Music Business Strictly For the Birds
I’ve been working on a new blog-based website for ex-Byrds lead Roger McGuinn (http://tinyurl.com/amq46) and in the process have read a bit about the band’s history. I’ve been struck by how influential Roger McGuinn’s guitar sound has been, particularly on early (re: seminal) R.E.M. I had never made that connection before until I listened last evening for the first time in a couple of decades to the classic “Eight Miles High.” (I imagine the high-flying Byrds were smoking pot for medicinal purposes only.) Anyway, I came across a fascinating website documenting a Frontline television series last year on the death of the music industry that contained an interview with ex-Byrd David Crosby. (See Paul Jones’ blog on the newly formed connection between ibiblio and Frontline at http://tinyurl.com/9w2pw) I suppose the Crosby interview is no longer news, and I also imagine there are many bitter overweight sixties rejects complaining about Britney Spears’ tits, but, heck, the interview is compelling. Crosby’s in the “been there, done that” seat, and for that alone, it’s a valuable reflection on the horrors that occur when big biz and art collide (a hint: roadkill). Props to Crosby. The interview can be found at http://tinyurl.com/2vv5e.
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