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Orrin Keepnews, one of the most respected producers in jazz history, played an integral role in the birth of modern jazz.
Archive for July, 2011
Mark Ronson
From Amy Winehouse to Bob Dylan, Mark Ronson has established himself as a producer who’s just as eager to work with legends in the making as living legends. Co-producer of the recently-deceased troubled torch singer Amy Winehouse’s smash Back to Black album, two tracks on pop diva Christina Aguilera’s 2006 No. 1 Back to Basics […]
NIkki Sixx
I’ll never know how heroin addiction affected my songwriting. I know I write better music when I’m sober. A lot of my friends have told me they don’t know how to write when sober. For me, the addiction had to do with running from my past and not living in the present. When you’re writing […]
In Tribute to Bill Morrissey
On July 23 one of my generation’s greatest troubadours, Bill Morrissey, left this earth at the age of 59. I’ve spent the last 24 hours since hearing the news trying to find the words to express the feelings of loss that always seem to hold the hand of regret, the warp-speed passing of time, and […]
JD Souther: Natural History
Legendary songwriter JD Souther gifts us with a muted and moving collection of such hits as “Faithless Love,” “Best of My Love,” “You’re Only Lonely” and “New Kid in Town,” and his voice has never sounded better.
John Prine
I used to think you needed a strong image or something different in there, or something humorous, you know? I never thought about hooks or anything in my songs. But the longer I do it, the more I think you can say the simplest thing that’s been said many times before, and it’s the time […]
