As promised a couple of months ago, I’ve added my 1997 Q&A with Aerosmith lead singer Steven Tyler to the archives; you can read it here. This interview was the first installment in the “Rites of Passage” column found on the back page of Details; we both had a lot of fun with it. Tyler […]
posted 12 October 2009 in Archives, Articles. no comments yet
(New to the countdown? Catch up here.) Sure, I know what you’re thinking: Europe had another hit? In fact, they had three others, including 1987’s “Carrie,” which apparently went all the way to #3. This relatively anemic followup marked their last appearance in the American top 40, although they were still getting a promotional push […]
posted 8 October 2009 in 1988. 8 comments
I have another “Icon” interview in the new issue of Maxim (the October issue, with Audrina Patridge of The Hills on the cover): this time it’s with Woody Harrelson, currently starring in Zombieland. We met at a vegan restaurant in Los Angeles, so naturally, I had a cheeseburger before I showed up. Harrelson ordered a […]
posted 5 October 2009 in Articles, Outside. no comments yet
Another photo from the Melbourne trip: Oh, so that’s where Batman lives.
posted 2 October 2009 in Photos. no comments yet
(New to the countdown? Catch up here.) Many musicians have a career arc that takes them through various radio formats: country to top-40 and back to country, for example. One of the most common paths, taken by artists such as Rod Stewart, is classic rock to top-40 to adult-contemporary. Richard Marx following that route isn’t […]
posted 1 October 2009 in 1988. 7 comments
Nobody ever accused Sammy Hagar of being a genius. But I would have guessed that he passed driver’s ed. Unfortunately, the opening line of “I Can’t Drive 55” is as follows: One foot on the brake and and one on the gas Not only can you not drive 55 with that technique, you can’t drive […]
posted 28 September 2009 in Tasty Bits. no comments yet
Time to visit the Duke. MTV replays their promo for “Michael Jackson Sunday”; as you might expect, it plays very differently now than it did a few months ago. “He’s been bad,” says the MTV Voiceover Guy. (A clip from “Bad” plays.) “He’s been smooth.” (A “Smooth Criminal” clip.) “Now he takes his own image […]
posted 24 September 2009 in 1988. 4 comments
Five musicians I’ve interviewed who are no longer alive: 1. James Brown 2. Kurt Cobain 3. Left Eye 4. Barry White 5. Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
posted 22 September 2009 in Tasty Bits. 1 comment
Another picture from my trip to Australia last month (taken while I was wandering around Melbourne, trying to shake off my jet lag so that I would be able to put together complete sentences when it was time to interview Pink):
posted 18 September 2009 in Photos. no comments yet
