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Before Being Criticized, They Were Music Critics
A number of rock figures started their careers writing about other musicians. Once they hit it big, the tables turned.
Mark Daponte
Mark Daponte is a copy/blog writer for an advertising company and has published/sold four short stories, three full length screenplays, nine short screenplays (including two animation scripts) and punches up screenplays—because they don’t punch back. He has had six short comedic plays performed by various theater companies, including one in Los Angeles, (Sacred Fools) and Sacramento, CA (Sacramento Actors Theater Company). When he isn’t sinking down to a thirteen-year-old’s level to make his teenaged sons laugh, he can be found seeking signs of intelligent life in his hometown of Brooklyn, NY.
When The Beatles & Stones Were Minor Hitmakers
Before they ruled the world, the Beatles and the Stones were just trying to catch a break -- which included writing for other artists.
The Guilty Pleasure Song: What’s Yours?
We all have at least one: a song that's not deemed "cool," but that we enjoy nonetheless. 'Fess up: what's yours?
When Pete Brown Made Cream
Pete Brown was a Beat poet who found an unexpected niche writing offbeat song lyrics for Cream. Their biggest hits feature his words.
Rocky Dijon: The Spicy Percussion Master
How did a stowaway from Ghana wind up playing on some of the biggest hits of classic rock? Here's the story of Rocky Dijon.