In the latest issue of Rolling Stone, David Browne reports that in 1979 Paul Nelson was recruited as an advisor to a commission headed by legendary producer John Hammond to update the official White House Record Library. As a result of the commission's efforts, President Obama can enjoy vinyl versions of Dylan's Blood on the Tracks, Springsteen's ( Read more... )

Rock journalist. PR guy for Led Zeppelin. Nirvana's manager. Good friend to Kurt and Courtney. Record company executive. These are but a few of the descriptions you might apply to Danny Goldberg, whose latest book, Bumping into Geniuses: My Life Inside the Rock and Roll Business, hits the bookstores next month. In addition to the appellations I've ( Read more... )

From the time he encountered Bobby Zimmerman at the University of Minnesota, Paul Nelson's trajectory took him into many a luminaries' orbit. In addition to the dozens of artists whom he interviewed (striking up friendships with many of them), Paul also enjoyed relationships with some pretty heady individuals socially. Among them was director ( Read more... )