When you work with musicians, lots of fun things happen. At the outset, the excitement is palpable — so many cool things you’re going to do, so many great ideas, and that new album is going to catapult the artist into the stratosphere. A few months later though, it’s not all that. As a marketing guy, you’ve done everything you said you would, and there’s a solid...
RockGeek Fact of the Day #4913
Take a listen to “Sway” by the Rolling Stones. Pete Townshend from The Who, singer Billy Nichols, and Ronnie Lane from Small Faces all sang background vocals, and the strings were arranged by Paul Buckmaster — best known for his work with Elton John. The Rolling Stones arrive in Boston tonight for two shows…
Fun With Banking
After verifying my info for the third time in 10 minutes, they explained that yes, they had received the letter of termination, but no, they hadn't terminated the account. Why, I asked. I mean, it seemed like a logical question considered they'd received and acknowledged verbal and written requests to terminate the account.
Gee, they said, we don't know.
RockGeek Fact of the Day #040113
According to anonymous sources, the remaining members of the Beatles (Paul McCartney & Ringo Starr) will be touring this summer. Plans are to be announced at a press conference later today. The tour will start nostaligically in Liverpool and include stops in London, Paris, New York, Chicago, and 20 other U.S. cities concluding at Candlestick Park in San Francisco where The Beatles performed...
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RockGeek Fact of the Day #1969
On this day in 1969, The Rolling Stones headlined the infamous Altamont Free Concert in Altamont, CA. Immortalized in the film “Gimme Shelter,” it’s a cautionary tale of what not to do when planning a large scale rock concert. Interestingly, the Hells Angels have always gotten blamed for the death of 18 year old Meredith Hunter, but while being far from...
Authenticity
I got into a pretty heavy “discussion” with a friend the other day. He works in content marketing, and his job is to create content around a brand that helps drive focus and awareness. Ultimately it’s what all marketers do, but his specialty is in content creation. Sometimes it’s good content and other times, the cause of my distress, it’s just noise wrapped...
RockGeek Fact of the Day #5773
Happy 78th Birthday to Leonard Cohen! Cohen, a nice Jewish boy, has drawn from Jewish religious and cultural imagery throughout his career. Unetaneh Tokef, an 11th-century liturgical poem recited during Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, are echoed in his song “Who By Fire.” Here’s the English translation: On Rosh Hashanah it is inscribed, And on Yom Kippur it is sealed. How many...
Enough already!
Where is David Bowie?
Without going on and on and on about how last night’s Closing Ceremonies, what seemed oddest to me was the attention lavished on David Bowie. Don’t get me wrong, I love the guy. But where has he been lately? There’s no mentions of him in the press, no albums to promote, no tour dates, not even a TMZ style “hey-look-who-we-just-bumped-into-getting-dinner-at-Mr...