Entries by AlanPaul

Adele- a new, old paradigm?

I have to admit that I didn’t realize how big Adele was, though I have been really enjoying a few of her songs. But I came across this article about her in The Independent, thanks to Bob Lefsetz and I found it really refreshing and interesting in this Gaga era of push, push, push. Adele’s […]

Welcome to my New Blog

It’s been a long time coming. but a change has come. Welcome to my new blog, finally integrated into a reasonable website, with the able assistance of the incredibly patient Jeb Dickerson. For more info on him, you can visit howtomatter.com. I wish I had met him a few months before Big In China came […]

Live Wire, Blues Power: the mighty Albert King

  As I’ve written before, interviewing the mighty blues guitarist Albert King during my first months as Guitar World’s Managing Editor way back in 1991 was a tremendous thrill.  Twenty years later it remains a definitive career highlight. Please go back and read that interview and my intro to it to understand just how much Albert meant […]

Ladies and gentleman, Woodie Alan

I always liked this guy’s photos and I just came across this one, which I had not seen in a while on Woodie’s My space page.  It is a bad copy and the image is too small, but it captures something and I like it.  Alan Paul and Woodie Wu of Woodie Alan at Jianghu […]

"It’s oil…black, black gold"

The fine folks from Taiwan’s NMA animation strike again, this time with this fine summary of rising gas prices. The lead character is a pretty insulting caricature of an American, but this sums things up in a fun and amusing few minutes better than anything else you are likely to come across. I believe that […]

Beijing, Chengdu, Shanghai Here I Come

Photo by Kathryn Huang I’m very happy to say that I will be in China to promote Big in China very soon. Scroll down the page to read some excerpts from the book. More dates are being added, but I am already looking like a busy boy.  Confirmed dates: June 14, 7:30 PM    Chengdu […]