Taylor Swift's Apple Stand Creates a Little Bad Blood of Its Own
On Sunday, while most Americans were celebrating Father's Day, Taylor Swift was busy penning a letter to Apple instead. In said letter, Swift explained why her music would not to be available through...
View ArticleIs Shinyribs the New Parrothead Nation?
Only a week before the July 1 publication of a cover story with the premise that Shinyribs is the fastest-rising comet on the Texas scene I wrote for the Austin-based quarterly Texas Music, the band...
View ArticleChris Stapleton Hoping a No. 1 Country Songwriter Can Also Be a Star
A number of industry insiders consider Kentucky-born singer-songwriter Chris Stapleton to be one of the most talented people in Nashville. The 37-year-old musician has written a handful of No. 1...
View ArticleThe Value of Seeing Billy Corgan and Marilyn Manson in 2015
Can you put a price on nostalgia? This summer, Houston is bedazzled by nostalgia acts hitting the touring circuit, and the price has never been higher. As interest in seeing these aging rock stars...
View ArticleAllen Klein: Rock's Greatest Money Man...Or Greatest Cheat?
Allen Klein: The Man Who Bailed Out the Beatles, Made the Stones, and Transformed Rock & Roll By Fred Goodman Eamon Dolan/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 320 pp., $27 “Don’t talk to me about ethics....
View ArticleTransmission's Plan for Houston: 'More Bands to the Table'
Lately the medium and small-venue level of the Houston music scene has begun to resemble a chessboard, with pieces moving around quickly and spectators left to look on and wonder who will ultimately...
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