The brevity of life

On February 3, 1959, American rock and roll musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and “the big bopper” J.P. Richard were killed in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa, together with pilot Roger Peterson. The event later became known as “The Day the Music Died”, after singer-songwriter Don McLean referred to it as such in his 1971 song …

The passing of a legend

Little Richard, a legend in the early stages of Rock ‘n’ Roll and beyond, passed away this morning at this home in Tullahoma, TN (about an hour south of Nashville). Richard had enormous influence over the music world, with popular hits like “Tutti-Frutti” and “Long Tall Sally.” The Beatles have credited Richard as being inspirational …

State of the live concert industry

Just two weeks ago, Pollstar projected that in its most pessimistic scenario for the post-COVID-19 concert industry, shows would resume in less than a year with industry losses around $9 billion. The live concert business is preparing for much worse. In a recent report from top department staffers, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti suggested that …

Looking for answers

Is the coronavirus a judgement from God on this world’s escalation of corruption? It probably is a cringe-worthy question, people of faith and, basically, the general population tend to explore these queries when disaster strikes. So, with the global reach of the coronavirus, the question of whether the pandemic is God’s judgment begs our attention. Probably …

First Quarter?

It is important to not impose a premature finish line on the current Coronavirus crisis and the crash of the world economies. Many times, when people are in adverse situations, they assume this is the finish line, the game is over and they’ve lost. In reality, we may only be in the first quarter of the game, or …