I Worked At Reprise Records
I’m still looking for that astrology workbook of mine. I ventured into a room I never go to and saw shelves and shelves of books, tapes,...
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Howie Klein
- Dec 11, 2022
- 6 min
An Artist I Was Lucky Enough To Meet: Chaka Khan
The first time I met Chaka Khan was just before Christmas, 1978. She was 25 and I was 5 years older. She was just starting a new solo...
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Howie Klein
- Nov 26, 2022
- 4 min
Dancing In The Dark
I hitchhiked to Miami— or tried to— when I was in high school, 14-15 years old. I was apprehended by the state highway police on the New...
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Howie Klein
- Nov 17, 2022
- 5 min
The Clash Interviews: Paul Simonon, Part II— Paul Goes To Moscow
The first half of this 1977 interview with former Clash bass player Paul Simonon— who will be 67 next month— ran Wednesday evening. At...
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Howie Klein
- Nov 16, 2022
- 9 min
The Clash Interviews: Paul Simonon, Part I
The Clash were never on any label I worked for. But they were my favorite band for a long time. I expect to write a lot about them in the...
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Howie Klein
- Nov 6, 2022
- 4 min
I Forgot That The First Time AC/DC Went On Tour— In Australia— It Was Opening For Lou Reed
A few months ago, I was talking with a Senate candidate about AC/DC, his favorite band. It kind of blows my mind to imagine someone in...
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Howie Klein
- Nov 4, 2022
- 4 min
Me And Madonna... Not Much Me There
After I couldn’t stand one more moment watching CBS Records butcher the bands on my label, 415 Records, I took a job as general manager...
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Howie Klein
- Oct 28, 2022
- 3 min
Today The Killer Died-- This Time For Real
When I was growing up, this was the Devil's Music: "You shake my nerves and you rattle my brain Too much love drives a man insane" A few...
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Howie Klein
- Oct 15, 2022
- 8 min
Craig Chaquico, Part II-- If I Had A Better Memory, I Wouldn't Have Had To Write This
A couple of weeks ago, I posted about how Jefferson Starship’s then-young guitarist Craig Chaquico had traded me a tour jacket for an...
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Howie Klein
- Oct 11, 2022
- 3 min
Tommy Page: Singing Rage
I went to work for Sire because I was crazy about the alternative rock the label was famous for— from the Ramones, Richard Hell, the Dead...
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Howie Klein
- Sep 30, 2022
- 3 min
When U2 Came To Town The First Time
I’m embarrassed. I can’t remember how I first met U2. I know I was in London and it was before they had any music out. I’m guessing I met...
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Howie Klein
- Sep 10, 2022
- 4 min
A New Lou Reed Release
Sandy Pearlman and I used to drive into Manhattan from Stony Brook for every Exploding Plastic Inevitable Velvet Underground show in 1966...
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Howie Klein
- Sep 3, 2022
- 3 min
Would You Buy Concert Tickets To See An Extreme-MAGA Performer? What If You Like His Songs?
Anyone who has noticed my career in the music business probably associates me with alternative music. I started the first punk-oriented...
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Howie Klein
- Aug 4, 2022
- 8 min
Mo Ostin, RIP
I’ve been wanting to say a few words on the passing this week of the greatest record executive I ever met, the legendary Mo Ostin. He was...
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Denise Sullivan
- Jul 31, 2022
- 5 min
Soundinista: Who's The Boss? Door Is Open And Ride Ain't Free For Live Bruce Springsteen
-by Denise Sullivan There was a time when rock ’n’ roll regularly served to inspire and act as a redemptive force in a world torn...
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Howie Klein
- Jun 1, 2022
- 5 min
How The Patti Smith Group Inspired James Calvin Wilsey
Wicked Game, Part II -by Michael Goldberg Every ten years or so, rock & roll reinvents itself. In the mid-’60s, the British Invasion with...
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Howie Klein
- May 23, 2022
- 5 min
Why Did Michael Goldberg Write a Book About Jimmy Wilsey?
-by Michael Goldberg Jimmy Wilsey was a little known guitarist whose greatest success was in the shadows of Chris Isaak. So why would I...
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Howie Klein
- Apr 17, 2022
- 6 min
I Get Knocked Down, But I Get Up Again... You're Never Gonna Keep Me Down
I remember telling my boss on the day that I retired from the music business that one thing I was really happy about was that I'd never...
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Howie Klein
- Apr 10, 2022
- 2 min
Midnight Meme Of The Day! The Next Republican Moses?
by Noah Sunday Thoughts: In the music business, there were, for years, plenty of morons who, among other things, spent way too much...
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Howie Klein
- Apr 3, 2022
- 7 min
Grammy's 'Global Music' Categories Ignore Musicians From Much Of The Globe
-by Ian Brennan In theory, international music makers should be thrilled about the Grammys being handed out this Sunday. Instead of one...
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