Tomorrow morning, I will see my kids off to school, kiss Becky good bye, gas up my Chevrolet and drive 357 miles from my New Jersey home to see a baseball game in my hometown of Pittsburgh. It was not a difficult decision. The NL Wildcard Playoff game against the Cincinnati Reds is an opportunity […]
Just a Friday reminder… It’s Coming soon — February 18, 2014 St. Martin’s will be publishing One Way Out: The Inside History of the Allman Brothers Band on February 18, 2014, to coincide with the band’s 45th anniversary. This is intended to be no less than the ultimate word on the greatest band in rock history. I interviewed over 50 people, including all […]
Bob Lefsetz wrote about the song “Some Kind of Wonderful,” made into a hit by Grand Funk Railroad, which prompted the song’s writer and original singer John Ellison, of the great, forgotten Soul Brothers Six, to respond. I found his story about how and why he wrote the song really great, and I love the […]
Dickey Betts joined Derek Trucks and the Tedeschi Trucks Band onstage at the Beacon Theatre Saturday night, September 21 for three songs: “Blue Sky,” “In Memory of Elizabeth Reed,” and “The Sky Is Crying.” Dickey’s son and bandmate Duane was also on stage for the latter. I knew this was coming and would have very […]
My latest interview with Warren Haynes is out in the latest Guitar World… November 2013 issue, on sale now… Go buy it! We discuss Gov’t Mule’s new album Shout! and the symphonic Jerry Garcia tour. A tiny sample: GW: It’s been four years since the last Gov’t Mule album. There’s a lot of water under the […]
I did in an interview for the Why I Write website, and I think it came out pretty well. It’s really hard to read something like about yourself and not feel a little pompous, but it captures my method of writing, or lack thereof. Amazon.com Widgets Goodreads reviews for Big in China Reviews from Goodreads.com