Tull at the Greek Theater in LA. I remember them being average at this show, even though I’m a fan. I also remember being extremely bloated after having an enormous curry on the way there courtesy of the label folks. This is extremely appropriate as Ian Anderson has written a book about...

We invited Brit pop band Supergrass to play in the courtyard at the Virgin Megastore on Sunset Blvd to promote their fifth record, the cunningly named Road to Rouen. It was so hot that we could see the guys going redder and redder throughout the performance and sent staff to get sunscreen....

An interesting Q&A session with Paul Simon that I attended courtesy of WEA. He discussed the then about to be released Rhythm of the Saints record and how it was essentially going even deeper into African music and culture than the previous mega-successful album,...

Being just a couple of months after 9/11, this was one of the most emotional shows I’ve ever attended. v2 act The Stereophonics were opening for them, so I went to the show courtesy of their label. U2 have always been massive in New York. At this show, they totally tapped into all of...

I know I was there, but I remember absolutely nothing about the Aftershow party. Seems extremely...

A&M took the usual bunch of us retail and radio folks half way up a mountain on a snowy Winter’s night for mulled wines, beers and a very intimate performance by Del Amitri. It was quite an emotional evening on many fronts. Del Amitri had a lot to offer. I found a lot of the...