians of the 60’s and 70’s were striving for. And when that counter-culture found a mass audience in the Baby Boomer generation, even the … Continue reading Reliving The Rolling Thunder Revue — More Bob Dylan Revealed
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I was recently listening to my Tom Petty Mojo album, really digging it, and felt the need for more Tom Petty. I was searching YouTube and came across a most incredible interview. It’s not an interview really, just the meeting of two friends, Garry Shandling and Tom Petty. It’s them just talking shop, but the … Continue reading Enjoying Tom Petty — More To Hear, More To Know!
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One of the coolest things that happened working closely with so many great musicians while I was at Columbia Records was talking music with them and especially talking guitar with all the great players I met. The most fascinating thing was the discovery that at the end of the day, after all the fame, all … Continue reading Play It Loud: Instruments of Rock & Roll – Now At The Met in New York! WOW!!
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Paul Rappaport ("Rap") is a legendary music business veteran of 40 years. (He is not a cowboy!).
Paul is best known for his 33 year career at Columbia Records where he became a Sr. VP and played a pivotal role in the careers of Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Pink Floyd, The Rolling Stones, Alice In Chains, Billy Joel, Elvis Costello, Journey, and so [more]
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