An underappreciated part of this news cycle has been Lewis talking about how real and severe his depression was and how he worked to come back from it.
Source: Huey Lewis on Living With Hearing Loss, New Album ‘Weather’ – Rolling Stone
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huey, part 2
It’s time the general culture appreciate Lewis’ legacy and talent.
Source: Huey Lewis Has a New Album, Doc, Manager and Broadway-Bound Musical – Variety
huey, part 1
Best part of this profile is how Lewis used his influence to promote others like Stevie Ray Vaughn and Bruce Hornsby.
Source: Huey Lewis on His New Album, Weather, His Struggles With Meniere’s Disease, and Getting Back on Tour
new satriani
scheff and champlin
I love this post and how Scheff outs himself as an unabashed fan of Champlin, along with many others.
Source: Jason Scheff | Bill Champlin
reducing the stigma
Great to see initiatives like the ones mentioned here taking shape, now let’s do them for every other industry.
Source: How the Music Industry Is Fighting the Mental-Health Crisis – Rolling Stone
not holding my breath
The FCC is interested in all those reports of new and improved payola in the music industry, though I’d be shocked if it amounts to anything.
new pearl jam
it’s actually about listener and fan influence
Whenever you read about how one platform or another gave rise to a particular moment or movement, remember it was the *users* of that platform that did it, enabled by a platform that got out of their way.
Source: Tumblr’s Impact on the Music Industry in the 2010s | Billboard
roll the bones
Like many others, I was inspired and awed by Peart’s drumming with Rush. Worth remembering he was the band’s chief lyricist as well.
If you ever have a chance to read the handful of books he wrote about riding his motorcycle through Africa and North America, I recommend you do so. They’re emotionally raw as they capture tough moments in his life as well as showing his unique sense of humor.
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