Posts From Greg Brodsky
‘Brats’ Film Review: Andrew McCarthy Revisits The Brat Pack
A 1985 New York magazine cover story coined the phrase. “I felt like I had lost control of the narrative of my career”
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Mark James, Songwriter of ‘Suspicious Minds’ and Other Hits, Dies
He also co-wrote “Always on My Mind,” a #1 hit for Willie Nelson that won the Grammy Award for Song of the Year
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Waddy Wachtel on Touring With Stevie Nicks
The guitarist has been a first-call Los Angeles-based session and touring musician for many of the biggest artists of the rock era.
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The Beatles Restored ‘Let It Be’ Film Shows a Band Still at a Creative Peak: Review
Michael Lindsay-Hogg’s restored 1970 film is streaming exclusively on Disney+
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The Five Americans’ Catchy Hit, ‘Western Union’: Dit-Da-Dit-Da-Dit
The clean-cut band from Oklahoma chose its name to help stand out from groups that were part of the British Invasion, and scored a catchy single in 1967.
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When Hank Aaron Topped Babe Ruth’s Hallowed Home Run Mark
As he approached the record, he was the subject of some of the most vile hate mail a human being could receive
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ABBA’s U.S. Success: The Inside Story
After winning the Eurovision Song Contest in 1974 with “Waterloo,” Atlantic Records president Jerry Greenberg signed them for the US. Then “Dancing Queen” happened
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Roger Hodgson Serves Up Supertramp Favorites: 2020 Review
It’s been well over 40 years since their breakout album, Breakfast in America, and the group’s principal songwriter and singer was celebrating it with fans.
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Jake Clemons Fills His Uncle Clarence’s Big Shoes
The saxophonist talks about playing with the E Street Band, the audience’s reception, the first time he saw them perform
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Photographer Neal Preston on Shooting Led Zeppelin
In his more than 5-decade career, he has photographed many of the world’s biggest music, sports and film stars. He shared some great stories with us.
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