David Browne

Author, "Talkin' Greenwich Village" and other books; Substack: TheDBrief ( Rolling Stone contributor

[David Browne @DavBrowne]

This is a scam account. I would never pay for articles nor solicit musicians like this. (Also, I was laid off from Rolling Stone months ago, so there's that.)

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RIP Duncan Sheik. Looking back at his Nick Drake-inspired “Phantom Moon” era, what it said about the music and career that followed and our conversation about it at the time. My latest "DBrief" for @Substack.
https://t.co/w13Zs1YPxu

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@GregRenoff I remember that one. The Village was crawling with stores that sold boots. As Neil discovered: https://t.co/jmVgUYYrgA

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Newly unearthed bootleg cassettes from the archives: Nirvana’s last show; their Roseland, NYC, gig, which I attended; demos for Paul Simon’s shot at Broadway; and the Bob boot that started it all. Now where's my Walkman?

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@AmyRigby Hi Amy: My friend Tom Junod, which is a Crimson fan, suggests "Night Watch." I'm so sorry, again, for your loss.

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In an interview with me back in 2014, Ed Sheeran prided himself on his manners, good relations with other musicians and control over his career. That interview seems ironic now. My latest “DBrief.”
https://t.co/iVeX0RQAnM

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@BobRuggiero2 yes, have it!

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And in another example ... Noah Kahan is singing this song at the Emmys right now.
https://t.co/kccJCGj8pF

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Must admit that the collage aspect of that inside poster was news to me.

[🎸 Rock History 🎸 @historyrock_]

In 1976, while preparing for the release of "Hotel California," the Eagles did a photo shoot with Norman Seeff, the photographer who had already been working with them on previous albums.

The idea was to get an image for the poster that would be included inside the album, showing the band relaxing on a luxurious-looking bed.

The shoot, however, didn’t go as planned. As soon as it started, the band got up and left the studio, leaving Seeff confused about what had just happened. A week later, the photographer showed them a design he’d put together by combining several individual shots of each band member, and the Eagles loved the result.

That collage ended up becoming the official poster included in the first editions of “Hotel California,” an image that is now as iconic as the album itself, born from a session that at the time seemed like a total failure.

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With the 25th anniversary of 9/11 upon us, I look back at the way we were all grappling with music in that moment, from altered albums and covers to a list of songs one radio network suggested shouldn't be played. My latest "DBrief" for @Substack.
https://t.co/oVtfWKfGzi

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@BWheelerglobe Especially after Daisy Chain.

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Since everyone seems to be talking up the return of the compact disc, I advocated for its return in 2016.

https://t.co/jXwLjL581s

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@flexasaurusrex Thank you!

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RIP, Cassandra Wilson. We spoke in 2020 about "Strange Fruit," its legacy and her cover versions of it. The complete interview now up in my latest "The DBrief."
https://t.co/awQnedgHgs

[Daniel @alacrates]

I think the Seinfeld episode where Kramer sets up the Merv Griffin show in his apartment was prophetic, in the sense that it anticipated the podcast era where everyone would have their own talk show in their house, and interview their friends as guests

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@AlPaul Total scumbag.

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@markjlombardo Sorry you missed it, and thanks for letting me know about the book (love that store).

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This past weekend, I joined in on the search of the song that best defines America, with the help of a totally free and fair election from neighbors. Which tune triumphed? Was it by Simon or McLean or Denver or Springsteen or ...? My latest “DBrief.”
https://t.co/0LQc9oaXuP

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@hiattb JFC.

[Governor Kathy Hochul @GovKathyHochul]

New York won’t be calling it that.

[Governor Tony Evers @GovEvers]

And I just renamed Lake Michigan Lake Wisconsin. See, I can sign napkins that say things, too.