Interview
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The irrepressible Billy Bragg dropped by the FUV studios in The Bronx to give a taste of his philosophy as well as his latest album. Full radio interview and three complete songs on video HERE.
Stars were really great when they stopped by WFUV and even bought pizzas! Full interview and video of two songs HERE.
Tom was in great form at Jazz at Lincoln Center as part of the American Songbook Series and was generous with his time chatting before the show.
I posted my usual two minute piece a couple of weeks ago but wanted to share more substantial conversation here with Warren…
Warren Haynes is part of two great traditions at The Beacon. In addition to the annual spring run with The Allman Brothers, Haynesy likes to celebrate new years in the city with Gov’t Mule.
This past Tuesday was one of the more exciting days I can remember as I was lucky enough to attend the premiere of Celebration Day – a Led Zeppelin concert film at MOMA followed by a press conference with none other than Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, and […]
Diamond Rugs hung out in NYC a bit recently for a David Letterman appearance and a gig opening last Sunday June 24th for Alabama Shakes at Central Park on Summerstage. On Tuesday, I met the Rugs at WFUV where they performed five tracks from the album and chatted with me […]
I recently traveled to the home of Columbia Records in the Sony Building on Madison avenue to visit with Patti Smith. The hallways there are filled with beautiful framed photographs of legendary Columbia artists like Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen. Adjacent to the door of the room where we met […]
I don’t remember ever having heard the 1979 classic Cruel to be Kind in concert before last month but I heard it twice in the span of a couple of weeks. The first was at the Nick Lowe show at Town Hall on April 25th. The 63 year old Lowe […]
Jonathan Meiburg is a fascinating guy and a wildly talented singer. He and the touring lineup of Shearwater favored me with four songs from their latest Animal Joy in WFUV’s Studio A this past Friday (2/24/12) before a show with Sharon Van Etten who, JM explained to me after the […]