I knew before I left China that the food would be one of the things I missed the most and that sure was true. Unfortunately, this was the first time I made a video to go with my column — one of the last ones I actually wrote from China.
A wild trip through Sichuan’s Wild West. The video tells the tale.
Jinshanling-Simitai Great Wall hike. With Jacob, Jesse and Niko. Music by Woodie Alan.
It was very exciting to get back into our house after three and a half years in Beijing and two months waiting for everything to arrive…and fairly terrifying to find out we had 64 boxes coming from storage.
Fog rolls over the Great Wall. Music by Woodie Alan.
Chinese New Year’s Eve morning in a Beijing hutong.
Dixie Doc and son join the fray with some dixieland at Beijing’s Temple of Heaven. Forgive the guitar work.
Seriously old-school corn milling in Mutianyu Village, in the shadow of the Great Wall.
This video about my band Woodie Alan ran with my final Expat Life column. It captures us at our favorite little bar, Jianghu Jiuba, on our CD release tour.
LA CONFIDENTIAL Originally published in March, 2012 issue of Guitar World. The Doors were at a low point in December 1970, when they gathered to record their sixth studio album. They had been banned from performing after singer Jim Morrison’s prosecution for exposing himself at a Miami concert, effectively killing their performing career. Their previous [...]
I am really proud and excited to announce that guitarist Andy Aledort will be joining Big in China at Uncle Mike’s in downtown New York on Friday, May 18. You can see details on the event here. WHAT: Andy Aledort with Alan Paul and Big in China WHEN: Friday, May 18 9 PM-1:00 AM WHERE: [...]
In 1999, Guitar World devoted an entire issue to the 30th anniversary of 1969, which we proclaimed the greatest year in rock. I wrote the histories of several landmark albums, including James Brown’s “Say It Loud (I’m Black and I’m Proud).” The best part of the entire project by a long shot was interviewing the great [...]