Why Spotify flounders like a limp puppet in America

Why Spotify flounders like a limp puppet in America

Is Spotify flapping about like this in America? The music streaming service, Spotify, has botched its chance to dominate market share in the USA, says the US Business Editor of Britain’s influential Daily Telegraph, Katherine Rushton, from New York. When Spotify’s reclusive Swedish founder, Daniel Ek, launched his product in 2006, she says, “(Music) industry…

Mick Green: the greatest rock & roll guitarist you’ve never heard of

Mick Green: the greatest rock & roll guitarist you’ve never heard of

Updated 31 May 2021. Before The Beatles’ first UK hit, back in 1962, an 18-year-old English rhythm & blues guitarist joined one of the most dynamic – but, mostly, now  forgotten – of all English blues-rock bands. They were the Pirates, the band of the great, late Johnny Kidd. (see previous post). Not just a giant of a man, but a giant of the…

Rock ‘n’ Roll with a cutlass in its teeth.

Rock ‘n’ Roll with a cutlass in its teeth.

Updated April 27, 2020. Johnny Kidd & the Pirates: England’s first true rock & roll band. When I was about ten, before the Beatles and Stones gate-crashed Britain’s mainly middle-of-the-road hit parade, I remember lamenting the lack of authentic rock & rollers we had in England. Where America had the pre-army Elvis Presley, we had the pre-Broadway Tommy…

Official. Malcolm Young’s doppelganger replaces him in AC/DC

Official. Malcolm Young’s doppelganger replaces him in AC/DC

UPDATE 2 October 2014. AC/DC’s management today confirmed Malcolm Young has dementia and has left the band. This post’s headline, therefore, changes from “Will Malcolm Young’s doppelganger replace him in AC/DC?” to the affirmative.  AC/DC also confirmed that Malcolm’s nephew, Stevie Young, replaced his uncle on the band’s latest album, “Rock or Bust”, due out…