How To Have Fun With a Serious Song (Field Notes from a Music Biz Life, Part 3)
In this installment of his autobiography, MICHAEL SIGMAN recounts some amusing incidents following in the wake of his…
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At the Intersection of Abbey Road and Tin Pan Alley (Field Notes From a Music Biz Life, Part 3)
In Part 3 of his autobiography,, MICHAEL SIGMAN recalls how his father Carl's song 'Ebb Tide,' which was…
Field Notes From a Music Biz Life (Part 2)
In Part 2 of his autobiography, MICHAEL SIGMAN recalls the 'extraordinary collection of minds, heart and ears' that…
Field Notes from a Music Biz Life (Part 1)
'No Brill Building, no me.' So begins Chapter 1 of MICHAEL SIGMAN's autobiography, FIELD NOTES FROM A MUSIC…
Turning 65 with ‘Crazy’
As his 65th birthday looms, contributing editor MICHAEL SIGMAN reflects on a classic song his father, CARL SIGMAN,…
Circling Back
CARLENE CARTER's new album 'Carter Girl,' a tribute to the musical heritage of her fabled family, is a…
The Mythic Weight Of Phil Spector’s Christmas Gift: A Semicentennial Reflection
November 22, 1963, was a horrible day for the nation, and for PHIL SPECTOR, a personal disaster as…
Voicemail Transcriber Gives New Meaning to Pop Lyrics
As currently constituted, voicemail transcription, a promising but troubled technology, is giving new meaning to pop lyrics. Contributing…
Andrew Oldham: Stone Free At Last
ANDREW OLDHAM, the svelte, shadowy figure who guided the Rolling Stones from London's blues clubs to international infamy,…
The Quiet Heroism of ‘Right Living’
Contributing editor MICHAEL SIGMAN reflects on the recent fall of 'self-appointed heroes' and the virtues of 'quietly…